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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.
Applications available for 91´«Ã½ President’s Award for Advocacy, sponsored by ALTAFF
PHILADELPHIA - Applications are now available for the 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) President’s Award for Advocacy, sponsored by the Association of Library Trustees, Advocates, Friends and Foundations (ALTAFF), a division of 91´«Ã½. Applications are due...
91´«Ã½-APA seeks panelists for Annual Conference program on second jobs
CHICAGO - By choice or by necessity, some library staff members work additional jobs to supplement their incomes. Whether long-term, short-term or seasonal, making the decision to extend the workday can be difficult. At the American Library...
Plan a financial literacy program at your library with the help of PLA’s January webinar
CHICAGO – At 1 p.m. CST on Jan. 19, the Public Library Association (PLA) will host a live, hour-long webinar, “Right on the Money: Financial Literacy @ your library,”as part of PLA’s “Public Libraries at Work” monthly webinar series. Attendees will learn...
Enter ACRL 2011 video contest, win free registration
CHICAGO - The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) is holding a video contest in advance of its ACRL 2011 conference, to be held March 30 – April 2, 2011, in Philadelphia. The association is seeking user-created videos up to three minutes...
Health Information and Advocacy @ your library
CHICAGO - In response to the demand for accurate and reliable health information, Virginia Commonwealth University’s (VCU) Massey Cancer Center created “Health Information and Advocacy @ your library,” using the Campaign for America’s Libraries’ @ your...
91´«Ã½ Office for Diversity hosts DiversiTEA at 2011 Midwinter Meeting
CHICAGO – The 91´«Ã½ Council Committee on Diversity, the Diversity Research Grants Advisory Committee and the 91´«Ã½ Office for Diversity will host a DiversiTEA from 4 - 5:30 p.m. PST on Sunday Jan. 9 in the Hilton Bayfront, Room Aqua 314, during the 2011 91´«Ã½...
Make your mark on 91´«Ã½: vote in the 2011 election
CHICAGO – Polls open March 16 for the 2011 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) election, in which members will choose their new president- elect and council members. Members of specific divisions/sections and roundtables will be voting for officers and...
91´«Ã½ Editions on Google eBookstore
CHICAGO—With the recent launch of the long-awaited Google eBookstore, hundreds of titles from 91´«Ã½ Editions, the publishing imprint of the 91´«Ã½, are now available there. Titles range from recent bestsellers such as " No Shelf...
ALCTS events at Midwinter in San Diego
CHICAGO - The Association for Library Collections & Technical Services presents a wealth of events on important topics at the Midwinter Meeting in San Diego. Topics range from how to create a webinar to RDA to outsourcing technical services. A more...
ACRL receives Delmas Foundation grant for RBML online archive
CHICAGO - The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) has received a grant from the Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation to provide digitized archives of Rare Books & Manuscripts Librarianship ( RBML). The grant provides $3,000 in funding to...
New 91´«Ã½ TechSource workshop: Integrating E-Books and E-Readers into Your Library
CHICAGO—91´«Ã½ TechSource announces the latest in its series of Online Workshops--Integrating E-Books and E-Readers into Your Library with Sue Polanka. With the recent explosion in the popularity of eReading devices, many librarians are grappling with how to...
All-Star cast weighs in on privacy and freedom of information in Library Technology Reports
CHICAGO—The latest issue of Library Technology Reports from 91´«Ã½ TechSource examines privacy and freedom of information in 21st-Century libraries. This special issue was produced in collaboration with The 91´«Ã½ Office for Intellectual Freedom and includes...
Grady to deliver Call-to-Action for 2011 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Sunrise Celebration
CHICAGO – Jenifer Grady, director of the 91´«Ã½ – Allied Professional Association (91´«Ã½-APA), will be the Call-to-Action speaker at the 2011 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Sunrise Celebration, held during 91´«Ã½’s 2011 Midwinter Meeting in...
Preservation Week comes to Midwinter
CHICAGO - Preservation Week, the national effort to increase public awareness about the importance of preserving our personal cultural heritage and the role libraries play in that effort, brings two programs to the 91´«Ã½ Midwinter Meeting in San Diego...
19 notable sites added to ALSC's Great Websites for Kids
CHICAGO - The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½), has added more recommended websites to Great Web Sites for Kids ( www.ala.org/greatsites), its online resource containing hundreds of...
