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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.
ALTAFF and Nordstrom to award 20 matching Books for Babies grants; applications due Sept. 15
PHILADELPHIA – In partnership with Nordstrom, the Association of Library Trustees, Advocates, Friends and Foundations (ALTAFF), a division of the 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½), will award 20 grants for $500 each to match $1,075 raised by selected...
Search for ALCTS 2011 Professional Recognition Awards nominations
CHICAGO - Nominations are being accepted for the 2011 Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS) awards for professional achievement. The three awards honor individuals whose work represents the finest achievements in research...
ALCTS 2011 Preservation Awards nominations sought
CHICAGO - Nominations are being accepted for the 2011 Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS) preservation awards. ALCTS presents two Preservation Awards to honor individuals whose work represents the finest achievements in...
YALSA chooses 2010-2012 Teens' Top Ten book groups
CHICAGO — The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) selected 16 public and school libraries from across the country to serve as official book groups for YALSA’s Teens’ Top Ten. The Teens’ Top Ten is an ongoing project in which publishers of...
Early bird registration for YALSA’s Young Adult Literature Symposium extended to Sept. 17
CHICAGO — The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) extended the early bird registration deadline to Sept. 17 for the Young Adult Literature Symposium, which will be held Nov. 5-7, at the Albuquerque (N.M.) Marriott. Registrants must take...
ACRL seeks nominations for 2011 awards
CHICAGO - For more than three-quarters of a century, the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) has been committed to celebrating the achievements of academic and research librarians through the presentation of awards, grants and fellowships...
New ACRL publication: The Academic Library Building in the Digital Age
CHICAGO – The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) announces the publication of “ The Academic Library Building in the Digital Age: A Study of Construction, Planning, and Design of New Library Space,” a research study conducted by Illinois...
AASL lauds six programs: Programs align with association’s values, mission
CHICAGO – The Affiliate Assembly of the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) formally commended the following programs based on their support of the profession and their alignment with AASL's learning standards and program guidelines and...
AASL President embarks on national tour of outstanding school library programs
CHICAGO – Until May 2011, all donations made to the American Association of School Librarians' (AASL) "Friends of AASL" campaign will help underwrite the travel of AASL President Nancy Everhart as she completes her Vision Tour. Donations to the Vision...
Sign up for the smartest card of all – a library card
September is Library Card Sign-up Month CHICAGO - Academic success has never been more affordable – in fact it’s free. Parents can help open the door to lifelong learning for their children by signing them up for the smartest card of all - a library card...
Librarian salaries jump 3 percent in 2010
Survey reports mean librarian salary $60,734, median $55,883 in 2010 CHICAGO – In the midst of tough economic times, job shortages and cutbacks, a report shows increases in library salaries. The 2010 edition of the "91´«Ã½-APA Salary Survey: Librarian -...
Deadline is Sept. 20 CHICAGO – Show your librarian your appreciation by nominating him/her for the 2010 Carnegie Corporation of New York/New York Times I Love My Librarian Award. The award invites library users nationwide to recognize the accomplishments...
91´«Ã½ announces theme and titles for new round of Great Stories CLUB
Book club program will target underserved, troubled teen populations CHICAGO – The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) Public Programs Office and the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) announced the theme and book titles for the fourth round...
Voting open through September 17 for YALSA's Teens' Top Ten
CHICAGO — The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½), invites all teens to get out the vote for the Teens’ Top Ten. Teens can vote for their favorite books from the last year in the annual...
91´«Ã½ Office for Diversity seeks applicants for Discovering Librarianship recruitment program
CHICAGO— The 91´«Ã½’s Office for Diversity and Spectrum Scholarship Program offers a unique opportunity for early career librarians to participate in a recruitment initiative focused on bringing ethnically diverse high school and...
