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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.
91´«Ã½ 2012 scholarship online application now available
CHICAGO - Scholarship money is available for future librarians. 91´«Ã½ has more than $300,000 for students who are studying library science or school library media at the master's degree level. Scholarships typically range from $1,500 to $7,000 per student...
Wisconsin teen wins Step Up to the Plate @ your library grand prize
CHICAGO – Twelve-year-old Kelsey Willems will soon be on her way to the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, N.Y., thanks to the resources at her school library and some quality family time with her father. In the grand prize drawing...
RDA Toolkit virtual events offer new ways to engage
CHICAGO - 91´«Ã½ Publishing's Digital Reference is introducing two new ways to learn about RDA Toolkit and prepare for implementation of RDA: Resource Description and Access. These free and open virtual events are designed to help introduce users to RDA...
Deadline extended for National Library Week Grant
U.S. libraries of all types encouraged to apply for $3,000 to support National Library Week activities CHICAGO – Your library has something for everyone.This National Library Week, celebrate the ways your library provides a place where everyone belongs...
ALCTS extends free webinar registration for LIS students and faculty
CHICAGO - The Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS) is pleased to announce that LIS students who are student members of the 91´«Ã½ may again this year register for any ALCTS webinar free of charge. Students...
Make QR codes work at your library with YALSA’s October webinar
CHICAGO — You see them everywhere now: a blocky, black-and-white tag in the corner of an ad, on a book and even on products at your local shop. What is that thing? It’s a QR code! To learn how you can effectively use “that thing” at your library, join the...
Call for proposals for the 91´«Ã½ Research Series
CHICAGO — The 91´«Ã½ Office for Research & Statistics invites book proposals for the peer reviewed 91´«Ã½ Research Series. The 91´«Ã½ Research Series expands the knowledge base of library research by publishing accessible and practical analysis that addresses...
AASL heads to Washington for congressional briefing
CHICAGO – On Monday, Oct. 17, 2011, representatives of the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) will present a congressional briefing to advocate for the inclusion of the Strengthening Kids’ Interest in Learning and Libraries (SKILLs) Act in...
ACRL e-Learning call for proposals
CHICAGO – The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) is now accepting proposal submissions for the ACRL e-Learning program. Submissions are being accepted for live webcasts and asynchronous online courses. Proposals must be submitted via the...
The conversation starts here . . . Midwinter registration and housing now open
CHICAGO - Registration and housing for the 91´«Ã½ ( 91´«Ã½) Midwinter Meeting, held Jan. 20-24, 2012 in Dallas, are open as of Monday, Oct. 3. The 2012 Midwinter Meeting promises key conversations about the transformation and future of...
American Libraries launches E-Content blog
CHICAGO — Keeping up with the many varieties of digital content—and how libraries can offer them to their patrons—just got easier. American Libraries has launched an “E-Content” blog ( http://americanlibraries.org/e-content) that provides information on e...
Get the scoop on STEM in YALSA’s YA Forum discussion this week
CHICAGO — The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) will feature Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) education in its monthly YA Forum discussion, held for members this month at http://connect.ala.org/yalsa. Throughout the week...
91´«Ã½ Editions offers free webinar: Tactics for Library Job Hunting in a Tough Market
CHICAGO - Hone your job-hunting skills in a free interactive webinar with Jeannette Woodward, author of "A Librarian’s Guide to an Uncertain Job Market" (91´«Ã½ Editions). As a seasoned administrator with experience in both academic and public libraries...
New ASCLA online course educates all library staff about services to library users with disabilities
CHICAGO — Registration is now open for “Improving Library Services for People with Disabilities,” a new online course offered by the Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA). Providing library services to differently-abled...
ASCLA encourages member participation in newly-formed interest groups
CHICAGO — Members of both 91´«Ã½ and the Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA) are invited to become members of newly established interest groups within the association and make a difference in the library profession. ASCLA’s...
