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December 16, 2024
Ten honorees receive prestigious I Love My Librarian Award for outstanding public service
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The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) is thrilled to announce this year’s ten recipients of the coveted I Love My Librarian Award.
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December 10, 2024
PLA provides funding to more than 100 public libraries as part of $2.7 million effort to boost digital literacy
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The Public Library Association (PLA) has selected more than 139 public libraries across 42 states to host digital literacy workshops, powered by a generous $2.7 million contribution from AT&T.
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December 9, 2024
The 91´«Ã½ Receives Transformational Gift to Fund Scholarships
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James W. Lewis has made the largest individual bequest to the 91´«Ã½ in the association’s history.
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December 5, 2024
Telgemeier, McCloud chosen as National Library Week honorary chairs
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Award-winning author and illustrator Raina Telgemeier and cartoonist and comic theorist Scott McCloud have been selected Honorary Chairs of the 91´«Ã½’s National Library Week, April 6-12, 2025.
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November 14, 2024
91´«Ã½ launches national search for executive director
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The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) has reopened its search for an executive director in partnership with executive search firm Isaacson, Miller. The search will be led by a steering committee comprising 91´«Ã½ member leaders.
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November 11, 2024
Cronk, Jamison, McCauley seek 91´«Ã½ presidency for 2026-2027
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Lindsay Cronk, Tulane University, New Orleans; Andrea Jamison, Illinois State University; and Maria McCauley, Cambridge Public Library, Cambridge, Massachusetts, are candidates for the 2026-27 presidency of the 91´«Ã½.
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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.
Proposal deadline extended for the 91´«Ã½ Research Series
CHICAGO - The 91´«Ã½ Office for Research & Statistics has extended the book proposal deadline for the peer-reviewed 91´«Ã½ Research Series. The new deadline date is Monday, Dec. 19, 2011. The 91´«Ã½ Research Series expands the knowledge base of library research by...
Davis, Mosley named BC91´«Ã½ Emerging Leaders
CHICAGO -- The Black Caucus of the 91´«Ã½ (BC91´«Ã½) has selected Angiah Davis, reference librarian at the Robert W. Woodruff Library at the Atlanta University Center, and Derek Mosley, archivist and assistant director of the Ernest J...
AASL survey shows students and families have increased access to school library resources
CHICAGO - According to trend data collected by the American Association of School Librarians (AASL), technology acquisitions in school libraries across the nation appear to be leveling, while remote access to school library databases is rapidly increasing...
Cozy up with learning! New Webinar-on-Demand from YALSA
CHICAGO — Looking for guidance into the latest topics in teen services? Look no further than YALSA’s Webinars-on-Demand! Previously recorded webinars, led by content experts selected by YALSA, are complimentary for YALSA members and available for purchase...
Emily Hamstra is 2012 RUSA Emerging Leader
CHICAGO — Emily Hamstra, learning librarian at the University of Michigan’s Shapiro Undergraduate Library, has been selected as the 2012 Emerging Leader for the Reference and User Services Association (RUSA). The 91´«Ã½ Emerging Leaders (EL) program is a...
School librarians help provide needed digital citizenship skills
CHICAGO – According to supplemental questions asked as part of the 2011 School Libraries Count! (SLC) national longitudinal survey of school library programs conducted by the American Association of School Librarians (AASL), an overwhelming majority of...
ALSC online courses start January 16
CHICAGO - The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) announces the release of the new ALSC Online Education - Winter 2012 schedule. ALSC is offering four courses, each of which begin Jan. 16. Connecting with ‘Tween Readers (four weeks, Jan. 16...
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library to digitize College & Research Libraries archive
CHICAGO – The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library has launched a project to digitize the complete back contents of the Association of College and Research Libraries’ (ACRL) official scholarly research journal College & Research Libraries (...
Young adult author Ally Carter added to the Author Lunch series at PLA 2012
CHICAGO – The Public Library Association (PLA) is excited to announce the addition of the Young Adult Author Lunch with Ally Carter to the PLA 2012 Conference schedule from 12:15 to 1:45 p.m. on Thursday, March 15. PLA thanks Disney-Hyperion for its...
Revised NLSBPH Standards and Guidelines published
CHICAGO — The “ Revised Standards and Guidelines of Service for the Library of Congress Network of Libraries for the Blind and Physically Handicapped” (NLSBPH) have been published by the Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA)...
Tips for what to do before (and after) retirement
CHICAGO — Retirement holds many questions for librarians, and it’s never too soon (or too late) to start asking them. Published by 91´«Ã½ Editions, “ Pre- and Post-Retirement Tips for Librarians” offers insight, inspiration and tips for those already retired...
New workshop will show how to build a user-friendly library site in 10 steps
CHICAGO - 91´«Ã½ TechSource announces an exciting new workshop, 10 Steps to a User-Friendly Library Website with Aaron Schmidt and Amanda Etches-Johnson. A clean, well-designed website can mean the difference between an informed library user and a confused...
Workshop with Sarah Houghton and Paul Signorelli on Web analytics for librarians
CHICAGO - 91´«Ã½ TechSource announces a new session of the popular workshop Web Analytics for Librarians: Informing Decisions Through Web User Data with Paul Signorelli and Sarah Houghton. This workshop will take place in two parts on Jan. 12 and 26, 2012...
Media focus shines on National Gaming Day @ your library
CHICAGO - As hundreds of libraries across the country celebrated the fourth annual National Gaming Day @ your library on November 12, a variety of media outlets took notice and highlighted the programs and events happening in their own communities...
Gale Cengage Learning Financial Development Award 2012
CHICAGO - Do you know of a library that has had a successful library financial development program? Recognize this successful project with a nomination for the Gale Cengage Learning Financial Development Award funded by Gale Cengage, Inc. 91´«Ã½ is currently...
