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October 16, 2024
91´«Ã½ opens registration and launches Preliminary Program for 2025 LibLearnX: The Library Learning Experience in Phoenix, AZ
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LibLearnX is a four-day learning conference that invites 91´«Ã½ members and non-members to participate in collaborative and engaging education, networking, and celebrations.
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October 1, 2024
Freedom to Read Community Day of Action rallies support for America’s libraries on October 19
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The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) and the 91´«Ã½-founded Unite Against Book Bans campaign are joining some of the nation’s largest and smallest library systems to in a Freedom to Read Community Day of Action on October 19, 2024.
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September 23, 2024
91´«Ã½ reveals preliminary data on 2024 book challenges
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Between January 1 and August 31, 2024, 91´«Ã½’s Office for Intellectual Freedom tracked 414 attempts to censor library materials and services.
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September 19, 2024
ALSC, 91´«Ã½ unveil 'Inspiring Future Voters' booklist for young readers
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As part of the 91´«Ã½’s Reader Voter Ready civic engagement campaign, the Association for Library Service to Children has released “Inspiring Future Voters,” a new booklist for young readers.
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September 17, 2024
On National Voter Registration Day 2024, 91´«Ã½ President urges library professionals to get Reader Voter Ready
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WASHINGTON – On National Voter Registration Day, also Constitution Day, 91´«Ã½ President Cindy Hohl issued the following letter to library professionals: Dear colleagues, Today is National Voter Registration Day. As president of the American Library...
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July 25, 2024
Sam Helmick chosen 2024-2025 91´«Ã½ president-elect
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The 91´«Ã½ Council decided on Tuesday, July 23, 2024, that Sam Helmick will be the 2024-2025 president-elect effective immediately.
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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.
Miami (Ohio) University chosen as site for 2012 Arbuthnot Lecture
CHICAGO - The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) announced that the 2012 May Hill Arbuthnot Committee has chosen Miami University in Oxford, Ohio as the site of the 2012 May Hill Arbuthnot Honor Lecture featuring Peter Sís. “The committee...
Summer school is in session for intellectual freedom
CHICAGO - Librarians are facing the heat this summer. In addition to scorching temperatures across the country, librarians are also seeing how economic hard times can cause increases in challenges to intellectual freedom. With greater scrutiny on how tax...
CHICAGO—The Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) has registration open through Thursday, July 28 for its two new online learning offerings, “Introduction to Screencasting for Online Tutorials and Reference” and “Beyond Compliance: Assuring...
2011 LITA National Forum: early-bird rates through August 15
CHICAGO - The Library and Information Technology Association's (LITA) is offering early-bird rates through August 15, for the LITA National Forum, held Sept. 29 - Oct. 2, in St. Louis, Mo. Just a few reasons why this year’s National Forum is not to be...
2012 Joint Conference of Librarians of Color Conference opens call for proposals
CHICAGO - The Steering Committee of the 2012 Joint Conference of Librarians of Color (JCLC) has announced an open call for program proposals for the conference scheduled for Sept. 19-23, 2012 in Kansas City, Mo. The Joint Conference of Librarians of Color...
Alire named 2011 Achievement in Library Diversity Research Honoree
CHICAGO--Dr. Camila Alire, dean emerita at the University of New Mexico Libraries and Colorado State University Libraries, has been named the 2011 Achievement in Library Diversity Research Honoree. As part of its ongoing support of the propagation of...
CHICAGO—Librarians, Spectrum Scholars and alumni, library school students and library supporters came together to raise over $1,600 for the Spectrum Presidential Initiative through a recent Dinner for Spectrum Scholars at the Yolo County (Calif.) Library...
Finished with your beach book? Dive into new ALCTS publications
CHICAGO - The Association for Library Collections and Technical Services (ALCTS), a division of the 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½), proudly announces the release of the following three titles: Released in March 2011, " Guide to Video Acquisitions in...
LITA announces Elisabeth Stewart-Marshall president-elect, new board members
CHICAGO - Elisabeth (Zoe) Stewart-Marshall, assistant director of Library Systems, User Services Development at OhioLINK, is the newly elected vice-president/president-elect of the Library and Information Technology Association (LITA), a division of the...
LITA announces two upcoming online learning courses
CHICAGO - The Library and Information Technology Association is pleased to announce two upcoming Web education opportunities. The Web course, “Creating Library Web Services: Mashups and APIs” will be presented Aug. 22-26, and the webinar “Roadmap to...
LLAMA webinar will focus on succession planning and leadership development for the future
According to research conducted by the Library Journal, 40 percent of the nation's librarians will have retired by the end of this decade. Are you ready??? The Library Leadership and Management Association (LLAMA) will present a new webinar on this topic...
CHICAGO – Sunday was Induction Day at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. By registering for Step Up to the Plate @ your library, you can help one of your library users win the chance to go to the Hall of Fame just like 2011 inductees, Roberto...
Fall into the new 91´«Ã½ Graphics catalog
CHICAGO – There’s something for everyone inside the new 91´«Ã½ Graphics fall catalog, full of fresh products designed to encourage readers of all ages. More than a dozen new posters and bookmarks make their debut, including those inspired by the popular...
IMLS awards grant to continue 91´«Ã½ Spectrum Doctoral Fellowship Program
CHICAGO—The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) has awarded a Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program grant to the 91´«Ã½’s Office for Diversity for their project, “Spectrum Doctoral Fellowship Program: Building Change...
Freedom to Read Foundation welcomes ruling to overturn ban on selling video games to minors
CHICAGO - The Freedom to Read Foundation (FTRF), the First Amendment legal defense arm of the 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½), welcomes the U.S. Supreme Court's recent 7-2 decision to overturn a 2005 California law that banned the sale of violent video...
