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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.
The Roxbury Public Library receives the Gale, A Cengage Company Financial Development Award
CHICAGO — The Roxbury Public Library, Succasunna, New Jersey, is the recipient of the 2020 91´«Ã½ Gale, A Cengage Company Financial Development Award. The annual award is presented to a library organization that exhibited meritorious...
Nora Wiltse receives the 91´«Ã½ 2020 Elizabeth Futas Catalyst for Change Award
CHICAGO — The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) is pleased to announce Nora Wiltse, teacher-librarian at John C. Coonley Elementary School, as the recipient of the 2020 Elizabeth Futas Catalyst for Change Award. Ms. Wiltse, a leading advocate for...
Alice Knapp, president of the Ferguson Library, wins 2020 Sullivan Award
CHICAGO — The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) is pleased to announce the 2020 Peggy Sullivan Award for Public Library Administrators Supporting Services to Children was awarded to Alice Knapp, president of the Ferguson Library (Stamford, Connecticut)...
Libraries and the substance abuse crisis
CHICAGO — The opioid epidemic, and other behavioral health issues such as alcohol and drug abuse, directly impact every community across the nation; and, by extension, public libraries’ daily work. Because libraries are not only trusted guardians of...
Privacy During a Pandemic: Town Hall for Library, Information Workers for Choose Privacy Week
CHICAGO – When states and local governments closed libraries and schools to curtail the COVID-19 pandemic, library workers and educators responded to the emergency by quickly adopting commercial online tools and platforms to ensure continued access to...
LITA Webinars: IT Buying Strategies 101 and Top Tech Trends offerings
Reserve your spot and learn new skills to enhance your career with virtual continuing education offerings from LITA. Buying Strategies 101 for Information Technology Wednesday, May 27, 2020, 1:00-2:30 pm Central Time Presenter: Michael Rodriguez...
91´«Ã½ announces STEAM funding and exhibitions for rural libraries serving Latino populations
Public library workers in rural communities are invited to participate in a project that will bring culturally inclusive STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and math) programming and exhibitions to their patrons, especially often-underreached...
Intellectual freedom stories from a shifting landscape
CHICAGO — Intellectual freedom is a complex concept that democracies and free societies around the world define in different ways but always strive to uphold. And 91´«Ã½ has long recognized the crucial role that libraries play in protecting this right. But...
Public Libraries Magazine announces 2020 Feature Article Contest winners
CHICAGO -- Public Libraries, the official magazine of the Public Library Association, has announced the winners of its 2020 Feature Article Contest. Feature length articles submitted or published in 2019 were eligible to compete for two cash prizes. The...
CHICAGO—American Ballet Theatre Principal Dancer and Author Misty Copeland first made history in 2007 as the second African American to be promoted to the rank of "soloist" in two decades at the company. In 2015, Copeland made history for the second time...
Prairie State College Library selected as recipient of the first $500 Game On! Grant from GameRT
CHICAGO, IL – The Games & Gaming Round Table of the 91´«Ã½ is pleased to announce Prairie State College Library as the recipient of their Game On! Grant for 2020. GameRT introduced the new grant program in January with the intention...
EXTON, Pennsylvania — United for Libraries will host the webinar “How Foundations and Friends Can Support Their Libraries During COVID-19” on Thursday, May 7, at 1 p.m. Eastern. Featured presenters will be Jonna Ward, CEO, Seattle Public Library...
Freedom to Read Foundation Offers 2020 Banned Books Week Grants
Applications are now being accepted for the Freedom to Read Foundation (FTRF) Banned Books Weeks Grants offered through the Judith F. Krug Memorial Fund. Each year FTRF distributes grants to non-profit organizations to support activities that raise...
Library Research Round Table announces the 2020 Jesse H. Shera Award recipients
CHICAGO — The Library Research Round Table (LRRT) of the 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) has chosen the 2020 winners of the Jesse H. Shera Award for Distinguished Published Research and the Jesse H. Shera Award for the Support of Dissertation Research...
Library associations underscore importance of IMLS COVID-19 efforts
CHICAGO — The library organizations listed below released the following statement today in response to the new collaboration announced by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) to support the nation’s libraries and museums as they consider...
