Advocacy
948,000 and Counting: Free Webinar on Public Service Loan Forgiveness
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The °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±app () will present a free webinar for library workers about Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) on Oct. 2, 2024, at 3:30 p.m. Eastern.
Applications Now Open for the Core Online Course Scholarship for Library Professionals from Developing Countries
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CHICAGO–Core is now accepting applications for the Online Course Scholarship for Library Professionals from Developing Countries to participate in our online Fundamentals courses held between September 11, 2024 and December 22, 2024. One free seat per...
praises FCC vote to make Wi-Fi hotspots eligible for E-rate funding
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The °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±app welcomes an FCC vote allowing libraries and schools to use tens of millions of dollars in federal E-rate funding each year to purchase Wi-Fi hotspots for lending.
Applauds Critical Changes to E-rate to Include Wi-Fi Hotspots
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Today, the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±app expressed support for the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) draft Order outlining the rules for a hotspot lending program for libraries and schools within the E-rate program.
calls on libraries to observe Constitution Day 2024 with national day of action to register voters
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The °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±app () is urging America's libraries to participate in a national day of action to register voters on National Voter Registration Day (Sep. 17), a nonpartisan civic holiday celebrating America’s representative democracy.
Strengthening library ecosystems using One Voice
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CHICAGO — A patron of one library is the potential patron of any other library at a different time of life or location. And though each library serves its own unique community, when different kinds of libraries speak together with one voice, the entire...
An updated toolkit for winning grants
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CHICAGO — Newly updated and comprehensive, the third edition of “ Winning Grants,” published by Neal-Schuman, is a must-have for library directors, grant writers, board members, consultants, and anyone navigating the intricacies of library grant...
°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±app welcomes FCC cybersecurity funding pilot for libraries, calls for long-term funding
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The °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±app () welcomes today’s vote by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to launch a pilot program for public libraries and schools to purchase advanced cybersecurity tools.
A workbook for navigating intellectual freedom challenges
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CHICAGO — Whether a book challenge is upon you, on the horizon, in your rearview mirror, or not yet in sight, now is the time to start envisioning what a challenge-ready team looks like in your organization. “ Prepared Libraries, Empowered Teams: A...
Acclaimed poet, essayist, and cultural critic Hanif Abdurraqib to headline second annual Rally for the Right to Read
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The °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±app () and Unite Against Book Bans will host a second annual Rally for the Right to Read: Voters Unite Against Book Bans at the Hilton San Diego Bayfront on Friday, June 28, 2024.
Core Webinar: Accessible and Inclusive Library Design
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Join Core for the webinar "Accessible and Inclusive Library Design" on June 11, 2024, at 1 p.m. CT. Explore ways to make your library more accessible and inclusive to patrons and staff, including following ADA guidelines and examining patron experience.
Webinar: Law and the Right to Read: What Your Trustees Need to Know
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United for Libraries will host Law and the Right to Read: What Your Trustees Need to Know on Wednesday, June 5, 2024, 1:00-2:00 pm Central. Registration is free to the following United statewide partners: MA, MD, MI, MS, ND, NE, OR, SC, SD, and VA...
partners with League of Women Voters to empower voters in 2024
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The °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±app and League of Women Voters today announced a new partnership to educate and empower voters in 2024.
launches FY 2025 #FundLibraries campaign, urges Congress to fully fund key federal programs
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launches FY 2025 #FundLibraries campaign, urges Congress to fully fund key federal programs.
Core Webinar - Best of Core Forum: White Supremacy in the Stacks
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Core hosts the webinar "Best of Core Forum: White Supremacy in the Stacks" on May 7, 2024, at 1 p.m. CT. This session examines how Library of Congress and Dewey Decimal Classifications handle books on topics relevant to White Supremacy and how this perpetuates the idea of a color-blind or color-neutral society.
°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±app Launches Reader. Voter. Ready. Campaign to Equip Libraries for 2024 Elections
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Today the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±app () kicks off its Reader. Voter. Ready. campaign, calling on advocates to sign a pledge to be registered, informed, and ready to vote in all local, state and federal elections in 2024.
Announcing the 2024 Core Election Results
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CHICAGO—Kevin A.R. King, Director of East Lansing Public Library, has been elected President-Elect of Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures, a Division of the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±app. His three-year term begins at the conclusion of the 2024 Annual Conference and ends at the conclusion of the 2025 Annual Conference. He will serve one year each as President-Elect, President and Immediate Past-President. King is currently serving as Director-at-Large on the Core Board of Directors.
New tools guide libraries in applying for more than $1 billion in federal Digital Equity Act funding
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New tools guide libraries in applying for more than $1 billion in federal Digital Equity Act funding.
welcomes passage of FY 2024 federal budget, braces for FY 2025
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The FY 2024 federal budget signed into law by President Biden on Saturday, March 23, contained level funding for the two dedicated federal funding programs for America’s libraries, LSTA and IAL. Other library programs remain aligned with FY 2023 levels, with the exception of the Library of Congress and National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled, which received modest increases.
Wei Ling Goh Named 2023 Core/OCLC Spectrum Scholar
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The °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±app () has awarded the 2023 Core/OCLC Spectrum Scholarship in Library and Information Technology to Wei Ling Goh.