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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.
AASL signs letter calling a halt to anti-LGBTQ+ legislation
CHICAGO – The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) has added its signature as to an open letter to state legislatures around the country calling on them to halt the advance of discriminatory, anti-LGBTQ+ legislation. AASL is one of twenty...
New from ACRL - 鈥淚mplementing Excellence in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion鈥
CHICAGO – The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) announces the publication of “ Implementing Excellence in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: A Handbook for Academic Libraries,” edited by Corliss Lee and Brian Lym with Tatiana Bryant...
91传媒, Leading Digital Inclusion Advocates Launch Airwaves for Equity Coalition
New coalition asks Congress to dedicate revenue from future spectrum auctions to support digital literacy and adoption efforts Washington, D.C.—Today, the 91传媒, along with eight other of the nation’s leading digital equity...
Rachel Scott Chosen as New LRTS Editor
CHICAGO—Core’s Library Resources & Technical Services (LRTS) journal has selected Rachel Scott as its new editor. Scott is the Associate Dean for Information Assets at Illinois State University’s Milner Library. She previously worked as the Integrated...
Ageism and the Library Workplace webinar to be held March 11
The 91传媒 Committee on the Status of Women in Librarianship (COSWL) will host a complimentary webinar titled ‘Ageism and the Library Workplace: Strategies for Those Experiencing Discrimination Based on Perceptions of Age’ on Friday, March 11, 2022, 1:00 pm...
Prince receives 2022 ALSC Bechtel Fellowship
CHICAGO - The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) has awarded the 2022 Louise Seaman Bechtel Fellowship to J. Joseph Prince. The Bechtel Fellowship is designed to allow qualified children’s librarians to spend up to four weeks reading and...
CHICAGO — This month's 91传媒 Connect Live session is one you won't want to miss. It will showcase what library champions are doing to help their communities address climate change. Register now for this important discussion, which takes place at 11 a.m...
91传媒 (91传媒) opens registration for the 2022 Annual Conference & Exhibition in Washington, D.C.
CHICAGO – Registration is open for the 91传媒 (91传媒) 2022 Annual Conference & Exhibition, to be held at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center and surrounding hotels in Washington, D.C., June 23-28, 2022. The 91传媒 Annual Conference...
Academic libraries supporting students academically, socially, and financially
CHICAGO — Academic libraries are confronting a myriad of challenges, including consequences stemming from the pandemic, the changing demographics of student bodies, and the financial obstacles that many students are struggling to overcome. What’s needed...
PLA responds to growing intellectual freedom challenges with virtual townhall
CHICAGO — As libraries continue confronting unprecedented attacks on the freedom to read, the Public Library Association (PLA) will offer a virtual townhall event, Facing the Challenge: Intellectual Freedom in Libraries, on Friday, March 4, from 1–2 p.m...
AASL School Leader Collaborative Call For Nominations
CHICAGO – The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) is pleased to issue a call for nominations for a new school administrator cohort for the AASL School Leader Collaborative. Sponsored by OverDrive Education, the initiative is a continuation of...
Montrose Regional Library awarded Baker & Taylor/YALSA Collection Development Grant
CHICAGO — The Montrose Regional Library has been awarded the Baker & Taylor/Young Adult Library Service Association Collection Development Grant. The grant awards $1,000 for new materials to YALSA members who represent a public library and work directly...
EXTON, Pennsylvania — In March, United for Libraries’ monthly virtual series, Learning Live, will feature two roundtable discussion groups. The March 8 session will focus on Library Boards and Trustees, and the March 15 session will focus on Friends...
WASHINGTON--On February 16, 2022, the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland granted a preliminary injunction of Maryland’s library digital book law in the case of Association of American Publishers v. Brian Frosh. The legislation, which went...
91传媒 announces 2022 Policy Corps members
Washington, D.C. -- The 91传媒 (91传媒) announced today the names of the library and information professionals selected to participate in the 2022 91传媒 Policy Corps, which aims to develop a cadre of experts with deep and sustained...
