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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.
ALSC presents Biddeford (Maine) with 2011 Hayes Award
CHICAGO -- The Association for Library Service to Children has awarded the 2011 Maureen Hayes Author/Illustrator Visit Award to the McArthur Public Library and Biddeford (Maine) Intermediate School Literacy Team. The award, sponsored by Simon & Schuster...
CHICAGO - The Association for Library Collections & Technical Services announces its spring and summer line-up of Web courses. These popular courses fill up quickly, so early registration is a must. Taught by ALCTS content experts, these courses have...
Prepare for spring, explore key reference issue in free upcoming Booklist webinars
Booklist’s free webinar series is growing rapidly, attracting crowds of attendees. Booklist editors host leading practitioners, authors and publishers’ representatives at least once a month on a variety of topics that offer immediate tips, tools...
91´«Ã½ Editions announces Supporting Early Literacy through Language-Rich Library Environments with Saroj Ghoting, a new workshop that will take place on Thursday, April 21. In this interactive workshop, Ghoting will provide a wealth of ideas for creating a...
Library Instruction Round Table sponsors a 2011 Spectrum Scholarship
CHICAGO - The Library Instruction Round Table (LIRT) of the 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) has announced its support of the Spectrum Scholarship Program with a contribution to the Spectrum Presidential Initiative of $6,500. In recognition of this gift...
Registration now open for PLA’s Virtual Spring Symposium
CHICAGO - The Public Library Association (PLA) will host a Virtual Spring Symposium from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. CST on March 30. This new online event will offer the premier professional education that PLA’s Spring Symposium is known for but,without travel...
Nominate a title for YALSA’s newest booklist, Readers’ Choice
CHICAGO — YALSA launched its newest booklist this week: Readers’ Choice. Anyone — librarians, educators, parents, teens or teen lit fans — can nominate a title for this list in seven thematic categories through Oct. 31 at www.ala.org/yalsa/readerschoice...
Celebrate the best teen reading of 2011 with YALSA’s Best of the Best
Celebrate the best teen reading of 2011 with YALSA’s Best of the Best CHICAGO — Librarians, educators, parents, teens and other young adult literature enthusiasts looking for the best teen books and media of 2011 can find them online at YALSA’s new Best...
George wins YALSA’s MAE Award for Best Literature Program for Teens
CHICAGO — The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) named Katie George the winner of the 2011 MAE Award for Best Literature Program for Teens. The MAE Award provides $500 to the recipient and $500 to the recipient’s library and is sponsored by...
Hennepin County Library Outreach Services recognized by ASCLA for exceptional service
CHICAGO — Hennepin County (Minn.) Library Outreach Services is the 2011 winner of the ASCLA Exceptional Service Award, an annual honor presented by the Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA). The award recognizes exceptional...
ALTAFF partners with Entertainment® to offer a unique fundraiser to Friends of the Library groups
PHILADELPHIA – The Association of Library Trustees, Advocates, Friends and Foundations (ALTAFF), a division of the 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½), is partnering with Entertainment® Publications, LLC to offer a coupon booklet fundraiser to library...
Learn how to Liven Up Baby and Toddler Storytimes with Sign Language in new 91´«Ã½ Editions Workshop
91´«Ã½ Editions announces Liven Up Baby and Toddler Storytimes with Sign Language with Kathy MacMillan, a new workshop that will take place on Wednesday, March 23, 2011. Using sign language during library storytimes is both a way to communicate with babies...
Staying afloat in the academic library job pool
CHICAGO—There has never been a more challenging time to find a position as an academic librarian, especially for those who have recently completed their library education. In “ How to Stay Afloat in the Academic Library Job Pool,” published by 91´«Ã½...
CHICAGO – Albert Einstein once said, “Science is exploring and exploring is fun.” It was with this idea that the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh developed “Super Science @ your library” using the Campaign for America’s Libraries' @ your library brand...
Elizabeth Ridler named ASCLA Cathleen Bourdon Service Award recipient
CHICAGO-- Elizabeth Ann Ridler, neighborhood library supervisor at the Brooklyn (N.Y.) Public Library and longtime member of the Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA), is the 2011 recipient of the ASCLA Cathleen Bourdon...
