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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.
Diane Zabel named Mudge Award winner for excellence in reference librarianship
CHICAGO — Diane Zabel, the Louis and Virginia Benzak Business librarian at The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pa., has been selected the 2011 winner of the Isadore Gilbert Mudge Award. The award, which is administered by RUSA and...
Online registration now open for PLA’s free public library advocacy education program
CHICAGO — Registration has opened for the first six-week session (April 18-May 23) of Turning the Page 2.0, a free, comprehensive advocacy training program, developed and presented by the Public Library Association (PLA) with generous support from The...
Deadline to participate in the PLDS Statistical Report Survey extended to March 31
CHICAGO — There is still time to be a part of the Public Library Data Service (PLDS) Statistical Report, an annual publication from the Public Library Association (PLA). The extended deadline to submit library information is March 31, 2011. All public...
Introductory webinar on the Library Support Staff Certification (LSSC) Program
CHICAGO - At 2 p.m. CDT, on Tuesday, April 5, 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...
91´«Ã½ announces 108 sites to host traveling exhibitions celebrating great Jewish artists
CHICAGO – The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) Public Programs Office announced that 108 libraries and other community centers would receive one of three new traveling exhibits focusing on Jewish artists who have contributed to the culture of America...
ALSC names 2011 Penguin Award winners
CHICAGO - The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) has awarded the 2011 Penguin Young Readers Group Award to four children’s librarians. The award consists of a $600 grant, sponsored by Penguin Young Readers Group, for winners to attend...
CHICAGO – The Library and Information Association of South Africa (LIASA) celebrates South African Library Week (SALW), March 19-26, by translating the theme “Read in your own language @ your library” into the country’s 11 national languages. LIASA chose...
Registration for the 2011 PLA Virtual Spring Symposium closes on Friday, March 25
CHICAGO — The close of registration is quickly approaching for the Public Library Association’s (PLA) 2011 Virtual Spring Symposium on March 30. Due to technical preparations for the event, PLA will be unable to process any registrations after 4:30 p.m...
Recognize your library’s donors with ALTAFF's Major Benefactor Citation
PHILADELPHIA – To recognize individuals, families or corporations that have made major gifts to libraries, the Association of Library Trustees, Advocates, Friends and Foundations (ALTAFF), a division of the 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½), awards the...
John Ames Humphry/OCLC/Forest Press Award winner announced
CHICAGO - Sally Tseng is this year’s recipient of the 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) International Relations Committee’s John Ames/Humphry/OCLC/ Forest Press Award. OCLC/Forest Press donated the cash award of $1,000, which is given to an individual...
New from ACRL and MIT Press: The Atlas of New Librarianship
CHICAGO – The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) and MIT Press announce the co-publication of a new title, “ The Atlas of New Librarianship” by R. David Lankes of the Syracuse University School of Information Studies. Libraries have...
The March/April issue of American Libraries is in the mail
91´«Ã½ members will soon be receiving the latest print issue of American Libraries. In this issue, explore: The all-new Library Design Showcase E-books: Rights vs. permissions This Old Library This new Library Learning Terrace 91´«Ã½ presidential candidates’...
Michele Gorman wins YALSA’s Thinking Big about Advocacy Contest
CHICAGO — Michele Gorman, teen services director for the Charlotte Mecklenburg Library in Charlotte, N.C., won the Young Adult Library Services Association’s Thinking Big about Advocacy Contest for a teen video series promoting the library. Gorman...
Free webinar provides info on how to implement Library Snapshot Day
CHICAGO – The Committee on Library Advocacy will present a free webinar on Library Snapshot Day from 2 p.m. – 3 p.m. CDT on Wednesday, March 30, 2011. Library Snapshot Day is an event that provides library staff a simple means to show the value of the...
LITA offering Web course on mashups and APIs
CHICAGO - A Web course, Creating Library Web Services: Mashups and APIs, will be held April 18-22, 2011 and presented by Karen Coombs of the OCLC Developer Network and Jason Clark of Montana State University Libraries. Live, synchronous lectures will be...
