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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.
2020 ACRL Excellence in Academic Libraries Award recipients announced
CHICAGO — The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) announces the recipients of the 2020 Excellence in Academic Libraries Award – Nevada State College Marydean Martin Library, Henderson, Nevada; Santa Rosa Junior College Libraries, Santa...
Algonquin Area Public Library Receives 2020 Maureen Hayes Author/Illustrator Visit Award
CHICAGO - The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) has awarded the 2020 Maureen Hayes Author/Illustrator Visit Award to the Algonquin Area Public Library in Algonquin, IL. The award, sponsored by Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing, is...
EXTON, Pennsylvania — The United for Libraries Institute: Friends, Foundations, and Trustees event will be livestreamed Saturday, January 25 during the 2020 91´«Ã½ Midwinter Meeting. In-person event registration begins at 12:30 p.m. Eastern; livestreaming...
91´«Ã½ releases updated Libraries’ Guide to the 2020 Census
Today the 91´«Ã½ issued an updated Libraries’ Guide to the 2020 Census, the premier resource to prepare libraries for the decennial count of every person living in the United States. Libraries are uniquely positioned to reach groups...
91´«Ã½ responds to National Archive efforts to alter materials
CHICAGO – The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) released the following statement regarding the National Archive’s efforts to alter photographs that include protest signs unflattering to our current administration. Such an act is a violation of the...
Philadelphia Leaders and Innovators Share Insights at 2020 Symposium on the Future of Libraries
Philadelphia leaders and innovators will share their visions for the future at three Libraries Transform sessions during the Symposium on the Future of Libraries at the 2020 91´«Ã½ Midwinter Meeting. Libraries Transform: Civic Innovation, on Saturday January...
ALSC 2020 National Institute Registration Now Open
CHICAGO — The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½), announced that registration for the 2020 ALSC National Institute has opened. The conference, themed "Dive In: Engage, Amplify, Activate...
Ten Projects Vie for $1,000 at Awesome Libraries Chapter’s Midwinter Pitch Event
Ten finalists have been selected for the Awesome Libraries Chapter’s live-pitch event at the 2020 91´«Ã½ Midwinter Meeting. The Awesome Ideas Pitch for Libraries will take place Saturday, January 25th, from 5:00 – 6:30pm in the Pennsylvania Convention Center...
Garcia receives YALSA’s 2020 Innovation Award
CHICAGO — The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) has selected Brittany Garcia, Teen and Adult Services Librarian II at the Rancho Cucamonga (RC) Public Library in Cucamonga, California, for her Adult 101: Life Skills for Teens program as the...
CHICAGO – Missouri House Bill 2044, introduced on January 8, 2020, proposes the creation of five-member “parental library review boards” to identify “age-inappropriate” public library materials and restrict access to those materials. The bill proposes...
Practical ways to improve a dysfunctional library
CHICAGO — Like other workplaces, libraries can sometimes be stressful, with library workers bearing the brunt of such problems as uncivil patrons, poor communication, inadequate leadership, and toxic behaviors by fellow employees. But there’s hope...
A cornucopia of products at the 91´«Ã½ Store at Midwinter Meeting
Long hours and easy access near Registration make it convenient to shop and browse at the 91´«Ã½ Store in the Grand Hall at the Pennsylvania Convention Center during the Midwinter Meeting. The 91´«Ã½ Store offers products that meet the widest range of your...
ALSC releases the National Research Agenda for Library Service to Children (Ages 0-14)
ALSC has released the Association for Library Service to Children National Research Agenda for Library Service to Children (Ages 0-14) which outlines a prioritized list of six strategic research areas and potential research questions to be examined in...
ALSC releases white paper on an Outreach Model Serving All Children and Families
The Association for Library Service to Children has released a white paper titled, Engage, Cultivate, Provide, and Assess: An Outreach Model for Serving All Children and Families. The white paper outlines a research-based model of outreach development for...
LLAMA webinar explores message dissemination during a crisis
CHICAGO — Libraries are public places open to all. Unfortunately, in today’s society this means library leaders and their communications and marketing teams need to be prepared to react to violence and other disruptive events in libraries in order to...
