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November 6, 2024
91传媒 vows to defend intellectual freedom and access to information against political threats鈥
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In response to results of the 2024 United States election, the 91传媒 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传媒 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传媒 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鈥檚 libraries on October 19
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The 91传媒 (91传媒) and the 91传媒-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传媒 reveals preliminary data on 2024 book challenges
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Between January 1 and August 31, 2024, 91传媒’s Office for Intellectual Freedom tracked 414 attempts to censor library materials and services.
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September 19, 2024
ALSC, 91传媒 unveil 'Inspiring Future Voters' booklist for young readers
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As part of the 91传媒’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传媒 president-elect
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The 91传媒 Council decided on Tuesday, July 23, 2024, that Sam Helmick will be the 2024-2025 president-elect effective immediately.
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91传媒 in the News
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In observance of Banned Books Week, the 91传媒 and PEN America released reports on book censorship across the country.
United for Libraries to designate Literary Landmarks for Mark Twain and Harriet Beecher Stowe
United for Libraries, in partnership with Connecticut Center for the Book, Connecticut Humanities and Hartford Public Library, will designate two Connecticut Literary Landmarks, the Mark Twain House & Museum and the Harriet Beecher Stowe Center, on...
Tiny Library Toolkit Inspires New Approaches to Library Services
A new Tiny Library Toolkit, developed by the Meridian (Idaho) Library District, shares that library's experience creating a "lighter, quicker, cheaper" means of installing a library service point using an upcycled shipping container. The development of...
PLA adds fourth location to slate of regional EDISJ symposia
CHICAGO – In response to demand from the public library field, the Public Library Association (PLA) is bringing its regional symposium on equity, diversity, inclusion and social justice (EDISJ) to a fourth location in 2019. Social Justice and Public...
New from ACRL - 鈥淟ibraries Promoting Reflective Dialogue in a Time of Political Polarization鈥
CHICAGO – The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) announces the publication of “ Libraries Promoting Reflective Dialogue in a Time of Political Polarization,” edited by Andrea Baer, Ellysa Stern Cahoy, and Robert Schroeder. This...
A guide to interactive storytimes with music and movement
CHICAGO — Alyssa Jewell’s new book “ Move, Play, Learn: Interactive Storytimes with Music, Movement, and More,” published by 91传媒 Editions, encourages children to learn by getting inside stories while interacting with others. Research shows that this kind...
Nominations will close Oct. 21 for the national I Love My Librarian Award
CHICAGO–Library users have until Monday, Oct. 21 to nominate superstar librarians for the 91传媒’s (91传媒) prestigious I Love My Librarian Award. Members of the public can submit nominations online for library professionals who have...
Public libraries across U.S. join 91传媒鈥檚 first 鈥渄igital book club鈥 with gripping new ebook
CHICAGO – Readers nationwide can now borrow and discuss the first ebook selection of the Libraries Transform Book Pick, a new digital reading program from the 91传媒 and Rakuten OverDrive. From Oct. 7-21, 2019, book lovers across the...
Maggie Townsend wins free AASL national conference registration, hotel and travel
CHICAGO – Maggie Townsend, school librarian in Bismarck, North Dakota, recommended American Association of School Librarians (AASL) membership to a colleague and in return has been drawn as the grand prize winner of AASL's Share the Wealth campaign. As a...
Fifty-seven public libraries awarded funding to encourage Affordable Care Act enrollment
CHICAGO – Through its health insurance enrollment and education initiative, Libraries Connecting You to Coverage, the Public Library Association (PLA) is encouraging enrollment in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Health Insurance Marketplace for 2020. Today...
91传媒 receives $2 million Google.org grant to develop library entrepreneurship centers
WASHINGTON -- The 91传媒 (91传媒) has received a $2 million grant from Google.org to develop library entrepreneurship centers and enable libraries across the country to double down on their support for people looking to start a new...
IFRT accepting nominations for 2020 Eli M. Oboler Memorial Award
The Eli M. Oboler Memorial Award committee is seeking nominations for the 2020 award. The award honors a literary work or series of works in the area of intellectual freedom. This can include matters of ethical, political, or social concerns related to...
Applications now open for the 2020 Will Eisner Graphic Novel Grants for Libraries
CHICAGO — The 91传媒 (91传媒) and the Will and Ann Eisner Family Foundation are now accepting applications for the 2020 Will Eisner Graphic Novel Grants for Libraries, which recognize libraries for their role in the growth of graphic...
50 libraries selected to host traveling exhibition from 91传媒 and the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum
CHICAGO — The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and the 91传媒 (91传媒) have announced 50 libraries that will host Americans and the Holocaust, a traveling exhibition that examines the motives, pressures and fears that shaped...
Scholastic Book Fairs sponsors AASL Collaborative School Library Award
CHICAGO – The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) is pleased to announce Scholastic Book Fairs as the new sponsor of the AASL Collaborative School Library Award. The award recognizes and encourages collaboration and partnerships between...
The Prison Library as an Agent of Rehabilitative Change
Many prisoners regret their criminal behavior and resolve to change their ways. Few places in the prison offer a more exciting opportunity to get inmates invested in lasting rehabilitative change than the prison library, yet many Departments of Correction...
