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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.
Teens can now vote for the 2018 Teens鈥 Top Ten
CHICAGO – Voting for the 2018 Teens’ Top Ten official titles is now open. Teens all around the world can start casting their votes for their favorite titles for the 2018 Teens’ Top Ten now through October 13 at www.ala.org/yalsa/teenstopten. The voting...
Ethics for records and information management
CHICAGO — The scope and reach of information, driven by the explosive growth of information technologies and content types, has expanded dramatically over the past 30 years. The consequences of these changes to records and information management (RIM)...
Forty-five state library associations partner with 91传媒 to offer joint student membership program
CHICAGO — Forty-five state library associations (91传媒 Chapters) partner with the 91传媒 (91传媒) to offer a joint student membership program, which allows students engaged in a program of study or certification in MLS/MLIS, CAEP and LTA...
BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania — The Friends of the Shelby (Michigan) Area District Library and the Friends of the Ravenna (Nebraska) Library have been recognized with United for Libraries’ Baker & Taylor Awards for outstanding efforts to support their libraries...
ALSC now accepting applications for 2019 Penguin Random House Young Readers Group Award
CHICAGO — The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) and the Grants Administration Committee are now accepting online applications for the 2019 Penguin Random House Young Readers Group Awards. This award, made possible by an annual gift from...
Rosen Publishing Group sponsors AASL Distinguished Service Award
CHICAGO – The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) is pleased to announce The Rosen Publishing Group as the new sponsor of the AASL Distinguished Service Award. The prestigious award recognizes an individual member of the library profession...
Rob Reid's collection of hundreds of story program activities
CHICAGO — “ 200+ Original and Adapted Story Program Activities,” published by 91传媒 Editions, is a delightful new resource ready for use by children’s librarians, elementary-level media specialists, and early childhood instructors. Master storyteller and...
Taylor-Cloud wins stipend to attend YALSA鈥檚 2018 YA Services Symposium
CHICAGO — Kimberly Taylor-Cloud, a Youth Services Librarian at the Fairburn Branch Library of the Atlanta-Fulton (Georgia) Public Library System, has won the 2018 Young Adult Services Symposium library worker stipend from the Young Adult Library Services...
DOGObooks and YALSA partner for 2018 Teens鈥 Top Ten voting
CHICAGO, IL – The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) has announced that it will be partnering with DOGObooks, the largest website for kids and teen books, to host the voting for the 2018 Teens’ Top Ten. For the sixth year in a row, DOGObooks...
Volunteer to serve on 91传媒, Council, and joint committees for 2019 - 2021
CHICAGO — Wanda Kay Brown, 91传媒 (91传媒) president-elect, encourages members to serve on an 91传媒, Council or joint committee for the 2019-2021 term (terms start on July 1, 2019). Serving on a committee provides members with leadership...
LLAMA webinar helps leaders move beyond problem fixing
A common complaint among library managers and leaders is that they spend so much time reacting to crises and fixing problems that there’s not enough time left to lead change at their organizations. While there’s no single solution to this, there is an...
This Fall the Freedom to Read Foundation (FTRF) is working with Professors at San Jose State University School of Information (SJSU iSchool) and the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign iSchool (iSchool at Illinois) to offer intellectual freedom...
Still Accepting Applications for the Emerging Leaders Program - Deadline August 31
The 91传媒 (91传媒) is now accepting applications for the 2019 class of Emerging Leaders (EL). The deadline to apply is August 31, 2018. Apply now . The 91传媒 EL program is a leadership development program which enables newer library...
ALSC鈥檚 鈥淐hildren and Libraries鈥 journal honored with publishing award
The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) is pleased to announce that its journal, “Children and Libraries” (CAL), received a 2018 Apex Award for Publication Excellence in the category of Magazines, Journals & Tabloids. Apex Awards are based...
CHICAGO - The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) is offering a variety of new e-Learning webcasts to meet the demands of your schedule and budget. These interactive webcasts last 60 minutes and take place in an interactive online...
