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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.
Learn how to build a great library website in 91´«Ã½ TechSource workshop
CHICAGO - By popular demand, 91´«Ã½ TechSource will be offering David Lee King's workshop Building the Digital Branch this June. This workshop will provide librarians with a foundation to build or expand their library websites with effective planning and...
Libraries set the stage for individuals of all ages to choose privacy
National public awareness campaign, now in its second year, helps library patrons discuss and understand privacy rights today CHICAGO – Do young people in America care about privacy? Prevailing conventional wisdom may suggest that children and teens have...
New Frontline Fundraising Toolkit simplifies the process
CHICAGO – 91´«Ã½ President Roberta Stevens has launched a new web resource designed to simplify the fundraising process for libraries. The Frontline Fundraising Toolkit covers the basics of developing a fundraising plan, identifying donor prospects, and...
Rising school library leader receives AASL's Frances Henne Award
CHICAGO – Shannon Hyman, school librarian at the Harry F. Byrd Middle School in Henrico, Va., is the 2011 recipient of the American Association of School Librarian’s (AASL) Frances Henne Award. Established in 1986, the $1,250 award, sponsored by Greenwood...
School library leader receives AASL's Distinguished Service Award
CHICAGO – Dr. Violet H. Harada is the 2011 recipient of the American Association of School Librarian’s Distinguished Service Award. Established in 1978, the award, sponsored by Baker and Taylor, recognizes an individual member of the library profession...
Branding @ your library – a success story
CHICAGO – In the fall of 2006, Grand Rapids (Minn.) Area Library Director Marcia Anderson was looking for a new way to promote the library to the local media. It was at the annual Minnesota Library Association's conference that she overheard a group of...
Registration open for 52nd Annual RBMS Preconference
CHICAGO – The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) announces the opening of registration for the 52 nd Annual Rare Books and Manuscripts Section (RBMS) Preconference. The 52nd Annual RBMS Preconference, "In the Hurricane's Eye: Challenges...
AASL funds two research teams focused on improving the school library profession
CHICAGO – The research teams of Mary K. Biagini and Rebecca Morris from Pennsylvania and Karla Krueger and Jean Donham from Iowa are the 2011 recipients of the American Association of School Librarian’s (AASL) Research Grant sponsored by Heinemann...
Register now and save on advocacy preconferences at Annual Conference
CHICAGO – Reserve your spot today for the “Nuts & Bolts for Trustees, Friends, and Foundations” and “Boomers, Staff & Students -- Engaging the Many Voices of Advocacy: An Advocacy Institute Workshop” during 91´«Ã½’s 2011 Annual Conference in New Orleans and...
Free webinar: introduction to the Library Support Staff Certification (LSSC) Program
CHICAGO - At 2 p.m. CDT, on Tuesday, May 3, 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...
New interactive website captures stories from library patrons and staff across the U.S.
CHICAGO – The Public Library Association (PLA) and the 91´«Ã½’s (91´«Ã½) Office for Library Advocacy are pleased to announce the launch of LibrariUS, an initiative sponsored by the Public Insight Network at American Public Media (APM)...
ALTAFF President’s Program to feature author Marilyn Johnson
PHILADELPHIA - The Association of Library Trustees, Advocates, Friends and Foundations (ALTAFF), a division of the 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½), will host the ALTAFF President’s Program, featuring best-selling author and library advocate Marilyn...
AASL reading grant recipient helps struggling readers through radio broadcasts
CHICAGO – Shanna Miles and her project the “Billionaire’s Book Club” is the 2011 recipient of the American Association of School Librarians' (AASL) Innovative Reading Grant. Sponsored by Capstone Publishers, this grant of $2,500 supports the planning and...
Learning and leadership in the library
CHICAGO — The best kind of learning is that which never ends — and a culture of training means that staff will be more flexible and responsive to new ideas and strategies, imperative in today’s libraries. Using real-life examples of trainers who serve as...
Learn more about Preservation Week @ your library, April 24 – 30, in Visibility podcast
CHICAGO – Charles Wilt, executive director of the Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS), a division of the 91´«Ã½, discusses Preservation Week @ your library (April 24 – 30) in a podcast with Visibility @ your library. Preservation...
