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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.
Bill Ott named 2011 Louis Shores Award recipient for book reviewing
SAN DIEGO — The Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) has announced its selection for the 2011 Louis Shores Award. Bill Ott, editor and publisher of Booklist magazine, was selected for his outstanding contributions to the field of reviewing. At...
Best fiction, non-fiction and poetry for adults named to 2011 Notable Books List
SAN DIEGO — The Notable Books Council of the Reference and User Services Association (RUSA), a division of the 91´«Ã½, has announced its selections for the 2011 Notable Books List. Since 1944, the goal of the Notable Books Council...
2011 Dartmouth Medal winner, honor title selection
SAN DIEGO - The Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) has announced its selection for the 2011 Dartmouth Medal for outstanding reference. The Oxford University Press “Encyclopedia of World Dress and Fashion,” along with the online “Berg Fashion...
Association of Jewish Libraries announces 2011 Sydney Taylor Book Awards
LOS ANGELES - Howard Schwartz and Kristina Swarner, author and illustrator of "Gathering Sparks," Barry Deutsch, author and illustrator of "Hereville: How Mirka Got Her Sword" and Dana Reinhardt, author of "The Things a Brother Knows," are the 2011...
91´«Ã½ JobLIST launches free e-newsletter to help job seekers and employers
CHICAGO – 91´«Ã½ JobLIST launched its free bi-weekly e-newsletter 91´«Ã½ JobLIST Direct at the 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) Midwinter Meeting in San Diego this week. The newsletter will keep you up to date on what’s going on with job-seeking and hiring...
Rev up summer reading with 20 grants from YALSA and Dollar General
CHICAGO — Librarians seeking funding for summer reading programs aimed at teens can apply for one of 20 summer reading grants, each worth $1,000, distributed by YALSA and funded by Dollar General. YALSA encourages innovative proposals that are inclusive...
91´«Ã½ awards 150 Great Stories CLUB grants
Reading and discussion program targets troubled teens CHICAGO – The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) Public Programs Office and the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) selected 150 libraries to receive Great Stories CLUB grants, which...
Potential of e-readers as literacy tools to be explored at Midwinter
CHICAGO - From 10:30 a.m. to noon PST on Sunday, Jan. 9, the 91´«Ã½ Committee on Literacy's Research-to-Practice Discussion Group will examine e-readers as literacy learning tools, during "E-readers and Literacy for All: A Vision for the Future," at 91´«Ã½'s...
Georgia Library Association supports Spectrum Presidential Initiative
CHICAGO - The Georgia Library Association (GLA) has announced its support of the 91´«Ã½’s (91´«Ã½) Spectrum Scholarship Program through a gift to the Spectrum Presidential Initiative. GLA has made a $600 contribution to the Initiative...
91´«Ã½ recognizes four library programs as top cutting-edge services in second annual contest
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) Office for Information Technology Policy (OITP) has selected programs at Creekview High School in Canton, Ga.; Orange County Library System in Orlando, Fla.; North Carolina State University...
Financial planning @ your library
CHICAGO –According to a recent poll by the Marist Institute for Public Opinion, saving money was the third most popular New Year’s resolution. Libraries are trying to make this goal easier to reach. With the assistance of grants, the American Library...
New from ACRL: Collection Development in a Changing Environment
CHICAGO – The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) announces the publication of “ Collection Development in a Changing Environment: Policies and Organization for College and University Libraries” (CLIPNote #42), compiled and authored by...
Encourage teen learning with YALSA’s homework help webinar this February
CHICAGO — From hungry dogs to alien abductions to corrupted flash drives, the list of excuses for missed homework assignments is never ending. Help your teens get a head start on their homework by hosting a homework help program at your library. Join host...
91´«Ã½ announces 30 libraries to receive Louisa May Alcott library outreach grants
CHICAGO – The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) Public Programs Office and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) announced that 30 libraries will receive $2,500 grants to support five reading, viewing and discussion programs featuring the...
Register onsite for PLA’s Midwinter Institute in San Diego
CHICAGO - If you haven’t registered yet for PLA’s Midwinter Institute, “Public Libraries Survive and Thrive in the 21 st Century” (9 a.m. - 5 p.m., Friday, Jan. 7), there's no need to worry. PLA will accept onsite registrations the morning of the...
