At the recent Public Library Association Conference, held in Portland March 23-25, United for Libraries presented the program “Ask the Experts: Boards of Trustees”, which was well-attended by Trustees, library commissioners, and library staff. The experts: Buzzy Nielsen, Program Manager…
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Nominations for ALA Trustee Citation due April 7
United for Libraries is accepting nominations for the ALA Trustee Citation through April 7. The ALA Trustee Citation is presented during the Opening General Session at the ALA Annual Conference. Established in 1941 to recognize public library Trustees for distinguished…
Register for free ‘Keeping Governance on Track’ webinars March 29 and 31
United for Libraries will present a free two-part webinar series, “Keeping Governance on Track,” March 29 at 2 p.m. Eastern and March 31 at 7 p.m. Eastern. Increasingly, library board meetings are facing disruptions, often making it difficult to conduct…
New United for Libraries tip sheets provide guidance in the fight against censorship
This past several months has seen a dramatic uptick in book challenges, as well as other challenges to programming and access in school in public libraries. The United for Libraries Intellectual Freedom Task Force has compiled two new resources to…