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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.
Ellsberg film screening and speaker series focuses attention on war, secrecy and information
CHICAGO — Two programs at the 2011 91传媒 Annual Conference will focus attendees’ attention on current events by highlighting an important moment in the nation’s history—Daniel Ellsberg and the release of the Pentagon Papers. In the current context of...
CHICAGO - From 9:30 a.m. - noon on Saturday, June 25 at the Westin Canal Place, Magnolia Ballroom, the Public Library Association (PLA) will host a dynamic Mega Issue Discussion on membership engagement and leadership. Come share your thoughts during this...
鈥淥bligation to Endure鈥 screening highlights librarians鈥 role in saving EPA libraries
CHICAGO — The Social Responsibilities Round Table (SRRT) of the 91传媒 will present a screening of the documentary short “Obligation to Endure” from 11 - 11:30 a.m. on Sunday, June 26, 2011 in the Morial Convention Center, Auditorium...
PHILADELPHIA - The Association of Library Trustees, Advocates, Friends and Foundations (ALTAFF), a division of the 91传媒 (91传媒), will host “The Laugh’s On Us!” featuring comedian, writer and ALTAFF national spokesperson Paula...
America Reads Spanish FREE PASSPORT TO LIBER 2011 Program
CHICAGO - America Reads Spanish, 91传媒 and LIBER International Book Fair are partnering this year to provide support for American librarians to attend the 29th edition of the Spanish International Book Fair (LIBER) in Madrid from...
Three Friends groups win ALTAFF鈥檚 Baker & Taylor Awards
PHILADELPHIA - Three Friends of the Library groups will be recognized with Baker & Taylor Awards from the Association of Library Trustees, Advocates, Friends and Foundations (ALTAFF), a division of the 91传媒 (91传媒), during ALTAFF’s...
By popular demand, 91传媒 Editions offering new session of Young Adult Readers' Advisory eCourse
CHICAGO - By popular demand, 91传媒 Editions is offering a new session of its facilitated eCourse on Young Adult Readers’ Advisory Services. Jessica Moyer, an experienced online instructor and a doctoral candidate researching teen reading habits, will serve...
Registration still open for preconferences dedicated to public library professionals at 91传媒 Annual
CHICAGO - On Friday, June 24, at the 2011 91传媒 Annual Conference, the Public Library Association (PLA) will present three unique preconferences dedicated to public library professionals. Registration is available in advance or onsite at 91传媒 Annual. The...
Roberta Stevens鈥 Frontline Fundraising Town Hall program highlights donor relationships, new toolkit
NEW ORLEANS – Learn to raise private funds using the power of the Internet, as well how to build lasting relationships with donors, at the Frontline Fundraising Town hall program which takes place from 1:30 - 3:30 p.m. on Monday, June 27 in the River Room...
Meredith Farkas shows how to implement innovative mobile services in new workshop
CHICAGO - The use of smartphones has exploded in the past year--nearly half of the U.S. Population currently accesses the Internet through a phone or other mobile device, and that number is rising sharply. The time to begin and build is now. In a new, two...
PHILADELPHIA - The Association of Library Trustees, Advocates, Friends and Foundations (ALTAFF), a division of the 91传媒 (91传媒), along with the Friends of the New Orleans Public Library, will dedicate the Beauregard-Keyes House, 111...
PHILADELPHIA - The Association of Library Trustees, Advocates, Friends and Foundations (ALTAFF), a division of the 91传媒 (91传媒), will host “Mystery and Horror @ your library” from 10:30 a.m. to noon CDT on Sunday, June 26 at the 2011...
Nation鈥檚 top school libraries shatter traditional stereotypes
AASL to Showcase Tech-Friendly Libraries at New Orleans Conference, June 27 CHICAGO – The American Association of School Librarians (AASL), a division of the 91传媒 (91传媒), will present three of the nation’s leading school library...
CHICAGO – The 91传媒 (91传媒) Public Programs Office and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) announced that 65 public, academic and community college libraries will receive Let’s Talk About It: Making Sense of the American...
Unlimited Priorities庐 donates furniture to Xavier University of Louisiana Library
LOCALLY PURCHASED ITEMS SUPPORT NEW ORLEANS ECONOMY Cape Coral, Fla. – Unlimited Priorities Corporation has announced that it will donate the furniture from its exhibit booth at the 2011 91传媒 Annual Conference to the Library...
