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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.
Pilette receives Banks-Harris Award
CHICAGO - Roberta Pilette, director of the Preservation Department and chief preservation officer at Yale University Library, is the recipient of the 2011 Paul Banks and Carolyn Harris Preservation Award awarded annually by the Association for Library...
Leadership in Library Acquisitions Award to Eleanor Cook
CHICAGO — The Acquisitions Section of the Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS) has selected Eleanor Cook, associate professor and assistant director for Collections & Technical Services at East Carolina University, Joyner...
Karen Coyle receives 2011 ALCTS Outstanding Publication Award
CHICAGO - The Association for Library Collections & Technical Services Outstanding Publication Award recipient for 2011 is Karen Coyle for her "Understanding the Semantic Web: Bibliographic Data and Metadata ," published in Library Technology Reports...
ALCTS webinars free to LIS students and faculty
CHICAGO - The Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS) is pleased to announce that current student members of the 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) will be able to register for any ALCTS webinar free of charge. Students who wish...
New resources for celebrating National Bookmobile Day 2011 available
CHICAGO – Materials for National Bookmobile Day 2011 are now available for download at www.ala.org/bookmobiles. These free and customizable resources will help libraries plan festivities for the second annual celebration of National Bookmobile Day on...
Reflective teaching and effective learning for library educators
CHICAGO — Whether or not "instruction" appears in their job titles, librarians are often in the position of educating their users, colleagues, and peers to successfully locate and evaluate information. MLIS programs tend to offer less-than-comprehensive...
Sol M. Hirsch receives 2011 Sullivan Award
CHICAGO - The 91´«Ã½ is pleased to announce the 2011 Peggy Sullivan Award for Public Library Administrators Supporting Services to Children has been awarded to Sol M. Hirsch, director of the Alachua County Library District in...
Celebrate the 8th Annual National Library Workers Day by being a Star
CHICAGO - The 91´«Ã½-Allied Professional Association (91´«Ã½-APA) invites you to celebrate National Library Workers Day (NLWD) on Tuesday, April 12. National Library Workers Day acknowledges the contributions of all library workers...
Upcoming webinar about the Library Support Staff Certification Program
CHICAGO - A t 11 am (CST) Tuesday, March 1 , 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 President Roberta Stevens on proposed collective bargaining legislation
CHICAGO - As thousands protest proposed collective bargaining legislation in Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio and Indiana, 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) President Roberta Stevens released the following statement in support of those standing up for workers’...
ALSC recognizes three libraries with Bookapalooza
CHICAGO - The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½), and the 2011 ALSC Grant Administration Committee have announced three winners of the 2011 Bookapalooza program. The winners are the...
Pat Mora to celebrate DÃa's 15th anniversary in Tucson, Ariz.
CHICAGO - Award-winning children’s author Pat Mora will join the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the 91´«Ã½, for the national kick-off 15th anniversary celebration of El día de los niños/El día de...
Jason Griffey teaches effective use of Gadgets in Your Library in new 91´«Ã½ TechSource Workshop
CHICAGO - 91´«Ã½ TechSource announces a new workshop: Gadgets in the Library: A Practical Guide to Personal Electronics for Librarians with Jason Griffey. From the iPad to eReaders, gadgets are everywhere. As these personal electronic devices become more and...
CHICAGO — The Library & Information Technology Association (LITA), a division of the 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½), has announced the 2011 winner of the Frederick G. Kilgour Award for Research in Library and Information Technology. The award, which...
2011 National Bookmobile Day Honorary Chair Audrey Niffenegger advocates for America’s bookmobiles
CHICAGO – Audrey Niffenegger, library supporter and acclaimed author of "The Time Traveler’s Wife," "Her Fearful Symmetry" and the illustrated novel "The Night Bookmobile," will lend her voice in support of America’s bookmobiles as 2011 Honorary Chair of...
