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November 6, 2024
91´«Ã½ vows to defend intellectual freedom and access to information against political threats 
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In response to results of the 2024 United States election, the 91´«Ã½ vowed to continue its defense of the core values of librarianship in the face of political threats.
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October 16, 2024
91´«Ã½ opens registration and launches Preliminary Program for 2025 LibLearnX: The Library Learning Experience in Phoenix, AZ
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LibLearnX is a four-day learning conference that invites 91´«Ã½ members and non-members to participate in collaborative and engaging education, networking, and celebrations.
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October 1, 2024
Freedom to Read Community Day of Action rallies support for America’s libraries on October 19
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The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) and the 91´«Ã½-founded Unite Against Book Bans campaign are joining some of the nation’s largest and smallest library systems to in a Freedom to Read Community Day of Action on October 19, 2024.
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September 23, 2024
91´«Ã½ reveals preliminary data on 2024 book challenges
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Between January 1 and August 31, 2024, 91´«Ã½’s Office for Intellectual Freedom tracked 414 attempts to censor library materials and services.
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September 19, 2024
ALSC, 91´«Ã½ unveil 'Inspiring Future Voters' booklist for young readers
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As part of the 91´«Ã½’s Reader Voter Ready civic engagement campaign, the Association for Library Service to Children has released “Inspiring Future Voters,” a new booklist for young readers.
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July 25, 2024
Sam Helmick chosen 2024-2025 91´«Ã½ president-elect
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The 91´«Ã½ Council decided on Tuesday, July 23, 2024, that Sam Helmick will be the 2024-2025 president-elect effective immediately.
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91´«Ã½ in the News
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In observance of Banned Books Week, the 91´«Ã½ and PEN America released reports on book censorship across the country.
AASL Shares EDI Resources for Educators
CHICAGO – The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) has released Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) resources created by the 2019-2020 Presidential Initiative Task Force. Advised by AASL President Mary Keeling, the committee, hosted office...
American Libraries’ AL Direct e-newsletter goes weekly starting July 8
CHICAGO—Starting July 8, AL Direct, the e-newsletter of American Libraries magazine, will change to a weekly schedule and showcase an updated design. The newsletter, which is currently mailed on Tuesdays and Fridays, will mail every Wednesday. AL Direct...
Public Library Association launches 2021 health insurance enrollment project
CHICAGO — Through the third cycle of its health insurance enrollment and education initiative, Libraries Connecting You to Coverage, the Public Library Association (PLA) is offering a series of mini-grants of up to $2,000 to support up to 30 U.S. public...
91´«Ã½ takes responsibility for past racism, pledges a more equitable association
CHICAGO — The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) accepts and acknowledges its role in upholding unjust systems of racism and discrimination against Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) within the association and the profession. We recognize that...
CHICAGO – During the inaugural 91´«Ã½ Virtual Event this week, 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) Executive Director Tracie D. Hall issued a strong challenge for our nation’s librarians, library professionals and library supporters, calling for support of a...
Member manager sought for YALSA’s blog, The Hub
CHICAGO — The Young Adult Library Services Association seeks a member manager for its collection development and content curation blog, The Hub for 2020-2021 term. The member manager will serve a one-year term starting August 17, 2020, with an option to...
Libraries Transform Book Pick digital reading program returns Sept. 14-28 with an epic saga
CHICAGO – The Libraries Transform Book Pick will return Sept. 14-28, 2020 with its second ebook selection: Lauren Francis-Sharma’s “Book of the Little Axe,” published by Atlantic Monthly Press, an imprint of Grove Atlantic. During the lending period...
Celebrating how library workers are making a difference for their communities
CHICAGO — Libraries are community connectors, places where people come together, think together, and learn together. Libraries support and nurture strong, resilient communities. Day in and day out, the library workers at these institutions are doing much...
ALSC and CLEL launch a Virtual Storytime Services Guide
CHICAGO— During times of crises, libraries continue to play a vital role in connecting their communities to resources, information, and to each other. The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) and the Colorado Libraries for Early Literacy...
New 91´«Ã½ resource, free webinar spotlight changes to the 2020 Census in response to COVID-19
Today, the 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) released a new publication, “Libraries and the 2020 Census: Adapting Outreach in Response to COVID-19” and announced a free webinar for library staff, “2020 Census: Last Chance for a Complete Count,” to be...
91´«Ã½ statement affirming the rights of transgender people
CHICAGO — The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½), and particularly its Rainbow Round Table, unequivocally and emphatically stands in solidarity with its transgender staff and members, transgender library workers, transgender library users, transgender...
SustainRT contributes Carbon Offsets donation to Native Energy
CHICAGO — The 91´«Ã½ Sustainability Round Table is excited to announce that this year it will donate its Carbon Offset Travel Grant to help reduce the carbon footprint of the technology necessary to conduct the 91´«Ã½ Annual Conference remotely. In the past...
Choice launches Patron Driven podcast
MIDDLETOWN, CT - This week Choice launches a new five-episode podcast called Patron Driven. The series combines interviews and storytelling to spotlight the breakthrough programs, hard-won advocacy, and community connections—including the personalities...
NMRT Resume Review Service extended
CHICAGO — The New Members Round Table (NMRT) is now extending its Resume Review Service for the month of June. Previously offered during 91´«Ã½ conferences and year round to NMRT members, the service, offered from now until the end of June, enables both 91´«Ã½...
CHICAGO — Laying the groundwork for building children’s curiosity, openness to learning, ability to persist in the face of failure, and interest in connecting learning from one subject to the other are important objectives for today’s libraries...
