CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 23 -- The American Association of School Librarians, a division of the American Library Association, issued the following news release: Acting upon a resolution submitted by the Delaware Association of School Librarians (DASL) the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) formally commends Delaware Library Association (DLA). The association is one of twenty outstanding programs, events, and products recognized in 2023 for their support of the school librarian prof  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 23 -- The American Board of Preventive Medicine issued the following news on Aug. 22, 2023: Based on feedback received through attendance at its various Specialty and Subspecialty Society meetings, the American Board of Preventive Medicine (ABPM) today is clarifying certain practice pathway requirements for eligibility to sit for the ABPM's Initial Certification Examinations in Addiction Medicine and Clinical Informatics. The ABPM practice pathway in Addiction Medicine   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 23 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois issued the following news release: The following can be attributed to Edwin C. Yohnka, Director of Communications, at the ACLU of Illinois: Public libraries are sanctuaries for communities to gather to read, study, go online, get out of the heat and explore new ideas. They are places to build community. For this reason, the recent bomb threats targeting public libraries across the Chicago area are sad and deeply troub  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 23 -- The American Library Association issued the following news release: The American Library Association (ALA) is pleased to announce the selection of Caroline A. Ayers of Black Mountain, North Carolina as the 2023 recipient of the Mary V. Gaver Scholarship. The $3,000 scholarship was established to honor the memory of a past ALA president and Rutgers University professor, who made many contributions to library youth services. The scholarship is awarded to a person pu  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 23 -- The American Library Association issued the following news release: The American Library Association (ALA) is pleased to announce the selection of Georgina Broyles of Chesterfield, Michigan as the 2023 Tom and Roberta Drewes Scholarship recipient. The $3,000 scholarship is awarded to a library support staff worker who is pursuing a master's degree in library and information science. Brolyes says that she is grateful to have begun her library career as a support s  more

ROSEMONT, Illinois, Aug. 23 -- The American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology issued the following news release: Dru Riddle, PhD, DNP, CRNA, FAAN, a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA), and resident of Fort Worth, Texas, recently took office as the 2023-2024 president of the nearly 61,000-member American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (AANA), headquartered in Rosemont, Ill. "As president of the AANA, I am honored to continue to serve the profession of nurse anesthesiology and   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 23 -- The American Jewish Committee issued the following news release: Jews have settled all across America for centuries, not just in big cities. While the Jewish presence in rural areas may be smaller, antisemitism remains a growing problem in those communities. How to change that narrative is part of the U.S. National Strategy to Combat Antisemitism, released in May by President Biden. Gavriela Geller, Executive Director of the Jewish Community Relations Bureau/AJC K  more