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In observance of Banned Books Week, the 91´«Ã½ and PEN America released reports on book censorship across the country.

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91´«Ã½ Condemns Ongoing Threats Against Libraries

CHICAGO - The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) condemns—in the strongest terms possible—the violence, threats of violence and other acts of intimidation that are increasingly taking place in America’s libraries, including last week’s bomb threats to...

ACRL acquires Threshold Achievement Test for Information Literacy (TATIL)

CHICAGO – The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) has acquired the Threshold Achievement Test for Information Literacy (TATIL), an online information literacy assessment instrument developed by Carrick Enterprises, Inc. Based on the 2017...

Core Webinar: User Engagement: New Approach and Tools

CHICAGO –Join Core on May 10, 2023, at 1 p.m. CT for the webinar “User Engagement: New Approach and Tools.” Public libraries face challenges and opportunities in reshaping their community profile, especially post COVID. This webinar, taking an...

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91´«Ã½ reports record number of demands to censor library books and materials in 2022

Book Challenges Nearly Doubled From 2021 CHICAGO — The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) today released new data documenting* 1,269 demands to censor library books and resources in 2022, the highest number of attempted book bans since 91´«Ã½ began compiling...

2023 RUSA Achievement Award Winners

CHICAGO- The Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) Achievement Awards Program honors the best in reference librarians and its many specialties. These awards recognize and honor the outstanding professional contributions and achievements of your...

RUSA Journal RUSQ set to relaunch in January 2024

CHICAGO- The Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) is delighted to announce that the formal work of relaunching the RUSA journal RUSQ has begun, and the next issue is scheduled to be published in January 2024. The RUSQ journal has been on hiatus...

Carnegie-Whitney Grant 2023 award winners

The Carnegie-Whitney Grant provides grants for the preparation, either in print and/or electronically, of popular or scholarly reading lists, webliographies, indexes and other guides to library resources that will be useful to users of all types of...

Intellectual Freedom Round Table announces Emily J.M. Knox as the recipient of the 2023 Eli M. Oboler Award

CHICAGO - The Intellectual Freedom Round Table (IFRT) of the 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) is pleased to announce Emily J.M. Knox, PhD, MSLIS as the recipient of the 2023 Eli M. Oboler Memorial Award ⁠— which recognizes the best published work in the...

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AASL Opens Call For Knowledge Quest and School Library Research Editorial Board Members

CHICAGO – The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) seeks a dynamic group of school library professionals to serve on the Knowledge Quest ( KQ) and School Library Research ( SLR) Editorial Boards. These publications move the profession forward...

Dr. Alexandra "Alex" Schultz named winner of the 2023 Phyllis Dain Library History Dissertation Award

CHICAGO — The Library History Round Table (LHRT) is pleased to announce that this year’s Phyllis Dain Library History Dissertation Award winner is Dr. Alexandra "Alex" Schultz for her dissertation, “Imagined Histories: Hellenistic Libraries and the Idea...

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Amanda Jones receives AASL Intellectual Freedom Award

CHICAGO – Amanda Jones, school librarian and president of the Louisiana Association of School Librarians, is the recipient of the 2023 American Association of School Librarians’ (AASL) Intellectual Freedom Award. Established in 1982 and sponsored by...

Revision of the Standards for Accreditation of Master’s Programs in Library and Information Studies

The Committee on Accreditation (CoA) of the 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) announces release of a proposed revision of the Standards for Accreditation of Master’s Programs in Library and Information Studies for 91´«Ã½ Council adoption at the 91´«Ã½ Annual...

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91´«Ã½ 2023 Annual Conference & Exhibition Preliminary Program showcases education programs, exhibitors, and other conference highlights

CHICAGO - The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) has launched the Preliminary Program, listing agenda items that will take place at the 91´«Ã½ 2023 Annual Conference & Exhibition in Chicago, June 22-27, 2023. Prospective and registered attendees can view...

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Acclaimed authors Nikki Grimes, Rick Riordan, Mark Oshiro, and award-winning illustrator Brian Pinkney announced as featured speakers at the 91´«Ã½ 2023 Annual Conference & Exhibition

CHICAGO – The 91´«Ã½ today announced that celebrated children’s book author and poet Nikki Grimes and award-winning illustrator Brian Pinkney will present at the 91´«Ã½ 2023 Annual Conference & Exhibition, June 22-27, 2023, in Chicago...

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Missouri Association of School Librarians receives AASL Chapter of the Year Award

CHICAGO – The Missouri Association of School Librarians (MASL) is the recipient of the 2023 American Association of School Librarians’ (AASL) Chapter of the Year Award. The $1,000 award recognizes the AASL Chapter most active and dynamic in achieving the...