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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.
Suit Challenges Arkansas Act 372, a Bill That Would Restrict Access to Books in State Book Stores and Public Libraries The Freedom to Read Foundation, the First Amendment legal defense arm of the 91´«Ã½, today joined a broad...
Rainbow and Government Documents Round Tables announce Larry Romans Mentorship Award
CHICAGO - The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) Rainbow and Government Documents Round Tables (RRT and GODORT) are proud to announce Debbie Rabina as the 2023 recipient of the Larry Romans Mentorship Award. The award's namesake, Larry Romans, mentored...
2023 AASL STEM Special Event Grants Awarded
CHICAGO – Eleven STEM Special Event Grants have been awarded by the American Association of School Librarians (AASL). Supported by the Danaher Foundation, the STEM Special Event Grant Program supports a special event to increase student engagement by...
95 Great Stories Club Grants to be Awarded by the 91´«Ã½
CHICAGO – The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) has selected 58 U.S. libraries to receive implementation grants for the Great Stories Club (GSC), a thematic reading and discussion program that engages teens who are facing difficult challenges through...
Carrie Russell's updated copyright guidance for K–12 librarians and educators
CHICAGO — Previously awarded The ABC-CLIO Greenwood Award for the Best Book in Library Literature, Carrie Russell’s new second edition of “ Complete Copyright for K–12 Librarians and Educators,” published by 91´«Ã½ Editions, will encourage readers to stop...
Meet the 2023 Class of Emerging Leaders at Poster Session during 91´«Ã½ 2023 Annual Conference
We are excited and pleased to invite attendees of the 91´«Ã½’s (91´«Ã½) 2023 Annual Conference to meet the 2023 class of Emerging Leaders (EL) at a celebratory poster session Friday, June 23, 2023, 2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m., in the...
CHICAGO — The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½), in collaboration with the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History’s (NMNH) Human Origins Program and Office of Exhibits, invites libraries to apply to download the Do-It-Yourself (DiY) Exhibit...
AASL’s Community of Scholars Presents Review of Research in School Library Research Journal
CHICAGO – Newly published research from the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) peer-reviewed online journal, School Library Research (SLR) presents a study undertaken by AASL’s Community of Scholars to pilot an annual aggregation and...
Intellectual Freedom Round Table announces 2023 John Phillip Immroth Memorial Award
CHICAGO – The 91´«Ã½ Intellectual Freedom Round Table (IFRT) is pleased to announce Amanda Jones, as the recipient of the 2023 John Phillip Immroth Memorial Award for notable contributions to intellectual freedom and demonstrations of personal courage in...
Sheila Michaels named YALSA’s 2023 MAE Award winner
CHICAGO — The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) has awarded Sheila Michaels, Library Media Specialist at Nixa High School in Nixa Missouri, its’ 2023 Margaret A. Edwards (MAE) Award for Best Literature Program for Teens for her Program...
CHICAGO - Evelyn Shimazu Yee, Associate Professor, Research & Instruction Librarian, Head of Library Community Relations, and Curator in Special Collections at Azusa Pacific University Marshburn Memorial Library, is the recipient of the 2023 American...
Tuliao to swim for Spectrum Scholarship
Miriam Tuliao announced that she will swim Grimaldo’s Mile, a one mile open water event in New York City, on July 15 to raise funds for 91´«Ã½’s Spectrum Scholarship Program. This is Tuliao's 16th consecutive year organizing an annual fundraiser for Spectrum...
Jean E. Coleman Lecturer announced for 2023 91´«Ã½ Annual Conference
CHICAGO – Ady Huertas (she/her/ella), of the San Diego Public Library, will deliver the 2023 Jean E. Coleman Library Outreach Lecture at the 91´«Ã½’s (91´«Ã½) Annual Conference and Exhibition in Chicago, IL. Presented by the 91´«Ã½ Office...
91´«Ã½ to host Annual Conference & Exhibition, June 22-27 in Chicago
Featured speakers include Judy Blume, Amanda Gorman, Christian Robinson and other high-profile authors and advocates CHICAGO — The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) will host its 2023 Annual Conference & Exhibition June 22-27 at McCormick Place in...
Project management of exhibitions and installations
CHICAGO — Published by Facet Publishing and available through the 91´«Ã½ Store, “ Displaying Organisation: How to Successfully Project Manage Your Exhibition” is a practical, step-by-step guide for new and experienced museum and exhibition professionals, as...
