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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.
CHICAGO - The 91´«Ã½’s (91´«Ã½) 2010 class of Emerging Leaders (EL) will showcase their final projects at a poster session and reception on Friday, June 25 during the 91´«Ã½ Annual Conference in Washington, D.C. The event will take place...
91´«Ã½ website go-to place for Annual Conference attendees and non-attendees alike
To help attendees as well as non-attendees stay in touch with what’s happening at 91´«Ã½ Annual Conference in Washington, D.C., staff from across the Association are collaborating on expanded minute-by-minute coverage of programs, speakers, governance, and...
Spectrum Scholarship winners announced
CHICAGO - This year, the 91´«Ã½'s (91´«Ã½) Office for Diversity is awarding a new round of Spectrum Scholarships. The Spectrum Scholarship Program provides scholarships to American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian, Black/African American...
BC91´«Ã½ conference adds Roland Martin, Bryant Terry, Ray Charles Robinson Jr. as featured speakers
CHICAGO, IL – Award-winning journalist Roland S. Martin; eco-chef, food justice activist and author Bryant Terry; and Ray Charles Robinson Jr., son of legendary performer Ray Charles, will speak during the Black Caucus of the 91´«Ã½...
CHICAGO – The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) has released a new report, “ Futures Thinking for Academic Librarians: Higher Education in 2025,” to prompt academic librarians to consider what trends may impact the future of higher...
Learn 30 ways to reach reluctant readers at YALSA’s September 16 webinar
CHICAGO — Turning reluctant young adult readers into enthusiastic book lovers is a challenge that every teen and school librarian faces — and YALSA will give you 30 surefire strategies to make this happen at its September webinar, Ready, Set, Go! 30...
91´«Ã½ Store at 2010 Annual Conference
CHICAGO-The 91´«Ã½ Store, located beside Registration outside the exhibits hall, announces its hours of operation at the 2010 Annual Conference: Friday, June 25, 10:30 a.m. – 7:30 p.m. Saturday, June 26, 8:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Sunday, June 27, 8:30 a.m. – 5...
Jefferson Elementary School Library wins Jaffarian Award for Exemplary Humanities Program
CHICAGO - The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) Public Programs Office (PPO) announced that the Jefferson Elementary School Library in Elmhurst, Ill., is the winner of the 2010 Sara Jaffarian School Library Program Award for Exemplary Humanities...
CHICAGO - Contributor Donna Seaman’s interview with author Jennifer Egan, whose new book, "A Visit with the Goon Squad ," has generated a great deal of national attention, and other new posts can be enjoyed on the @ your library website this week....
Lovett chosen for 2010 Peter Lyman/SAGE Scholarship
CHICAGO - The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) has named Cynthia Lovett of Brooklyn, N. Y., the recipient of the 2010 Peter Lyman/SAGE Scholarship. The award was founded in memory of Peter Lyman, the former university librarian and professor emeritus of...
Bentley accepts 2010 Tony B. Leisner Scholarship
CHICAGO - The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) has chosen Madeline Grace Bentley of Springfield, Mo., as the recipient of the 2010 Tony B. Leisner Scholarship. The $3,000 scholarship, named for an active 91´«Ã½ member and former member of the 91´«Ã½ Council...
The American Dream Starts @ your library this summer
CHICAGO- Thanks to the 91´«Ã½ and the Dollar General Literacy Foundation’s The American Dream Starts @ your library program, 75 public libraries in 24 states received $5,000 grants to grow or develop literacy programs for adult...
Byers chosen for 2010 Christopher Hoy/ERT Scholarship
CHICAGO - The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) has picked Holly Byers of Chicago to receive the 2010 Christopher Hoy/ERT Scholarship. The scholarship was named for a longtime 91´«Ã½ staff member who directed the 91´«Ã½ Conference Services Office for more...
UCLA 91´«Ã½ Student Chapter supports Spectrum Presidential Initiative
CHICAGO — The University of California, Los Angeles Student Chapter of the 91´«Ã½ has announced its support of the Spectrum Presidential Initiative with a contribution of more than $1,000. The funds were raised through a barbeque...
Lennon receives 2010 Miriam L. Hornback Scholarship
CHICAGO - The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) has selected Diana J. Lennon of Ossining, N.Y., the recipient of the 2010 Miriam L. Hornback Scholarship. The $3,000 award is given to an 91´«Ã½ or library support staff member to help finance the pursuit of a...
