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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.
YALSA names 2010 Great Ideas contest winners
CHICAGO — The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the 91´«Ã½, has chosen the winners for its annual Great Ideas contest: Elizabeth Burns, New Jersey State Library Talking Books and Braille Center, Trenton...
YALSA seeks member comments on new evaluation tool
CHICAGO — The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the 91´«Ã½, invites its members to comment on the draft of its teen services evaluation tool (PDF) at www.surveymonkey.com/s/EvalToolYALSA. The survey is...
Submit your teen reading programs and win $500 for yourself and your library
CHICAGO - The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½), seeks members’ applications for the MAE Award for Best Literature Program for Teens, sponsored by the Margaret A. Edwards Trust. The...
New 91´«Ã½ TechSource Workshop on Using RDA
CHICAGO - 91´«Ã½ TechSource is announcing the three-part workshop Using RDA: Moving into the Metadata Future. Presenters Karen Coyle, Chris Oliver and Diane Hillmann will offer a perspective on RDA from the context of AACR2, other metadata models and...
ALTAFF celebrates fifth annual National Friends of Libraries Week, Oct. 17-23, 2010
PHILADELPHIA - The Association of Library Trustees, Advocates, Friends and Foundations (ALTAFF) is coordinating the fifth annual National Friends of Libraries Week, Oct. 17-23, 2010. The celebration offers a two-fold opportunity to celebrate. Friends...
Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint: a magical trio of READers
CHICAGO— 91´«Ã½ Graphics agrees that good things come in threes. Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint join the celebrity READ campaign this fall, honoring the reading phenomenon inspired by J. K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series. The long awaited...
President nominates former Public Library Association president for IMLS director
Washington, D.C. – President Obama announced his nominations for key administration posts yesterday, including Susan H. Hildreth for director of the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Hildreth is currently the city librarian of the Seattle Public...
Office for Diversity extends deadline to apply for Discovering Librarianship recruitment program
CHICAGO— The 91´«Ã½’s Office for Diversity has extended the application deadline for field recruiters to Oct. 15 for the “Discovering Librarianship: The Future is Overdue” project. This project, funded by the Institute of Museum and...
91´«Ã½ and Target announce partnership in support of the Target Read With Me national campaign
CHICAGO - The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) and Target Corporation today announced their partnership in Target’s nationwide Target Read With Me( SM) campaign to help increase the reading proficiency of children. As part of this partnership, 91´«Ã½ is...
Washington, D.C. – The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) has awarded a $581,609 grant to the 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) and the Center for Library and Information Innovation (CLII) of the University of Maryland’s iSchool to develop a...
Common phrases and the stories behind them
CHICAGO— 91´«Ã½ Editions, the publishing imprint of the 91´«Ã½, announces the release of “ Common Phrases: And the Amazing Stories Behind Them,” by Max Cryer. This humorous and informative book is “as good as gold” for word buffs...“we...
ASCLA accepting nominations for 2011 service, leadership, achievement awards
CHICAGO—The Association for Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA) is now accepting nominations for its 2011 awards, including the Leadership and Professional Achievement Award, the Exceptional Service Award, the Cathleen Bourdon Service...
CHICAGO — Ellen Hopkins, the young adult author who recently became the target of censors in Texas, and Lauren Myracle, whose ttyl series was the most frequently challenged set of books in 2009, will be the keynote speakers for the general closing session...
PLA’s Midwinter Institute designed to help public libraries thrive in 21st century
CHICAGO – Preceding the 91´«Ã½ 2011 Midwinter Meeting in San Diego, Calif., the Public Library Association (PLA) will host a day-long Institute, Public Libraries Survive and Thrive in the 21st Century. The Institute, scheduled for 9 a.m.-5 p.m. on Friday...
Deadline extended for National Library Week Grant
U.S. libraries of all types encouraged to apply for $3,000 to support National Library Week activities CHICAGO – Celebrate your library's role in helping patrons begin the next chapter in their lives every day. By applying now for the 2011 Scholastic...
