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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.
CHICAGO — The “Croatia Linked Data International Symposium” project is this year’s recipient of the 91´«Ã½’s International Relations Round Table (IRRT) Mission Enhancement Grant. This project assists the Croatian Library Association...
Paromita Biswas receives 2020 CRS First Step Award
CHICAGO—The Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS) congratulates Paromita Biswas, Continuing Resources Metadata Librarian at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), as the recipient of the 2020 First Step Award—a Wiley...
YALSA names 2020 Best Fiction for Young Adults
CHICAGO — The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½), announced its 2020 Best Fiction for Young Adults list. The full list consists of 71 titles selected from 104 official nominations, which...
91´«Ã½ publishes free facilitation skills training materials for small and rural library workers
CHICAGO — The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) has released a set of free professional development materials to help library workers in small and rural communities develop the facilitation skills they need to thrive in the 21 st-century library. Offered...
91´«Ã½ takes FY 2021 budget cuts seriously, urges members of Congress to visit libraries
WASHINGTON – The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) issued the following statement by 91´«Ã½ President Wanda Brown in response to the White House’s fiscal year (FY) 2021 budget request: The White House proposal to eliminate the Institute of Museum and...
Katrina Belton awarded Jan Merrill-Oldham Professional Development Grant
CHICAGO—Katrina Belton, Preservation Specialist, University of Washington Libraries in Seattle, Wash., will receive the Jan Merrill-Oldham Professional Development Grant for 2020 at the 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) Annual Conference & Exhibition...
ALSC announces 2020 Notable Children’s Recordings
CHICAGO — The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½), has selected its 2020 list of Notable Children’s Recordings. The list includes recordings for children 14 years of age and younger of...
2020 91´«Ã½ Midwinter Meeting & Exhibits – offering visions of hope
PHILADELPHIA – Libraries are at the heart of our communities, supplying information and resources for people to find what they need to improve their quality of life. Often, the library is the first point of contact in connecting people with very serious...
Booker, Neal and Rivera to serve on 91´«Ã½ Executive Board
CHICAGO - The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) Council has elected Latrice Booker, Larry Neal and Alexandra Rivera to serve on the 91´«Ã½ Executive Board. The Executive Board election took place during the 2020 91´«Ã½ Midwinter Meeting held Jan. 24-28, in...
New 91´«Ã½ program will help libraries address climate crisis
Educational pilot program launched by donation from private donors; matching gifts invited through April 22 CHICAGO — The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) announced the rollout of Resilient Communities: Libraries Respond to Climate Change, a pilot...
Linked data for the perplexed librarian
CHICAGO — Linked data is already happening right now, evident in projects from Big Tech and the Wikimedia Foundation as well as the web pages of library service platforms. The goal of exposing cultural institutions’ records to the web is as important as...
EXTON, Pennsylvania — United for Libraries is hosting a live webinar for members, “Highlights from the United for Libraries Institute,” on Wednesday, Feb. 12 at 2 p.m. Eastern Time. Did you miss the United for Libraries Institute at the 91´«Ã½ Midwinter...
91´«Ã½ responds to concerns about recent efforts to exclude materials
CHICAGO – The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) released the following statement in response to reports that trusted cultural institutions have altered or excluded photographs from exhibits that included protest signs unflattering to our current...
Course on popular YouTube added to PLA’s DigitalLearn.org website
CHICAGO — The Public Library Association (PLA) has released a new online tutorial to help patrons learn the basics of using the popular online video site, YouTube. The course, Intro to Searching Videos on YouTube, covers the basics of searching for videos...
Ten 91´«Ã½ Spectrum Scholars awarded grants to attend PLA 2020 Conference
CHICAGO — The Public Library Association (PLA) has awarded travel grants for ten Spectrum Scholars to attend the PLA 2020 Conference, taking place Feb. 25-29 in Nashville, Tenn. The 91´«Ã½'s Spectrum Scholarship Program actively...
