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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.
Raish named 2019 Routledge Distance Learning Librarianship Conference Sponsorship Award winner
CHICAGO – Victoria (Torrie) Raish, online learning librarian at Pennsylvania State University, has been named the 2019 recipient of the Routledge Distance Learning Librarianship Conference Sponsorship Award. This annual award, sponsored by Routledge...
We regret than an error has been discovered in the Guide to the 2019 91´«Ã½ Elections. The link to the Council Candidate biographical information incorrectly contained information for the 2017 election. That error has been corrected and you can now view the...
LITA’s guide to the new technologies every librarian needs to know
CHICAGO — The time is right for “ New Top Technologies Every Librarian Needs to Know,” an all-new survey of the library technology that’s already transitioning from trend to everyday reality. In this guide from the Library and Information Technology...
Hoda Kotb is the co-anchor of NBC News’ Today and co-host of the fourth hour of NBC News’ Today with Kathie Lee Gifford. She has served as a correspondent for Dateline NBC and covered a wide variety of domestic and international stories across all NBC...
Polls now open in 2019 PLA Election
Voting Deadline: Wednesday, April 3 CHICAGO -- The voting period has begun in the Public Library Association's (PLA) 2019 Election. Members will have an opportunity to elect three new directors to the PLA Board of Directors and weigh in on an important...
Bell, Gielty, Salamah, and Wilbert receive 2019 Penguin Random House Young Readers Group Award
The Association for Library Service to Children has awarded the 2019 Penguin Random House Young Readers Group Award to Alexandra Bell, Bloomington Public Library (Illinois); Jeanmarie Gielty, Cleveland Public Library (Ohio); Hadeal Salamah, District of...
91´«Ã½ President Loida Garcia-Febo issued the following statement in response to the White House’s fiscal year (FY) 2020 budget proposal: "As discouraging as it is that the administration has again proposed eliminating the Institute for Museum and Library...
ALCTS President's Program features Dr. Marcia Chatelain
CHICAGO—Join the Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS) on Monday, June 24 at 10:30 a.m. for its President’s Program featuring Dr. Marcia Chatelain. Associate Professor of History and African American Studies at Georgetown...
YALSA seeks programming experts for Teen Programming HQ database
CHICAGO — The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) seeks up to ten YALSA members for a six month volunteer opportunity as teen programming content experts for its Teen Programming HQ database. The mission of the site is to provide a one-stop...
SUNY Geneseo receives ACRL CLS Innovation in College Librarianship Award
CHICAGO – Bill Jones and Ben Rawlins, both of the State University of New York (SUNY)-Geneseo Milne Library, have been named the 2019 recipients of the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) College Libraries Section (CLS) Innovation in...
91´«Ã½ seeks candidates for endowment fund trustee openings
CHICAGO - Applications are now being accepted for two expiring terms on the 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) Endowment Trustees committee. The 91´«Ã½ Endowment Trustees have the authority to hold, invest and disburse endowment and other long-term...
AASL Opens Targeted Call for Research-Focused National Conference Proposals
CHICAGO — The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) invites proposals for a new strand of sessions added to its 2019 National Conference & Exhibition taking place Nov. 14-16, 2019, in Louisville, Kentucky. The AASL Educators of School...
A groundbreaking text on information ethics
CHICAGO — As discussions about the roles played by information in economic, political, and social arenas continue to evolve, the need for an intellectual primer on information ethics that also functions as a solid working casebook for LIS students and...
YALSA seeks liaison for 91´«Ã½ committees
CHICAGO — The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) seeks a member to serve a one-year term as a liaison to 91´«Ã½ committees. The role of YALSA’s 91´«Ã½ Liaison is to strengthen ties between YALSA and 91´«Ã½ by sharing information between groups and...
New session: Using Change Management to Transform Your Library Workshop
CHICAGO—91´«Ã½ Publishing eLearning Solutions announces a new session of our popular workshop, Using Change Management to Transform Your Library with Catherine Soehner. This workshop will last 90 minutes and take place at 2:30pm Eastern/1:30 Central/12:30...
