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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传媒 (91传媒) 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传媒 Receives Transformational Gift to Fund Scholarships
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James W. Lewis has made the largest individual bequest to the 91传媒 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传媒’s National Library Week, April 6-12, 2025.
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November 14, 2024
91传媒 launches national search for executive director
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The 91传媒 (91传媒) 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传媒 member leaders.
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November 11, 2024
Cronk, Jamison, McCauley seek 91传媒 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传媒.
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91传媒 in the News
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In observance of Banned Books Week, the 91传媒 and PEN America released reports on book censorship across the country.
Volunteer to serve on an 91传媒 or Council committee for 2012 - 2013
CHICAGO — Maureen Sullivan, 91传媒 (91传媒) president-elect, is encouraging members to volunteer for 91传媒 and Council committees during the 2012-2013 appointment process. Sullivan is chairing both the Committee on Appointments and...
鈥淟earning Spaces: Cost-effective innovation鈥 LLAMA webinar offered
CHICAGO - Alexander Cohen, librarian and space planner and Loriene Roy, professor, University of Texas at Austin, will reprise their program from the 2011 Annual Conference in New Orleans as a live webinar from 1:30 - 3 p.m. CDT Wednesday, July 20. In a...
Storytellers to share their craft during AASL national conference
CHICAGO – The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) is pleased to announce the lineup for its 5th Storytelling Festival, which will take place at the AASL 15th National Conference & Exhibition in Minneapolis this October. Master storytellers...
While supplies last, Connect with your kids @ your library family guides, bookmarks available
CHICAGO - Connect with your kids@ your library, 91传媒’s new campaign that encourages parents to spend more quality time with their children at their library, is offering the popular family guides and bookmarks to libraries. There is a limited supply...
New Members Round Table supports Spectrum Presidential Initiative
CHICAGO - The New Members Round Table (NMRT) of the 91传媒 (91传媒) has announced its support of the Spectrum Scholarship Program through a gift of $1,000 to the Spectrum Presidential Initiative. 91传媒 President Molly Raphael, Immediate...
CHICAGO – Movie posters for the second installment of “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” remind fans that “it all ends,” but a visit to the local library might yield some different thoughts. Libraries are keeping the Harry Potter tradition alive with...
AASL awards season opens with more than $50,000 in opportunities
CHICAGO– The American Association of School Librarians’ (AASL) prestigious awards program will offer more than $50,000 in awards to AASL members in 2012. AASL’s 10 awards recognize excellence and showcase best practices in the school library field in...
91传媒 Public Programs Office extends 鈥淰isions of the Universe鈥 traveling exhibit tour
CHICAGO – The 91传媒 (91传媒) Public Programs Office announced that nine additional public libraries will host “Visions of the Universe: Four Centuries of Discovery,” a traveling exhibition developed in cooperation with the Space...
Free upcoming Booklist webinars on book groups, math and science, and top YA titles for fall
CHICAGO - Booklist’s free webinar series continues to attract crowds of attendees as editors host leading practitioners, authors and publishers’ representatives at least once a month on a variety of topics that offer immediate tips, tools, resources and...
Beauregard-Keyes House designated a Literary Landmark by ALTAFF, in honor of Frances Parkinson Keyes
PHILADELPHIA – The Beauregard-Keyes House in New Orleans was dedicated a Literary Landmark in honor of Frances Parkinson Keyes by the Association of Library Trustees, Advocates, Friends and Foundations (ALTAFF), a division of the American Library...
Intellectual Freedom Round Table supports Spectrum Presidential Initiative
CHICAGO - The Intellectual Freedom Round Table (IFRT) of the 91传媒 (91传媒) has announced its support of the Spectrum Scholarship Program through a gift of $500 to the Spectrum Presidential Initiative. 91传媒 President Molly Raphael...
Pre-registration is now open for PLA 2012
CHICAGO — The Public Library Association (PLA) is now offering pre-registration for its upcoming conference, PLA 2012, taking place March 13-17 in Philadelphia. This special service is designed to help registrants budget their conference costs, whether...
Free webinar: An introduction to the Library Support Staff Certification Program (LSSC)
CHICAGO - The Library Support Staff Certification Program (LSSC), a national certification program that allows library support staff to demonstrate their competencies and be certified by the 91传媒 (91传媒), will offer an hour-long...
Micquel Little receives 2011 RUSA interlibrary loan travel scholarship
CHICAGO — Micquel Little, access services librarian at St. John Fisher College, is the 2011 recipient of the Reference and User Services Association’s (RUSA) STARS/Atlas Systems Mentoring Award, an 91传媒 Conference travel award designated for those who are...
PLA Results Boot Camp returns this October to the Nashville Public Library
CHICAGO - The Public Library Association (PLA) is pleased to announce that it will be offering a sixth Results Boot Camp this fall from October 18-22 at the Nashville (Tenn.) Public Library. “Results Are What Matters: Management Tools and Techniques to...
