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October 16, 2024
91传媒 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传媒 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鈥檚 libraries on October 19
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The 91传媒 (91传媒) and the 91传媒-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传媒 reveals preliminary data on 2024 book challenges
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Between January 1 and August 31, 2024, 91传媒’s Office for Intellectual Freedom tracked 414 attempts to censor library materials and services.
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September 19, 2024
ALSC, 91传媒 unveil 'Inspiring Future Voters' booklist for young readers
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As part of the 91传媒’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传媒 President urges library professionals to get Reader Voter Ready
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WASHINGTON – On National Voter Registration Day, also Constitution Day, 91传媒 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传媒 president-elect
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The 91传媒 Council decided on Tuesday, July 23, 2024, that Sam Helmick will be the 2024-2025 president-elect effective immediately.
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91传媒 in the News
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In observance of Banned Books Week, the 91传媒 and PEN America released reports on book censorship across the country.
2011 91传媒 Scholarship online application now available
CHICAGO - Scholarship money is available for future librarians. The 91传媒 (91传媒) has more than $300,000 for students who are studying library science or school librarianship at the master's degree level. Scholarships typically...
OJC Technologies chosen to oversee 91传媒 website migration to Drupal
CHICAGO - The 91传媒 has contracted with OJC Technologies of Urbana, Ill., to manage the migration of http://ala.org to the open source Drupal platform. “Moving the 91传媒 website to Drupal aligns us with libraries’ community-focused...
Dreams can come true @ your library
Massachusetts teen wins Step Up to the Plate @ your library grand-prize CHICAGO – Thirteen-year-old Josh Smith’s dream of visiting to the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, N.Y., is about to the come true, thanks to a trip to the...
AASL Fall Forum advanced registration ends Oct. 21
CHICAGO – The deadline for advanced registration pricing for the American Association of School Librarians' (AASL) 2010 Fall Forum ends Oct. 21. Hotel rooms can also be booked at the discounted rate through Oct. 21. IN FOCUS: The Essentials of 21 st...
School librarians valuable resource as digital content expands
CHICAGO –According to a survey by the American Association of School Librarians (AASL), 61 percent of school library staff respondents provide professional development for teachers in the use of digital content. Of those providing training, 71 percent...
IMLS holds ceremony for new members of the National Museum and Library Services Board
Washington, D.C. – The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) today held the Oath of Office Ceremony for the new members of the National Museum and Library Services Board. The ceremony was officiated by the Honorable David S. Ferriero, Archivist...
2011 Financial Assistance for Library and Information Studies Directory
CHICAGO - Need additional financial assistance? The 2011 Financial Assistance for Library and Information Studies Directory is an annual directory of awards from state library agencies, national and state library associations, local libraries, academic...
CHICAGO - An article about the blight of house teardowns and how you can stop them by Wanda Urbanska, how architecture is changing lives on five continents and an interview with Lauren Myracle, author of "ttyl" and "tttn," are featured at www...
YALSA, WWE庐 kick-Off WrestleMania庐 XVII Reading Challenge
CHICAGO — World Wrestling Entertainment®’s WrestleMania Reading Challenge, sponsored by the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the 91传媒 (91传媒), launches this week as part of Teen Read Week™, which takes...
Teens choose 鈥淐atching Fire鈥 as their favorite book in YALSA鈥檚 Teens鈥 Top Ten
CHICAGO — Teen readers across the country chose “Catching Fire” by Suzanne Collins as their favorite book in the annual Teens’ Top Ten vote, sponsored by the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the 91传媒...
Coretta Scott King Award winner Nikki Grimes teams with YALSA to celebrate Teen Read Week
CHICAGO —Coretta Scott King Award winner Nikki Grimes, author of "A Girl Named Mister," is lending her influential voice to this year’s Teen Read Week, held Oct. 17-23 by the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), in a video created just for...
Teen Read Week鈩 2010 brings Books with Beat to teens, Oct. 17-23
CHICAGO – Thanks in part to events like Teen Read Week, October 17 – 23, teen books now enjoy unprecedented critical success and popularity. In addition, library use has skyrocketed in the past two years, with many teens and their families taking...
Norman Horrocks, influential library leader, dies
CHICAGO - Norman Horrocks, 82, OC, PhD, FCLIP, professor emeritus School of Information Management, Dalhousie University and longtime 91传媒 member leader, died Oct. 14. He was born in Manchester, England on Oct. 18, 1927 and died in Halifax, Nova Scotia...
LITA offering Web course on mashups and APIs
CHICAGO - LITA announces the availability of a new Web course: Creating Library Web Services: Mashups and APIs, presented by Karen Coombs of the OCLC Developer Network and Jason Clark of Montana State University Libraries. The course will be held 10 a.m....
Two exciting authors for Midwinter 2011 Sunrise Speaker Series
CHICAGO - Start off the Saturday and Sunday of the 91传媒's Midwinter Meeting in San Diego with two bestselling authors at the 91传媒 Midwinter Sunrise Speaker Series in January. Kathy Reichs will kick off the series at 8 a.m. PST...
