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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.
91´«Ã½ Graphics raises awareness of endangered libraries
CHICAGO—What do the giant panda, black rhino and your library have in common? They all face extinction if their existence continues to be taken for granted. To raise awareness of this, 91´«Ã½ Graphics debuts the Endangered Libraries T-shirt, adapted from New...
Booklist announces prestigious 2010 Top of the List selections
CHICAGO - Booklist magazine, the review journal of the 91´«Ã½, has announced its Top of the List winners for 2010. The eight winning titles were chosen from the annual Editors’ Choice selections as the best books and media of 2010. ...
91´«Ã½ Washington Office seeks nominations for 2011 Madison awards
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) Washington Office is calling for nominations for two awards to honor individuals or groups who have championed, protected and promoted public access to government information and the public’s right...
A game plan for winning library grants
CHICAGO— 91´«Ã½ Editions, the publishing imprint of the 91´«Ã½, announces the publication of “ Winning Library Grants: A Game Plan,” by Herbert B. Landau. Tightening budgets and ever-shrinking sources for funding have made winning...
91´«Ã½: House must follow Senate’s lead, pass Museum and Library Services Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Senate passed the Museum and Library Services Act (MLSA) Reauthorization (S. 3984) late Tuesday night under unanimous consent, bringing the bill one step closer to reauthorization before the end of the congressional session...
91´«Ã½ TechSource to host workshop on Web analytics for librarians
CHICAGO—91´«Ã½ TechSource is offering the latest in its series of Online Workshops--Library Analytics: Inspiring Positive Action through Web User Data, hosted by Char Booth and Paul Signorelli. In today’s libraries, it’s not enough just to have a website or...
EBSCO awards five scholarships for librarians to attend 91´«Ã½ Midwinter
Applicants explained how they use technology to help in challenging times CHICAGO - In co-sponsorship with the 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½), EBSCO awarded five librarians $1,500 scholarships to attend the 91´«Ã½ Midwinter Meeting in San Diego Jan. 7-11...
CHICAGO – Reserve your spot today for “Advocating in a Tough Economy: An Advocacy Institute Workshop” during the 91´«Ã½'s (91´«Ã½) 2011 Midwinter Meeting in San Diego. The program will take place from 1 to 4:30 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 7...
Holiday shopping made easy with award-winning book lists for adult readers
CHICAGO—Need a gift for a book lover? Check out the annual lists of outstanding fiction, non-fiction, poetry, genre fiction and Jewish literature compiled by the readers’ advisory experts from the Reference and User Services Association (RUSA). Each year...
Socialize and network with RUSA members in San Diego
CHICAGO - Liven up your 2011 91´«Ã½ Midwinter Meeting experience with the Reference and User Services Association’s (RUSA) Membership Social—an opportunity to eat, drink, network and learn more about RUSA. The social, one of many RUSA activities at the...
AASL launches video contest for students
CHICAGO – The American Association of School Librarians (AASL), collaborating with SchoolTube and Cisco, announces the launch of the Learning4Life in My School Library Student Video Contest. Beginning Jan. 4, video submissions will be accepted detailing...
Carnegie Corporation of New York/New York Times I Love My Librarian Award winners announced
NEW YORK - Librarians in our nation’s 122,000 libraries make a difference in the lives of millions of Americans every day. Today, 10 librarians are recognized for service to their communities, schools and campuses as winners of the Carnegie Corporation...
YALSA names 2011 William C. Morris Award shortlist
CHICAGO –The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) selected five books as finalists for the 2011 William C. Morris Award, which honors a book written for young adults by a previously unpublished author. YALSA will name the 2011 award winner at...
New readers’ advisory sinks its fangs into paranormal lit
CHICAGO— 91´«Ã½ Editions, the publishing imprint of the 91´«Ã½, announces the publication of “ Fang-tastic Fiction: Twenty-First Century Paranormal Reads,” by Patricia O'Brien Mathews. Designed to keep librarians and readers up-to-date...
Easily incorporate free tech tools for teens @ your library with YALSA’s January webinar
CHICAGO — You don’t need to be a tech guru with a huge budget to successfully incorporate technology into your library’s teen services. Learn how to easily use technology at almost no cost to enhance teen library services in YALSA’s Jan. 20 webinar...
