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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.
Families Step Up to the Plate @ your library
CHICAGO – Promote quality family time at your library this Father’s Day weekend with Step Up to the Plate @ your library. Step Up to the Plate encourages people of all ages to use the print and electronic resources available at their library to answer a...
91´«Ã½ volunteers return to support New Orleans rebuilding efforts
CHICAGO – After five years, more than 220 America Library Association (91´«Ã½) volunteers from across the U.S. will once again gather at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center for “Libraries Build Communities,” a daylong community service effort from 8 a.m....
91´«Ã½ announces Auditorium Speaker Series lineup
Featured speakers include Jeff Kinney, Daniel Ellsberg, Jeff Jarvis CHICAGO - The 91´«Ã½’s (91´«Ã½) Auditorium Speaker Series welcomes 12 distinguished speakers who are noted for their contributions as authors, journalists and national...
ALCTS Forum features Ithaka Library Survey 2010: "Insights from U.S. Academic Library Directors"
CHICAGO – The Association for Library Collections & Technical Services is pleased to feature the recently published Ithaka survey "Library Survey 2010: Insights from U.S. Academic Library Directors," offering a strategic analysis on the state of the...
91´«Ã½ Committee on Diversity hosts Town Hall Meeting
CHICAGO - The 91´«Ã½’s Committee on Diversity will host a Town Hall Meeting on Diversity from 8 a.m. - noon on Friday June 24 in the Morial Convention Center, Room 265 during the 2011 91´«Ã½ Annual Conference in New Orleans. Diversity...
Feminist Task Force celebrates 2011 Amelia Bloomer List
CHICAGO – The Feminist Task Force of the Social Responsibilities Round Table (SRRT) of the 91´«Ã½ will mark 10 years of celebrating the feminist perspective in books intended for young readers from birth to 18 years old at the the...
Celebrate award winners, enjoy desserts at ASCLA/COSLA reception
CHICAGO — Networking, sweets and an awards presentation are on the agenda for the ASCLA/COSLA reception at the upcoming 91´«Ã½ Annual Conference. All conference attendees are invited to participate in the celebration. The event, a conference tradition co...
2011 PLDS Digital Database now available; features special public library finance survey
CHICAGO - The Public Library Association’s (PLA) Public Library Data Service (PLDS) Statistical Report Digital Database is now updated with 2011 results. The Report is compiled from surveys submitted by public libraries across the United States and Canada...
New from ACRL: Strategic Planning in College Libraries
CHICAGO – The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) announces the publication of “ Strategic Planning in College Libraries” (CLIP Note #43), compiled by Eleonora Dubicki of Monmouth University. Academic libraries have experienced dramatic...
PHILADELPHIA - The Association of Library Trustees, Advocates, Friends and Foundations (ALTAFF), a division of the 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½), will host “Tales from the Heart: Literary Memoirs” from 4 to 5:30 p.m. CDT on Saturday, June 25 at the...
Committee for the Status of Women in Librarianship hosting sessions at the 91´«Ã½ Annual Conference
CHICAGO - The Committee for the Status of Women in Librarianship (COSWL) will be hosting two programs at the 2011 91´«Ã½ Annual Conference in New Orleans. They provide the opportunity to focus on topics of importance to the status of women in librarianship...
The latest assessment of public libraries and future employment
CHICAGO — Presenting the latest and most comprehensive assessment of public librarians’ education and career paths, “ A Strong Future for Public Library Use and Employment” reports on a large-scale research project performed by authors José-Marie...
Space still available for Advocacy Institute focusing on boomers, staff and students
CHICAGO – Space is still available for the “Boomers, Staff & Students -- Engaging the Many Voices of Advocacy: An Advocacy Institute Workshop” during 91´«Ã½’s 2011 Annual Conference in New Orleans. The program will take place from 1 to 4 p.m. on Friday, June...
CHICAGO – The Ethnic and Multicultural Exchange Round Table (EMIERT) and the Coretta Scott King Book Awards Committee will celebrate the best in children’s and young adult literature representing the African-American experience at the 2011 Coretta Scott...
Lush, Galbo and Sankey awarded 2011 LITA Scholarships
CHICAGO - The Library and Information Technology Association (LITA), a division of the 91´«Ã½, is announcing the awarding of the annual scholarships it sponsors jointly with three organizations: Baker & Taylor, LSSI and OCLC, Inc...
