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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.
CHICAGO - At the 91´«Ã½’s (91´«Ã½) 2011 Annual Conference in New Orleans, the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) will be hosting the Charlemae Rollins President’s Program at 8 am. CDT on Monday, June 27. The program is...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Jessie Mannisto, a graduate student at the University of Michigan pursuing her master’s degree in Information, will serve as the 2011 Google Policy Fellow for the 91´«Ã½’s Office for Information Technology Policy...
2011 ACRL President’s Program at 91´«Ã½ Annual, innovation contest
CHICAGO – Looking for ways to increase innovation in your library? Join the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) for its President’s Program at the 2011 91´«Ã½ Annual Conference in New Orleans. Titled “From Idea to Innovation to...
ALSC offers new round of spring webinars
CHICAGO - This summer the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) is offering a regular schedule of convenient and affordable webinars. Perfect for busy students and professionals, these sessions last approximately one hour and give...
AASL seeking presenters for 2012 91´«Ã½ Annual Conference
CHICAGO – The American Association of School Librarians (AASL), a division of the 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½), is now seeking presenter proposals for the 91´«Ã½ 2012 Annual Conference. The conference will be held June 21 – 26, 2012, in Anaheim, Calif...
Preservation Week thanks 2011 sponsors
CHICAGO - Preservation Week, coming April 24-30, 2011, is made possible by the generous support of its sponsors and partners. For the 2011 celebration, Preservation Week thanks Archival Products, Gaylord, The HF Group, ITHAKA and Familyarchives.com. In...
CHICAGO – Americans continue to turn to their local libraries for help finding a job and other important services, as the nation celebrates National Library Week, April 10 - 16, 2011. Americans visited their libraries nearly 1.5 billion times and checked...
Betsy Appleton is 2011 ALCTS Emerging Leader
CHICAGO - Betsy Appleton, electronic resources librarian at George Mason University in Fairfax, Va., has been selected as the ALCTS-sponsored Emerging Leader for 2010-2011. The Association for Library Collections & Technical Services, ALCTS, sponsors one...
CHICAGO – Justin Richardson’s and Peter Parnell’s "And Tango Makes Three" tops the list of the 91´«Ã½’s (91´«Ã½) Top Ten List of the Most Frequently Challenged Books of 2010. The list was released today as part of the 91´«Ã½’s State of...
CHICAGO - The Great Recession may have come to an end, but hard-pressed Americans continue to turn to their local libraries for help in finding a job or launching their own business. This and other library trends of the past year are detailed in the State...
Harmony Middle School Library wins Sara Jaffarian Award
CHICAGO - Harmony Middle School in Overland Park, Kan. is the recipient of the 2011 Sara Jaffarian School Library Program Award for Exemplary Humanities Programming, the 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) Public Programs Office announced. The award will...
91´«Ã½-APA Salary Survey: Librarian now published biennially
CHICAGO - This is typically the season for the "91´«Ã½-APA Salary Survey: Librarian – Public and Academic." The survey publication schedule has been changed to a biennial edition. This means the next issue will be published in 2012. Directors and Human...
Seeking National Library Workers Day stars in 14 states
CHICAGO - For those with an appreciative and/or competitive spirit, 91´«Ã½-APA is hosting a contest with no prize other than the knowledge that your state celebrates its library workers publicly on National Library Workers Day (NLWD), Tuesday, April 12. Yet...
Burnsville Public Library wins the Marshall Cavendish Excellence In Library Programming Award
CHICAGO — The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) is pleased to announce that the Burnsville Public Library, in Burnsville Miss., is the recipient of the 2011 Marshall Cavendish Excellence In Library Programming Award. This award, donated by the Marshall...
St. Charles City-County Library District’s Imagine campaign awarded Gale top prize
The St. Charles (Mo.) City-County Library District has been named as the Gale Cengage Learning Financial Development Award recipient for 2011 for its Imagine campaign. The campaign was created in 2009 with a project goal of $25,000 as a vehicle to...
