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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 91´«Ã½’s New Members Round Table (NRMT) Student Chapter of the Year Award (SCOTYA) Committee is pleased to announce the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign as the winner of the 2020 91´«Ã½ Student Chapter of the Year Award...
Martha Hickson receives AASL Intellectual Freedom Award
CHICAGO – Martha Hickson, school librarian at North Hunterdon High School in Annandale, New Jersey, is one of two recipients of the 2020 American Association of School Librarians’ (AASL) Intellectual Freedom Award. Established in 1982 and sponsored by...
Donna Morris receives AASL Intellectual Freedom Award
CHICAGO – Donna Morris, school librarian at Daniel Boone Elementary in Richmond, Kentucky, is one of two recipients of the 2020 American Association of School Librarians’ (AASL) Intellectual Freedom Award. Established in 1982 and sponsored by ProQuest...
91´«Ã½ Nominating Committee seeks candidates for 2021 election
CHICAGO — The Nominating Committee for the 2021 91´«Ã½ election is soliciting nominees to run on the 2021 spring ballot for the offices of 91´«Ã½ president-elect and councilor-at-large. The Nominating Committee will select two candidates to run for president...
91´«Ã½ awards additional 13 Library Census Equity Fund grantees
WASHINGTON — The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) and Capital One announced the names of 13 additional libraries receiving Library Census Equity Fund mini-grants of $2,000 to bolster their service to hard-to-count communities and help achieve a complete...
The Intellectual Freedom Round Table of the 91´«Ã½ is pleased to announce that the Connecticut Library Association Intellectual Freedom Committee is the 2020 recipient of the Gerald Hodges Intellectual Freedom Chapter Relations Award...
91´«Ã½ praises IMLS for rapid release of COVID-19 relief
WASHINGTON - Today the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) today announced measures to award the first $30 million of $50 million appropriated to the agency in the CARES Act. The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) issued the following...
Janice Young Announced as the 2020-2021 President-Elect of ASGCLA
Janice Young has been elected the 2020-21 President-Elect of the Association of Specialized, Government and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASGCLA). Young will serve her Presidential term during 2021-22. Janice is the Library Director at the Department of...
2020 Public Library Association election results
CHICAGO -- Today, the Public Library Association (PLA) announced the results of its 2020 Election. Voting was available from Mar. 9 through Apr. 1, and open to all PLA members in good standing. The members elected Melanie Huggins, Executive Director of...
Public Library Association seeks volunteers for committees, task forces, and advisory groups
Members encouraged to apply by April 24 CHICAGO -- Attention: Public Library Association (PLA) members. Are you looking for ways to expand your professional network and become more active in PLA? Please consider applying to serve as a volunteer on one of...
Lucia Gonzalez elected ALSC vice-president/president-elect
CHICAGO — Lucia M. Gonzalez, director, North Miami Public Library (NMPL), North Miami, Florida, has been elected vice president/president-elect of the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½)...
Jillian Ehlers receives AASL Collaborative School Library Award
CHICAGO – Jillian Ehlers, school librarian at Metropolitan Expeditionary Learning School in Forest Hills, New York, is the recipient of the 2020 American Association of School Librarians’ (AASL) Collaborative School Library Award. Sponsored by Scholastic...
Dr. Kevin Smith receives AASL Distinguished School Administrator Award
CHICAGO – Dr. Kevin Smith, Superintendent of Wilton Public Schools in Connecticut, is the recipient of the 2020 American Association of School Librarians’ (AASL) Distinguished School Administrator Award. Sponsored by ProQuest, the $2,000 award recognizes...
LLAMA webinar offers a more effective way to give employee feedback
LLAMA webinar offers a more effective way to give employee feedback *A note on COVID-19: We know many of our members are working virtually, and LLAMA will continue to support you with continuing education opportunities. For the remainder of the pandemic...
91´«Ã½ awards additional 21 Library Census Equity Fund grantees
WASHINGTON — The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) and the LOR Foundation announced that 21 additional libraries will receive Library Census Equity Fund mini-grants of $2,000 to bolster their service to hard-to-count communities and help achieve a...
