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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.
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...
PLA announces additional 2022 conference speakers, Intellectual Freedom Forum programming
CHICAGO — The Public Library Association (PLA) is pleased to announce newly confirmed speakers for exciting events taking place at the PLA 2022 Conference, March 23—25 in Portland, Ore. In addition to Big Ideas and Author Lunch speakers, PLA has added an...
YALSA selects Grace Hammond for 2022 Innovation in Teen Services Award
CHICAGO — The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) has selected Grace Hammond, media specialist at the Delaware Area Career Center (DACC) in Delaware, Ohio, for her Work Smarter Boot Camp as the recipient of its 2022 Innovation in Teen...
Over the Rainbow Committee announces 2022 Top 10 Book List
CHICAGO — The Over the Rainbow committee of 91´«Ã½’s Rainbow Roundtable gave careful consideration to 332 books across all genres, including memoir, history, true crime, mystery, romance, fiction, poetry, and more. The final ten selections showcased a wide...
RUSA to host first-ever Virtual Forum
CHICAGO - The Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) will host its first-ever Virtual Forum March 8 and 10. The Forum will offer two nonconsecutive days of programs dedicated to showcasing the work of its section groups and professional best...
91´«Ã½ names Maureen Sullivan Honorary Member
CHICAGO — The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) Council elected former 91´«Ã½ President Maureen Sullivan to honorary membership in the association, the 91´«Ã½'s highest honor, during the virtual 2022 Library Learning Experience. Honorary membership is...
91´«Ã½ names Jim Neal Honorary Member
CHICAGO - The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) Council elected former 91´«Ã½ President and Treasurer Jim Neal to honorary membership in the association, the 91´«Ã½'s highest honor, during the virtual 2022 Library Learning Experience. Honorary membership is...
91´«Ã½ announces 200 U.S. libraries to receive American Rescue Plan humanities funding
CHICAGO — The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) has awarded $2 million in humanities funding to libraries nationwide, part of a grantmaking program to deliver relief to libraries recovering from the coronavirus pandemic. With funding from the National...
Booklist library subscribers can now share Booklist Reader with their patrons
CHICAGO – In fall of 2021, Booklist, the review publication of the 91´«Ã½, launched a free trial of Booklist Reader, a patron–facing digital magazine that offers diverse readers' advisory recommendations for readers and listeners of...
Designing student-created media for authentic learning
CHICAGO — Reinforcing the ACRL Framework’s calls for information creation in a range of formats, a 2020 LinkedIn survey rated “video production” as a top 10 skill sought by employers. “ Student-Created Media: Designing Research, Learning, and Skill...
AASL Town Halls promote community and connections
CHICAGO – The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) continues to build community by providing opportunities for school librarians to share and network with monthly virtual town halls. Dates and registration links for the final four AASL Town...
CHICAGO — The Social Responsibilities Round Table of the 91´«Ã½ has named Elaine Harger as the first recipient of the Herb Biblo Outstanding Leadership Award for Social Justice and Equality. The purpose of this award is to recognize...
91´«Ã½, ACRL issue joint statement in support of HBCUs after recent bomb threats
CHICAGO - The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) and the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL), a division of 91´«Ã½, have issued the following joint statement in response to incidents of bomb threats against Historically Black Colleges and...
PLA announces 2022 conference scholarship winners
CHICAGO — The Public Library Association (PLA) has awarded thirty (30) scholarships for public library professionals and students to attend the PLA 2022 Conference, taking place March 23–25 in Portland, Ore. As part of PLA’s commitment to equity...
CHICAGO — The corrosive effects of today’s relentless tide of media are pernicious. We are conditioned in many ways by our media environments to accept and not question, making it crucial that young people master the skills necessary to access, analyze...
