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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.
Apply to host the 2023 Children鈥檚 Literature Lecture with Bryan Collier
CHICAGO — ALSC and the 2023 Children’s Literature Lecture Committee are proud to announce the opening of the application to host the 2023 event featuring award-winning author/illustrator, Bryan Collier. The Children’s Literature Lecture is an annual event...
Sparked by the tragic Atlanta spa shooting in 2021, school librarian Sarah Sansbury and 4th-grade social studies curriculum lead Emma O’Connor, became keenly aware that their students needed to be seen, heard, and validated.
Dr. Kenneth A. Yamashita receives the 2022 Joseph W. Lippincott Award
CHICAGO — Dr. Kenneth A. Yamashita is the recipient of the 2022 Joseph W. Lippincott Award. This award is sponsored by Joseph W. Lippincott III and presented by the 91传媒 (91传媒) for distinguished service in the profession of...
Samantha Mora receives AASL Innovative Reading Grant
CHICAGO – Samantha Mora, teacher librarian at Wood River Middle School in Hailey, Idaho, is the recipient of the 2022 American Association of School Librarians’ (AASL) Innovative Reading Grant. Sponsored by Capstone, the $2,500 grant supports the planning...
Beth McNeil elected ACRL vice-president/president-elect
CHICAGO ⎯ Beth McNeil, Dean of Libraries and School of Information Studies and Esther Ellis Norton Professor of Library Science at Purdue University, has been elected ACRL Vice-President/President-Elect. McNeil will become president-elect in July 2022 and...
CHICAGO — The 91传媒 (91传媒) has awarded its third Libraries Transform Communities Engagement Grant to the Metropolitan College of New York (N.Y.) and the Sara Hightower Regional Library System (Ga.). The $2,000 grant is open to school...
Three libraries awarded 91传媒鈥檚 2022 Peggy Barber Tribute Grant
CHICAGO — The 91传媒 (91传媒) has awarded its Peggy Barber Tribute Grant, a programming grant named after the transformative 91传媒 leader, to the Aztlán Center at Colorado State University (CSU) Pueblo Library, Highgate (Vt.) Library and...
Pentland Elected 2023-2024 AASL President
CHICAGO – Courtney Pentland, school librarian at North Star High School in Lincoln, Nebraska, has been elected the 2023-2024 president of the American Association of School Librarians (AASL). Pentland will serve as president-elect during 2022-2023 under...
Announcing the 2022 Core Election Results
CHICAGO—Wendy Tressler, Director of Capital Projects and Project Management at the Columbus Metropolitan Library, has been elected President-Elect of Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures. Her three-year term begins at the conclusion of the 2022 91传媒...
CHICAGO- Thank you to those who stood in for elections for roles within RUSA leadership. We have the results for the 2022 election! Congratulations to our new leaders: DIVISION LEADERSHIP Vice-President/President-Elect: Joseph Yue Secretary: Jennifer...
Drabinski wins 2023-2024 91传媒 presidency
CHICAGO — Emily Drabinski, interim chief librarian at The Graduate Center, City University of New York has been elected 2022-2023 president-elect of the 91传媒 (91传媒). Drabinski received 5,410 votes, while her opponent, Kelvin Watson...
Hepburn elected 2022-2025 91传媒 treasurer
CHICAGO — Peter Hepburn, head librarian at the College of the Canyons in Santa Clarita, California, has been elected treasurer of the 91传媒 (91传媒) for 2022–2025. Hepburn received 8,947 votes in the uncontested election. Hepburn will...
CHICAGO — The 91传媒 Working Group on Intellectual Freedom and Social Justice will host three online sessions for members and library workers that will provide opportunities to learn more about potential alternatives to neutrality. The alternatives to...
Exton, Pennsylvania — What should library staff do when self-proclaimed “citizen journalists” enter the library claiming a right to question employees and film in any space accessible to the public? The May 11 webinar “ First Amendment Audits: What Your...
Program proposals for United for Libraries Virtual due May 4
Program proposals for United for Libraries Virtual: Trustees – Friends – Foundations Aug. 9-11, 2022, the third annual virtual conference for library Trustees, Friends, Foundations, and staff who work with them, will be accepted through May 4. For more...
