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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.
Lush, Galbo and Sankey awarded 2011 LITA Scholarships
CHICAGO - The Library and Information Technology Association (LITA), a division of the 91传媒, is announcing the awarding of the annual scholarships it sponsors jointly with three organizations: Baker & Taylor, LSSI and OCLC, Inc...
2011 ACRL President鈥檚 Program innovation contest winners
CHICAGO –In conjunction with the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) President’s Program at the 2011 91传媒 Annual Conference in New Orleans, the association sponsored a contest to identify exciting library innovation projects using teams to...
ALTAFF releases toolkit for Friends groups on attracting and keeping baby boomer volunteers
PHILADELPHIA - The Association of Library Trustees, Advocates, Friends and Foundations (ALTAFF), a division of the 91传媒 (91传媒), has made available to ALTAFF’s Friends and Foundation personal and group members a new toolkit titled...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Office for Information Technology Policy (OITP) today released the first publication of “OITP Perspectives” – a new publication series created to complement OITP Policy Briefs. The publication, “Digitizing Hidden Collections in...
ALSC announces winners of Bound to Stay Bound Books, Melcher Scholarships
CHICAGO - The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) announced six scholarship winners for the 2011-2012 academic year. Four winners were awarded the Bound to Stay Bound Books Scholarship, which is made possible by Bound to Stay Bound Books...
Free webinar: Introduction to the Library Support Staff Certification (LSSC) Program
CHICAGO - At 2 p.m. CDT, on Tuesday, June 7, the Library Support Staff Certification ( LSSC) Program will offer an hour-long webinar on LSSC and how it works. The presentation will explain the value of this certification to library support staff (library...
AASL conference Ning builds community before, during and after national conference
CHICAGO – Attendees of the American Association of School Librarian’s (AASL) 15th National Conference and Exhibition will have a chance to build community and network before touching down in Minneapolis this October 27-30 thanks to the AASL 2011...
AASL book discussion turns the page in anticipation of national conference
CHICAGO – As part of the countdown to the 15th National Conference and Exhibition Oct. 27-30 in Minneapolis, the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) will host a 10-week book discussion group on the One Book, One Conference read, “The Shallows...
Karl Marlantes receives 2011 W.Y. Boyd Literary Award
CHICAGO – "Matterhorn: A Novel of The Vietnam War," by Karl Marlantes, published by Atlantic Monthly Press and El León Literary Arts, is the winner of the 2011 W. Y. Boyd Literary Award “for Excellence in Military Fiction.” The W. Y. Boyd Literary Novel...
Consultants give back: free 30-minute sessions in New Orleans
CHICAGO — The Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA) and the Public Library Association (PLA) are teaming up to offer “Consultants Give Back” at the 91传媒 (91传媒) Annual Conference—an opportunity for...
Get street smart with YALSA鈥檚 June street lit webinar
CHICAGO — Street lit’s appeal extends well beyond urban teens! Find out more about this increasingly popular genre of literature and how to incorporate it into your library at YALSA’s June webinar, Street Smart: Serving Teen Street Lit Readers, hosted by...
Talk outreach to LGBTQ teens in YALSA鈥檚 June YA Forum discussion in 91传媒 Connect
CHICAGO — The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) will host its monthly discussion forum next week on outreach to LGBTQ teens. Throughout the week, YALSA members are encouraged to check in to the discussion forum and ask questions and...
Going mobile @ your library: How libraries can serve mobile phone users
Joe Murphy to speak at 91传媒 PR Forum CHICAGO – The proliferation of mobile phones and the advent of smart phones are changing the way people use information. Libraries can also take advantage of this new environment to showcase themselves. Joe Murphy...
School librarians identified as 鈥済o-to鈥 person for digital content
CHICAGO – School librarians have been identified as the “go-to” people for digital content in a recently published report by the national education non-profit group, Project Tomorrow. The report, “ The New 3 E’s of Education: Enabled, Engaged and...
Pura Belpr茅 Award celebrates 15th anniversary with "Quinces" celebraci贸n at Annual Conference
CHICAGO - The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) and REFORMA (the National Association to Promote Library and Information Services to Latinos and the Spanish-Speaking) will hold a gala of the Quinces for the Pura Belpré Award this year at...
