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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.
New eCourse to teach Web design basics for librarians
CHICAGO - 91´«Ã½ Editions announces a new facilitated eCourse on the basics of Web design for librarians. Diane Kovacs, a librarian and experienced online instructor, will serve as the instructor for a six-week facilitated eCourse starting on Nov. 7, 2011...
Booklist chosen again as partner for National Reading Group Month
CHICAGO - Booklist, the 91´«Ã½’s review source, is proud to have been selected for the fourth year as a partner for the Women’s National Book Association’s National Reading Group Month,Booklist, (NRGM) in October. The popular...
One week left to take advantage of AASL11 advance registration pricing
CHICAGO – The deadline for advanced registration pricing for the American Association of School Librarian’s ( AASL) 15th National Conference and Exhibition ends Sept. 29. Turning the Page will be held Oct. 27-30. Registration and program information can...
Workman’s Book Lover’s Calendars available to ALTAFF members at more than 80 percent off
PHILADELPHIA - The Association of Library Trustees, Advocates, Friends and Foundations (ALTAFF), a division of the 91´«Ã½, makes Book Lover’s Page-A-Day calendars, published by Workman, available to its members at a greatly reduced...
AASL releases updated website on recruitment to school librarianship
CHICAGO – The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) has published a revamped website focused on the recruitment of potential school librarians. Developed to provide information to those interested in joining the profession as well as those...
New eCourse will show how to build library websites with Drupal
CHICAGO - 91´«Ã½ Editions announces a new facilitated eCourse on using the Drupal content management system to build library websites. Sean Fitzpatrick, a librarian and Web developer specializing in Drupal, will serve as the instructor for a six-week...
ALTAFF celebrates sixth annual National Friends of Libraries Week, Oct. 16-22, 2011
PHILADELPHIA - The Association of Library Trustees, Advocates, Friends and Foundations (ALTAFF) is coordinating the sixth annual National Friends of Libraries Week, Oct. 16-22, 2011. The celebration offers a two-fold opportunity to celebrate. Friends...
Fall into learning with new Webinars-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...
Learn to reach your library audience through Facebook in new David Lee King workshop
CHICAGO - 91´«Ã½ TechSource announces a new workshop featuring David Lee King on how to use Facebook for library services and user engagement. This workshop will show librarians how to use the popular social networking site to help their libraries. Around...
ACRL invites applications for Immersion ’12 Program
CHICAGO - The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) is accepting applications for its Information Literacy Immersion '12 Program Teacher and Program tracks, to be held July 22-27, 2012, at Champlain College in Burlington, Vt. Five members...
Refresh your library’s existing teen services with YALSA’s pre-Midwinter workshop
CHICAGO — Find out how you can give your library’s standard teen services a boost at YALSA’s Innovations in Essential Teen Services half-day workshop from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. on Jan. 20, prior to the 91´«Ã½ Midwinter Meeting, in Dallas. Join YALSA to learn...
Ten librarians win Teens’ Top Ten sets from YALSA and Dollar General
CHICAGO — The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½), announced the winners of its Teens’ Top Ten Books Giveaway, funded by the Dollar General Literacy Foundation. Each library will receive a...
LLAMA Human Resources Section presents a free webinar on how to find a job
CHICAGO - You have your MLS degree---but what’s next? Applying for and interviewing for a job can be fraught with anxiety and frustration. But you can put yourself ahead of the herd with the right information. The Library Leadership and Management...
Kathy MacMillan and Christine Kirker conjure up kindergarten magic
CHICAGO—“ Kindergarten Magic: Theme-Based Lessons for Building Literacy and Library Skills,” published by 91´«Ã½ Editions, is a time-saving program planner for librarians and classroom teachers alike, including everything needed to get started—reading lists...
AASL opens registration for national conference virtual component
CHICAGO – Registration is now open for the American Association of School Librarian’s (AASL) virtual component to its national conference. The AASL11 Virtual Conference will offer national conference attendees and those following the activity from afar...
