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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.
PLA presents readers' advisory webinar with Nancy Pearl on July 19
CHICAGO – At 1 p.m. CDT on July 19, the Public Library Association (PLA) will host a webinar with Nancy Pearl, “Dive into a Good Book: Great Summer Reads to Recommend to Your Patrons.” The webinar will benefit library staff specializing in readers’...
Big-name authors join Booklist editors for 91´«Ã½ 2011 Annual Virtual Conference, July 13-14
CHICAGO - Two-time Pulitzer Prize-winner David McCullough and two-time National Book Award recipient Jean Thompson have signed on to be interviewed by Booklist editors Brad Hooper and Donna Seaman as part of 91´«Ã½’s second Annual Virtual Conference, July 13...
Connect with your digital readers in YALSA’s July "E-Readers and Your Library" webinar
CHICAGO — For many teens, reading isn’t confined to the printed page; more devices support a variety of applications and other access mechanisms for connecting teens with a range of content. Join Wendy Stephens as she discusses the latest in e-readers in...
More than $1 million in relief awarded to school libraries impacted by natural disasters
AASL honors Dollar General Literacy Foundations for generous support CHICAGO –The American Association of School Librarians (AASL), a division of the 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½), announces the distribution of more than $1 million in grants to...
91´«Ã½ receives NEA Access to Artistic Excellence grant to support Great Stories Club author tour
Author visits will target teens in juvenile detention centers CHICAGO – The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) Public Programs Office and the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) announced that the Great Stories Club, a reading and discussion...
91´«Ã½ Annual Conference makes successful return to New Orleans
CHICAGO - In 2006, the 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) held its Annual Conference in New Orleans. It was the first major convention in the city since Hurricane Katrina. This year, librarians made a successful return for the 91´«Ã½'s 2011 Annual Conference...
Librarian and United States masters swimmer supports Spectrum again
CHICAGO – Miriam Tuliao, assistant director of Central Collection Development at the New York Public Library, announced that she will participate in the United States Masters Swimming 2-Mile Cable Open Water National Championship in support of the...
Free webinar: How to prepare a portfolio for the Library Support Staff Certification Program
CHICAGO - Many Library Support Staff Certification (LSSC) candidates want to prepare portfolios to meet LSSC requirements. At 2 p.m. CDT on Tuesday, July 12, LSSC will offer an hour-long webinar explaining what the LSSC Program requires in a portfolio...
Talk the future of Facebook in the library in YALSA’s July YA Forum discussion in 91´«Ã½ Connect
CHICAGO — The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) will host its monthly discussion forum next week on using Facebook in the library. Throughout the week, YALSA members are encouraged to check in to the discussion forum and ask questions and...
Molly Raphael inaugurated 2011 91´«Ã½ President
CHICAGO – Today, Molly Raphael, former director of libraries at Multnomah County Library in Portland, Ore. and the District of Columbia Public Library in Washington, D.C., began her term as 2011-2012 president of the 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½). As...
The Library Research Round Table announces Pattuelli, VanScoy as 2011 award recipients
CHICAGO - The Library Research Round Table (LRRT) of the 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) is pleased to announce the 2011 winners of the Jesse H. Shera Award for Distinguished Published Research and the Jesse H. Shera Award for the Support of...
Library History Round Table names Cody White Winsor Award recipient
CHICAGO - The Library History Round Table is pleased to announce the winner of the 2011 Justin Winsor Prize. The award, $100 and a certificate, is presented annually to the author of an outstanding essay embodying original historical research on a...
AASL announces 2011 best websites for teaching and learning
CHICAGO – At the 91´«Ã½’s (91´«Ã½) 2011 Annual Conference in New Orleans, the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) announced the 2011 Top 25 Websites for Teaching and Learning. In its third year, the list of websites honors...
91´«Ã½ E-books Taskforce continues open dialogue with HarperCollins
Taskforce, publisher discuss lending solutions during 91´«Ã½ Annual Conference WASHINGTON, D.C. – The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) Office for Information Technology Policy (OITP) E-books Taskforce Chair Bonnie Tijerina today released the following...
Library History Round Table announces Susan Reynolds as Phyllis Dain Award recipient
CHICAGO - The Library History Round Table is pleased to announce the winner of the 2011 Phyllis Dain Library History Award. The award is named in honor of Phyllis Dain, a library historian widely known as a supportive adviser and mentor as well as a...
