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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.
Bookmobile and outreach conference celebrates and advances essential library services
CHICAGO – Outreach librarians and bookmobile professionals will come together Oct. 13-15, 2011 in Cleveland for the 2011 Association of Bookmobile and Outreach Services (ABOS) Annual Conference. This year’s conference returns to Ohio, site of the first...
ACRL seeks nominations for 2012 awards
CHICAGO - For more than three-quarters of a century, the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) has been committed to celebrating the achievements of academic and research librarians through the presentation of awards, grants and fellowships...
Applications for ALTAFF Trustee awards due Dec. 30
PHILADELPHIA - The Association of Library Trustees, Advocates, Friends and Foundations (ALTAFF), a division of the 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½), is accepting applications for the 91´«Ã½ Trustee Citation and the ALTAFF/Gale Outstanding Trustee Grant...
LITA National Forum: Rich content, great networking
CHICAGO - There is still time to register for 2011 LITA National Forum. Held Sept. 29-Oct. 2 in St. Louis, the Forum offers nearly three days of content-rich programming for library technologists, along with the networking opportunities of a smaller...
AASL launches new Knowledge Quest website
CHICAGO - Knowledge Quest, the journal of the American Association of School Librarians (AASL), now has an all new website at www.ala.org/aasl/knowledgequest. Coinciding with the newly released September/October 2011 issue on “Educational Gaming,” the...
Dec. 1 deadline for ALCTS 2012 Publication Awards nominations
CHICAGO - Nominations are being accepted for the 2012 Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS) awards for excellence in publication. ALCTS presents two Publication Awards to honor individuals for outstanding achievement in research...
Nominations sought for prestigious research award
CHICAGO - Nominations are invited for the 2011 Frederick G. Kilgour Award for Research in Library and Information Technology, sponsored by OCLC, Inc. and the Library and Information Technology Association (LITA), a division of the American Library...
ALTAFF’s Book Club Choices now available online
PHILADELPHIA - The Association of Library Trustees, Advocates, Friends and Foundations (ALTAFF), a division of the 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½), has made its collection of Book Club Choices available to the public on its website, www.ala.org/altaff...
Carnegie-Whitney awards up to $5,000
CHICAGO - The 91´«Ã½ Publishing Committee provides a grant of up to $5,000 for the preparation of print or electronic reading lists, indexes or other guides to library resources that promote reading or the use of library resources at...
PLA awards $1,000 scholarship to Florida young adult librarian to attend REFORMA Conference
CHICAGO — Congratulations to Loanis Menendez-Cuesta, reference and young adult librarian of Delray Beach (Fla.) Public Library. She is the recipient of the Public Library Association (PLA) fellowship to attend the 2011 REFORMA National Conference –...
Libraries urged to participate in national study of Internet use and funding
CHICAGO - The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) is encouraging public libraries to participate in the 2011-2012 Public Library Funding and Technology Access Study online survey. The survey provides an important opportunity for libraries to share...
ALCTS seeking 2012 innovation awards nominations
CHICAGO - Nominations are being accepted for the 2012 Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS) awards for innovation and collaboration. ALCTS presents two awards to honor individuals and groups whose work represents the finest...
Developing mobile apps for your library the easy way
CHICAGO — Library users increasingly expect access to their libraries anywhere, anytime. “ Going Mobile: Developing Apps for Your Library Using Basic HTML Programming,” a Special Report published by 91´«Ã½ Editions, provides practical guidance in how...
Housing and registration for the PLA 2012 Conference are now open
CHICAGO — Housing and registration for the Public Library Association’s 2012 Conference, March 13-17 in Philadelphia, are now open. For complete details, visit www.placonference.org. You do not need to be registered to reserve housing through PLA’s online...
Applications now available for nine PLA awards
CHICAGO - The Public Library Association (PLA) is now accepting applications for the 2012 PLA Awards. Nominate your colleague or library through Dec. 1, 2011. This year, through the generosity of sponsors, PLA is offering nine awards/grants designed to...
