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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.
Library services and incarceration
CHICAGO — As part of our mission to enhance learning and ensure access to information for all library patrons, our profession needs to come to terms with the consequences of mass incarceration, which have saturated the everyday lives of people in the...
91´«Ã½ Announces 2022 Class of Emerging Leaders
The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) has selected forty-nine (49) people to participate in its 2022 class of Emerging Leaders (EL). The EL program is designed to enable library staff and information workers to participate in project planning work groups...
Critically acclaimed author Jacqueline Woodson to appear at LibLearnX
CHICAGO – One of the country’s most acclaimed authors, Jacqueline Woodson, has joined the exciting list of theater speakers at LibLearnX: The Library Learning Experience, Jan. 21-24, 2022. Author of more than 30 books for young adults, middle-graders and...
Foundations of information literacy
CHICAGO — It’s not hyperbole to conclude that in today’s world, information literacy is essential for survival and success; and also that, if left unchecked, the social consequences of widespread misinformation and information illiteracy will only...
A new book of quotes for library lovers
CHICAGO — Celebrate librarianship and the love of libraries with “ Uncommon Quotes for Library Lovers,” published by 91´«Ã½ Editions. Included are 100 of the most insightful, thought-provoking, and uplifting aphorisms about books, the joy of reading...
United for Libraries’ Dec. 14 Learning Live session to educate on building strong library policies
EXTON, Pa. – United for Libraries’ monthly virtual series, Learning Live, will continue on Tues., Dec. 14 at 2 p.m. Eastern. The Learning Live program is presented free to United for Libraries members and those with all-access statewide training...
A guide to home-school learning resources
CHICAGO — “ Home-School Learning Resources: A Guide for Teachers, Librarians, Parents, and Home-Educators,” published by Facet Publishing and available through the 91´«Ã½ Store, helps readers locate useful, quality-tested websites that offer resources for...
2021 IRRT Mission Enhancement Grant call for proposals
CHICAGO — The International Relations Round Table (IRRT) announces the call for proposals for its Mission Enhancement Grant. In 2016, IRRT members and supporters established the IRRT Endowment. Interest from the Endowment will be used to fund member...
Nominations open for 2022 IFRT Gerald Hodges Intellectual Freedom Chapter Relations Award
The Intellectual Freedom Round Table (IFRT) Coalition Building Committee is accepting nominations for the 2022 Gerald Hodges Intellectual Freedom Chapter Relations Award. Do you know of a state chapter or organization that has: bravely defended the...
One hundred public and school libraries will receive free books and resources through an effort to distribute diverse and inclusive financial literacy resources for children and young people. The giveaway is offered by the 91´«Ã½...
Young adult authors Angeline Boulley, Cicely Lewis, and Mariko Tamaki added to LibLearnX speakers
CHICAGO – Young adult authors Angeline Boulley, Cicely Lewis and Mariko Tamaki will be theater speakers at LibLearnX: The Library Learning Experience, Jan. 21-24, 2022. Angeline Boulley is a storyteller who writes about her Ojibwe community in Michigan's...
91´«Ã½ Welcomes Removal of Offensive ‘Illegal aliens’ Subject Headings
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) praised the Library of Congress’s decision to update the cataloging subject headings “Aliens” and “Illegal aliens.” The Policy and Standards Division of the Library of Congress, which maintains...
91´«Ã½ launches new eLearning website
CHICAGO – The 91´«Ã½ today launched 91´«Ã½ eLearning, a new centralized web portal that brings together the most comprehensive digital collection of professional development for library and information professionals anywhere. As the...
Sustainability programs and practices for libraries
CHICAGO — As a core value of librarianship, sustainability is not an end point but a mindset, a lens through which operational and outreach decisions can be made. And it extends beyond an awareness of the roles that libraries can play in educating and...
91´«Ã½ unveils shortlist for 2022 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction
CHICAGO –Today, the 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) announced the six books shortlisted for the esteemed Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction, awarded for the previous year’s best fiction and nonfiction books written for...
