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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.
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...
