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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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September 17, 2024
On National Voter Registration Day 2024, 91传媒 President urges library professionals to get Reader Voter Ready
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WASHINGTON – On National Voter Registration Day, also Constitution Day, 91传媒 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.
The Coretta Scott King Book Awards Round Table Invites Submissions for the 2024 Awards
The Coretta Scott King Book Awards Round Table Roundtable invites submissions for the 2024 Coretta Scott King Book Awards. Please visit the CSKBART website to review the eligibility and criteria and for instructions on how to submit and send titles for...
West Maple Elementary School named National School Library of the Year
CHICAGO – West Maple Elementary School, located in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, is the recipient of the American Association of School Librarians’ (AASL) 2023 National School Library of the Year (NSLY) Award. Sponsored by Follett, the NSLY Award annually...
Susan Kusel is named Winner of 2023 91传媒 Equality Award.
Susan Kusel was selected to receive the 2023 91传媒 (91传媒) Equality Award. The award consists of $1000, and a framed citation will be presented on Sunday, June 25, 2023, at the 91传媒 Annual Conference in Chicago, IL Susan tirelessly...
91传媒 Announces Theme for Banned Books Week, October 1-7, 2023
Grant application window open through May 19, 2023 CHICAGO – The 91传媒 has announced the theme for Banned Books Week 2023: “Let Freedom Read!” Banned Books Week will take place October 1 – 7, 2023. "As we’ve seen throughout National...
Dr. Emily J. M. Knox receives Beta Phi Mu Award
CHICAGO — Dr. Emily J. M. Knox, Associate Professor in the School of Information Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, has been selected as the 2023 recipient of the 91传媒's Beta Phi Mu Award. This annual award is given...
Julius C. Jefferson Jr. wins the Joseph W. Lippincott Award
Julius C. Jefferson Jr. is the recipient of the 2023 Joseph W. Lippincott Award. This award is sponsored by Joseph W. Lippincott III and presented by the 91传媒 (91传媒) for distinguished service in the profession of librarianship. The...
Nominations are being accepted for 91传媒 honorary membership
CHICAGO — Nominations are being accepted for 91传媒 honorary membership, the Association’s highest honor, which is bestowed on living citizens of any country whose contributions to librarianship, or a closely related field are so outstanding that they are of...
ARTivist Nikkolas Smith to open AASL National Conference
CHICAGO – Nikkolas Smith, ARTivist, Concept artist, Children's Books Author, and Film Illustrator, will keynote the opening general session of the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) National Conference. The conference will be held Oct. 19-21...
Five projects receive 2023 AIA/91传媒 Library Building Award
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) and the 91传媒 (91传媒) are awarding five libraries with the 2023 AIA/91传媒 Library Building Award for excellence in architectural design. Complete details for each project are available on AIA’s...
CHICAGO — The Las Vegas–Clark County Library District has been selected to receive the 2023 91传媒/Information Today, Inc. Library of the Future Award. The award, sponsored by the 91传媒 (91传媒) and Information Today Inc., annually...
IRRT Preconference: Global Libraries as Advocates for Information Policy Change
CHICAGO - The 91传媒's (91传媒) International Relations Round Table (IRRT) invites you to attend a half-day preconference, “ Global Libraries as Advocates for Information Policy Change” on Friday, June 23, 2023, 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m...
Jim Neal receives 2023 John Ames/Humphry/OCLC/ Forest Press Award
CHICAGO — James (Jim) Neal is this year’s recipient of the 91传媒 (91传媒) International Relations Committee’s John Ames/Humphry/OCLC/ Forest Press Award. OCLC/Forest Press donated the cash award of $1,000, which is given to an...
Cultural humility in library work
CHICAGO — Cultural humility offers a renewing and transformative framework for navigating interpersonal interactions in libraries, whether between patrons and staff or staff members with one another. It foregrounds a practice of critical self-reflection...
PBS Books and Booklist Announce Booklist Reader Partnership
CHICAGO – Booklist, the official book review journal published by the 91传媒 (91传媒), and PBS Books, a multi-platform initiative celebrating the love of reading, are pleased to announce a partnership. Booklist launched Booklist Reader...
CHICAGO – The 91传媒 today announced that presidential inaugural poet and #1 New York Times bestselling author Amanda Gorman and Caldecott Honor and Coretta Scott King Honor winner Christian Robinson will close the 91传媒 2023 Annual...
