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ALTAFF and Nordstrom award Books for Babies matching grants

PHILADELPHIA – In partnership with Nordstrom, the Association of Library Trustees, Advocates, Friends and Foundations (ALTAFF), a division of the 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½), has awarded grants of $500 each to match $1,075 raised by selected...

AASL sponsors two Emerging Leaders

CHICAGO – The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) will sponsor two participants in the 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) 2010 Emerging Leaders (EL) program. The AASL-sponsored participants will join 100 of their peers as the fifth year of...

91´«Ã½ Executive Director Keith Michael Fiels signs with 91´«Ã½ for five more years

CHICAGO - 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) Executive Director Keith Michael Fiels has signed on to remain in charge of the oldest and largest library association in the world through FY 2015. The decision was made during the 91´«Ã½ Executive Board’s fall...

2009 Academic Library Trends and Statistics now available from ACRL

CHICAGO – The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) announces the publication of " 2009 Academic Library Trends and Statistics," the latest in a series of annual publications that describe the collections, staffing, expenditures and service...

91´«Ã½ adds GLBT youth literature award to prestigious Youth Media Award announcements

CHICAGO – As the publishing industry prepares for the announcement of the 91´«Ã½’s (91´«Ã½) Youth Media Awards, authors and illustrators of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender (GLBT) literature for youth will have their fingers...

91´«Ã½-APA call for volunteers for Certification, Publishing, Fundraising, and Better Salaries committees

CHICAGO - 91´«Ã½-Allied Professional Association (91´«Ã½-APA) President-elect Molly Raphael is seeking applications and nominations for appointments to 2011-2012 91´«Ã½ Allied Professional Association committees. Appointments take effect...

LLAMA Human Resources Section presents a free webinar on job hunting for the recent or future MLS graduate

CHICAGO - You have - or soon will earn - your MLS degree. But what’s next? How do you put it to work? Applying and interviewing for a professional library position can be fraught with anxiety and frustrations. But you can put yourself ahead of the herd...

Becoming the kind of leader your school can’t do without

CHICAGO— 91´«Ã½ Editions, the publishing imprint of the 91´«Ã½, announces the publication of “ Being Indispensable: A School Librarian’s Guide to Becoming an Invaluable Leader,” by Ruth Toor and Hilda K. Weisburg. In their previous...

Volunteer to serve on an 91´«Ã½ or Council committee for 2011 - 2012; deadline Nov. 5

CHICAGO—Molly Raphael, 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) president-elect, is encouraging members to volunteer for 91´«Ã½ and Council committees during the 2011-2012 appointment process. Raphael is chairing both the Committee on Appointments and Committee...

91´«Ã½ announces 2011 Emerging Leader participants

CHICAGO - The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) Emerging Leaders program, now in its fifth year, kicks off with a daylong session during the 2011 91´«Ã½ Midwinter Meeting in San Diego. Eighty-three individuals have been selected through a very competitive...

John Grisham named Honorary Chair of National Library Week

Celebrate National Library Week April 10-16, 2011 CHICAGO – John Grisham is widely recognized as the world’s most popular storyteller, with more than 250 million books in print worldwide. In addition to writing numerous adult bestsellers, John has...

Online learning session features successful museum/library partnerships

CHICAGO – The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) Public Programs Office is announcing a free, online learning session, “Museum/Library Partnerships That Work!” to be held at 2 p.m. CST on Thursday, Nov. 18. To register for this session, visit: http:/...

Introducing alaeditions.org

CHICAGO— 91´«Ã½ Editions, the publishing imprint of the 91´«Ã½, announces the launch of its new website, alaeditions.org. The site offers an updated public face for 91´«Ã½ Editions and Gives visitors a place to find out about 91´«Ã½ Editions...

PLA’s latest webinar offers an innovative strategy to make public libraries indispensable

CHICAGO – At 1 p.m. CST on Nov. 15, the Public Library Association (PLA) will present a live, hour-long webinar, “Transforming Our Image,” led by Valerie Gross, president and CEO of Howard County Library in Maryland. The webinar is designed to teach...

LITA offering two workshops in San Diego

CHICAGO - The Library and Information Technology Association (LITA) is offering two full-day educational workshops on Friday, Jan. 7, 2011 in San Diego, Calif. Jason Clark of Montana State University is presenting Creating Library Web Services: Mashups...