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December 16, 2024
Ten honorees receive prestigious I Love My Librarian Award for outstanding public service
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The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) is thrilled to announce this year’s ten recipients of the coveted I Love My Librarian Award.
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December 10, 2024
PLA provides funding to more than 100 public libraries as part of $2.7 million effort to boost digital literacy
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The Public Library Association (PLA) has selected more than 139 public libraries across 42 states to host digital literacy workshops, powered by a generous $2.7 million contribution from AT&T.
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December 9, 2024
The 91´«Ã½ Receives Transformational Gift to Fund Scholarships
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James W. Lewis has made the largest individual bequest to the 91´«Ã½ in the association’s history.
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December 5, 2024
Telgemeier, McCloud chosen as National Library Week honorary chairs
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Award-winning author and illustrator Raina Telgemeier and cartoonist and comic theorist Scott McCloud have been selected Honorary Chairs of the 91´«Ã½’s National Library Week, April 6-12, 2025.
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November 14, 2024
91´«Ã½ launches national search for executive director
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The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) has reopened its search for an executive director in partnership with executive search firm Isaacson, Miller. The search will be led by a steering committee comprising 91´«Ã½ member leaders.
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November 11, 2024
Cronk, Jamison, McCauley seek 91´«Ã½ presidency for 2026-2027
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Lindsay Cronk, Tulane University, New Orleans; Andrea Jamison, Illinois State University; and Maria McCauley, Cambridge Public Library, Cambridge, Massachusetts, are candidates for the 2026-27 presidency of the 91´«Ã½.
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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.
Exploring diverse cultures with tweens and teens
CHICAGO— 91´«Ã½ Editions, the publishing imprint of the 91´«Ã½, announces the release of “ Multicultural Programs for Tweens and Teens,” edited by Linda B. Alexander and Nahyun Kwon for the Young Adult Library Services Association...
CHICAGO— 91´«Ã½ Editions, the publishing imprint of the 91´«Ã½, announces the release of “ Introducing RDA: A Guide to the Basics,” by Chris Oliver. Resource Description and Access (RDA) is the new cataloguing standard that will replace...
C91´«Ã½ supports Spectrum Presidential Initiative
CHICAGO—The Chinese American Librarians Association (C91´«Ã½) has announced its support of the Spectrum Presidential Initiative with a contribution of $6,500. In recognition of this gift, the 91´«Ã½ Spectrum Scholarship Program has named Christopher Kyauk as...
2010 PLDS Report highlights key financial statistics
CHICAGO – The Public Library Association’s (PLA) 2010 Public Library Data Service (PLDS) Statistical Report is now available for purchase. The report presents timely and topical data to assist public library administrators in making informed management...
CHICAGO - Contributor Emma Walton Hamilton’s article on how audio books are hotter than ever and now is the time to ‘get caught’ listening is featured on www.atyourlibrary.org this week. The website provides information and recommended resources that...
REFORMA supports Spectrum Presidential Initiative
CHICAGO—REFORMA, the National Association to Promote Library and Information Services to Latinos and the Spanish Speaking, has announced its support of the Spectrum Presidential Initiative with a contribution of $10,000. In recognition of this gift, the...
ACRL funds 2010 Spectrum Scholar JaTara Barnes
CHICAGO – As part of its commitment to furthering diversity in librarianship, the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) is supporting JaTara Barnes as its 2010-2011 Spectrum Scholar. Barnes will attend the Syracuse University School of...
PLA offers free online library advocacy training
CHICAGO -- The Public Library Association (PLA) is now offering T urning the Page Online, an interactive advocacy training course, free of charge to all 91´«Ã½ members. In June 2007, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation awarded PLA a $7.7 million grant to...
"STATE your question" @ your library
CHICAGO – Got a question? The Milner Library at Illinois State University wants students to know that the place to go to "STATE your question" is @ your library. When Illinois State University decided to change its slogan to STATE your passion, many of...
Enroll your library in the new, improved WrestleMania 27 Reading Challenge
ATLANTA , Ga. – YALSA and World Wrestling Entertainment announced plans for the WrestleMania 27 Reading Challenge, which will take place in the United States and Canada from October 17-23, 2010, with corporate support from Mattel, Penguin Young Readers...
Vaunda Micheaux Nelson to headline Morris luncheon at 2010 Young Adult Literature Symposium
CHICAGO —Coretta Scott King Award–winning author Vaunda Micheaux Nelson will be the keynote speaker at the Bill Morris Memorial Author Luncheon at the 2010 Young Adult Literature Symposium in Albuquerque, N.M., Nov. 5-7. The symposium is sponsored by the...
University of Michigan librarians host dinner for Spectrum Scholars
CHICAGO—Librarians at the University of Michigan Library raised over $1,000 for the Spectrum Presidential Initiative through a recent dinner for Spectrum Scholars.The dinner was organized and sponsored by Karen Downing, Helen Look, Martin Knott, Sue...
iSchool at Drexel and Drexel University Libraries support Spectrum Presidential Initiative
CHICAGO— The iSchool at Drexel and Drexel University Libraries have raised more than $1,600 for the Spectrum Presidential Initiative through a recent dinner for Spectrum Scholars. More than two dozen Drexel students, faculty, alumni and members of the...
Web-based instruction for libraries
CHICAGO— 91´«Ã½ Editions, the publishing imprint of the 91´«Ã½, announces the release of “ Web-Based Instruction: A Guide for Libraries, Third Edition,” by Susan Sharpless Smith. Expanding on the best-selling how-to guide for public...
PR Forum slides are now available
CHICAGO – Unable to attend this year’s PR Forum with Stephen Abram? Librarians interested in learning more about how to market and promote their libraries using new technologies can access Abram’s presentation, given at this year's American Library...
