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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.
91´«Ã½ releases 2009-10 Annual Report, highlights Camila Alire presidency
CHICAGO – The recently released 2009-10 91´«Ã½ Annual Report covers the key initiatives of former 91´«Ã½ President Camila Alire under the theme “Libraries: The Heart of All Communities”: Frontline Advocacy and Family Literacy. The report also highlights the...
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...
