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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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September 17, 2024
On National Voter Registration Day 2024, 91´«Ã½ President urges library professionals to get Reader Voter Ready
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WASHINGTON – On National Voter Registration Day, also Constitution Day, 91´«Ã½ President Cindy Hohl issued the following letter to library professionals: Dear colleagues, Today is National Voter Registration Day. As president of the American Library...
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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.
Announcing the 2024 Excellence in Children’s and Young Adult Science Fiction Notable Lists
Core presents the 2024 Excellence in Children’s and Young Adult Science Fiction Notable Lists. The lists are composed of notable children’s and young adult science fiction published between November 2022 and October 2023 and organized into three age...
91´«Ã½ announces 2024 Youth Media Award winners
BALTIMORE — The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) today announced the top books, digital media, video and audio books for children and young adults – including the Caldecott, Coretta Scott King, Newbery and Printz awards – at its LibLearnX: The Library...
Dave Eggers, Vashti Harrison win Newbery, Caldecott Medals
BALTIMORE — Dave Eggers, author of “The Eyes and the Impossible” and Vashti Harrison, illustrator of “Big,” are the 2024 recipients of the John Newbery and Randolph Caldecott Medals, the most prestigious awards in children’s literature. Eggers and...
BALTIMORE — Producer GBH Kids and Pipeline Studios are the 2024 recipient of the Excellence in Early Learning Digital Media Award for “Work It Out Wombats!” The award was announced today by the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a...
2024 Odyssey Awards for Excellence in Audiobook Production for Children and Young Adults announced
“El Deafo,” has won the 2024 Odyssey Award for Excellence in Audiobook Production for Children.
Ibi Zoboi, Dare Coulter win 2024 Coretta Scott King Book Awards
BALTIMORE — Ibi Zoboi, author of “Nigeria Jones,” and Dare Coulter, illustrator of “An American Story,” are the winners of the 2024 Coretta Scott King Book Awards honoring African American authors and illustrators of outstanding books for children and...
Pedro MartÃn y Ari Tison ganan premios Pura Belpré
BALTIMORE — Pedro Martín, ilustrador y autor de “Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir,” y Ari Tison, autora de “Saints of the Household,” fueron seleccionados como los ganadores de la edición 2024 de los Premios Pura Belpré de Ilustración, al Autor de Libros...
Kyle Lukoff to deliver 2025 Children’s Literature Lecture
BALTIMORE — Author Kyle Lukoff will deliver the 2025 Children’s Literature Lecture. The announcement was made today by the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½), during LibLearnX: The...
“Cross My Heart and Never Lie,” by Nora Dåsnes and published by Hippo Park, an imprint of Astra Books for Young Readers, and “Only This Beautiful Moment,” by Abdi Nazemian and published by Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, are the 2024 recipients of the Stonewall Book Awards – Mike Morgan and Larry Romans Children’s and Young Adult Literature Award. The awards were announced today by the 91´«Ã½’s (91´«Ã½) Stonewall Book Awards – Children’s and Young Adult Committee of the Rainbow Round Table, during the 91´«Ã½’s LibLearnX: The Library Learning Experience, held Jan. 19–22 in Baltimore.
BALTIMORE — Christopher Paul Curtis received the 2024 Coretta Scott King (CSK) – Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement. The award was announced today during the Youth Media Awards at the 91´«Ã½’s (91´«Ã½) LibLearnX: The...
Nicholas Day, Brett Helquist win 2024 Sibert Medal
BALTIMORE — Nicholas Day and Brett Helquist, author and illustrator of “The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity,” were named the winners of the 2024 Robert F. Sibert Medal for the most...
‘The Collectors: Stories’ wins 2024 Printz Award
BALTIMORE — “The Collectors: Stories,” edited by A.S. King, written by the author and nine others and published by Dutton, an imprint of Penguin Random House, has won the 2024 Michael L. Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature. The award was...
Pedro MartÃn and Ari Tison win Pura Belpré Awards
BALTIMORE — Pedro Martín, illustrator and author of “Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir,” and Ari Tison, author of “Saints of the Household,” are the 2024 recipients of the Pura Belpré Youth Illustrator Award, Children’s Author Award and Young Adult Author Award...
BALTIMORE — Neal Shusterman is the recipient of the 2024 Margaret A. Edwards Award honoring his significant and lasting contribution to writing for teens for “The Arc of the Scythe: Scythe, Thunderhead and The Toll,” “Bruiser,” “Challenger Deep,”...
2024 American Indian Youth Literature Awards announced
BALTIMORE — The American Indian Youth Literature Award-winning titles were announced during the 91´«Ã½’s Youth Media Awards, the premier announcement of the best in children’s and young adult literature. Awarded biennially, the award...
