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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传媒 (91传媒) 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传媒 Receives Transformational Gift to Fund Scholarships
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James W. Lewis has made the largest individual bequest to the 91传媒 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传媒’s National Library Week, April 6-12, 2025.
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November 14, 2024
91传媒 launches national search for executive director
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The 91传媒 (91传媒) 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传媒 member leaders.
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November 11, 2024
Cronk, Jamison, McCauley seek 91传媒 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传媒.
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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.
CHICAGO – The 91传媒 (91传媒) Public Programs Office, in partnership with the National Constitution Center (NCC) and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), is pleased to announce a large-scale tour for the traveling exhibition...
ASCLA members establish 鈥渘ew鈥 Library Consultant Interest Group
CHICAGO -- The Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies ( ASCLA) welcomes the Library Consultant Interest Group to its list of active member interest groups. ASCLA also invites independent librarians, library consultants, state library...
Free webinar on engaging a new base of volunteers for public libraries
CHICAGO - Many of the Net Generation can contribute technology and Internet skills but may view local public libraries as community amenities with little relevance. They will volunteer if they can use their expertise to make a difference. Many Baby...
Free webinar presents findings of Public Library Funding & Technology Access Study
CHICAGO - 91传媒 TechSource and the 91传媒 Office for Research & Statistics will co-sponsor with WebJunction the Nov. 1 webinar “ 2011 Public Library Funding & Technology Access Study: Results, Trends, and Resources.” The Public Library Funding and Technology...
Libraries, Linked Data and the Semantic Web: An ALCTS Midwinter Symposium
CHICAGO - The Association for Library Collections and Technical Services is pleased to present this Midwinter Symposium: “Libraries, Linked Data and the Semantic Web: Positioning Our Catalogs to Participate in the 21st Century Global Information...
Loleta D. Fyan Grant call for proposals
CHICAGO – The 91传媒’s Office for Research and Statistics is now accepting applications for the Loleta D. Fyan Grant. Loleta D. Fyan, 91传媒 president 1951-1952, believed that every individual, regardless of residence, is equally...
LITA/Ex Libris seeking LIS student authors
CHICAGO - The Library and Information Technology Association (LITA), a division of the 91传媒 (91传媒), is pleased to offer an award for the best unpublished manuscript submitted by a student or students enrolled in an 91传媒-accredited...
Carroll Preston Baber research grant call for proposals
CHICAGO – The 91传媒’s Office for Research and Statistics is now accepting applications for the Carroll Preston Baber Research Grant. The grant is given to one or more librarians or library educators who will conduct innovative...
ALSC releases Children鈥檚 Graphic Novel Core Collection
CHICAGO - Graphic novels are exploding in popularity. This sometimes misunderstood type of book is a full-length story told in paneled, sequential, graphic format and it is different from book-length collections of comic strips or wordless picture books...
"It鈥檚 everybody鈥檚 job" to report challenges
CHICAGO – On the heels of Banned Books Week this year, the 91传媒’s (91传媒) Office for Intellectual Freedom is kicking off a new awareness campaign to increase the reporting of challenges to library materials. “We estimate that only 20...
OITP, LITA seek nominations for cutting-edge technology practices
The 91传媒 (91传媒) Office for Information Technology Policy (OITP) and the Library & Information Technology Association (LITA) are soliciting nominations for best library practices using cutting-edge technology. “We want to showcase...
LITA Scholarships in library and information science
CHICAGO - The Library and Information Technology Association (LITA), a division of the 91传媒, is pleased to announce that applications are being accepted for three Scholarships: LITA/Christian Larew Memorial Scholarship (sponsored...
91传媒 supports Beekman 1802 Heirloom Recipe Contest
CHICAGO – The 91传媒, through a new relationship with Sterling Epicure, publishers of “The Beekman 1802 Heirloom Cookbook,” is supporting “ The Beekman 1802 Heirloom Recipe Contest” that is being held in honor of the book’s release...
Recognize your library鈥檚 donors with ALTAFF's Major Benefactor Citation
PHILADELPHIA – To recognize individuals, families or corporations that have made major gifts to libraries, the Association of Library Trustees, Advocates, Friends and Foundations (ALTAFF), a division of the 91传媒 (91传媒), awards the...
AASL kicks off new Knowledge Quest webinar series with complimentary webinar
CHICAGO – To mark the launch of the expanded Knowledge Quest website, the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) will present the first of its Knowledge Quest webinar series complimentary to all attendees. This new series of webinars will...
