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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.
Introducing Children’s Programming Monthly
CHICAGO— 91´«Ã½ Editions, the publishing imprint of the 91´«Ã½, announces the launch of Children’s Programming Monthly . This new electronic periodical with 13 issues annually features programs and ideas for preschool through Grade 3...
Book banning alive and well in the U.S.
Nation confronts censorship head-on during Banned Books Week, Sept. 25 – Oct. 2 CHICAGO – What do books from the Twilight series, "To Kill a Mockingbird" and "Catcher in the Rye" have in common? All have faced removal from library bookshelves in the...
Advanced registration open for YALSA’s YA Lit Symposium
CHICAGO — Librarians, educators, authors and fans of young adult literature won’t want to miss the biennial Young Adult Literature Symposium, Nov. 5-7, at the Albuquerque (N.M.) Marriott, hosted by the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) with...
AASL launches online, interactive planning and advocacy tool
CHICAGO – The American Association of School Librarians (AASL), in collaboration with Britannica Digital Learning, announces the launch of an online, interactive school library program planning module that will change school library program development...
North Carolina celebrates year five of its Smartest Card campaign
Library Card Sign-up Month around the country CHICAGO – The State Library of North Carolina is following the lead of libraries all across the country by reminding parents and children that a library card is the smartest school supply of all. This year...
Graduate credits available for attending AASL institute
CHICAGO – Attendees of the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) 2010 Fall Forum can now receive graduate credit through Portland State University. IN FOCUS: The Essentials for 21 st-Century Learning will be held November 5-6 in Portland, Ore....
What they don’t teach you in library school
CHICAGO— 91´«Ã½ Editions, the publishing imprint of the 91´«Ã½, announces the release of “ What They Don't Teach You in Library School,” by Elisabeth Doucett. MLS programs do a good job of teaching the basic skills of being a librarian...
2010 Women’s Leadership Institute registration opens
CHICAGO – The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) is joining with 18 other higher education associations to offer the 2010 Women’s Leadership Institute, to be held Dec. 5-8, 2010, in Amelia Island, Fla. The early-bird registration...
Learn how to make the ultimate teen-friendly library at YALSA’s pre-Midwinter Institute
CHICAGO — Today’s teens make up one of the largest generations in U.S. history. They’re tech-savvy, smart, curious and more diverse than previous generations. They’re today’s customers and tomorrow’s voters. So how do you build a library experience that...
Carnegie-Whitney awards up to $5,000
The 91´«Ã½ Publishing Committee provides a grant of up to $5,000 for the preparation of print or electronic reading lists, indexes or other guides to library resources that promote reading or the use of library resources at any type...
Apply now for ACRL Immersion ’11 Program
CHICAGO - The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) is accepting applications for its Immersion ’11 Program. Complete program details and application materials are online at http://www.acrl.org/ala/mgrps/divs/acrl/events/ (click “Immersion...
ALCTS offers two exciting Midwinter symposia for San Diego
CHICAGO – Dynamite topics and great speakers will come together in San Diego for two outstanding symposia from the Association for Library Collections & Technical Services. On Thursday, you will hear about RDA, its impact on libraries and how it might...
Learn how to stretch your dollars in YALSA’s YA budgeting class this fall
CHICAGO — Are you facing a smaller budget, with more service demand? Are you trying to introduce new services you know teens at your library will want, but you’re facing pushback because your management tells you that they just don’t have the resources...
CHICAGO — Incorporating teen input into library services offers challenges, but you can reap many rewards, including a collection that flies off the shelves, an active teen advisory board and packed programs that engage teens week after week. Want to know...
YALSA opens Table Talk applications for 2011 Annual Conference
CHICAGO — The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the 91´«Ã½, will host a table talk session at the 2011 Annual Conference in New Orleans, June 23–28, and is now accepting applications from presenters...
