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EXTON, Pennsylvania — United for Libraries will designate The Edgar Allan Poe House & Museum in Baltimore, Md. as a Literary Landmark™ in honor of the esteemed poet’s 211th birthday on January 19th, 2020. The Poe House will be the first Literary Landmark in the State of Maryland.

The dedication ceremony will take place at Poe House, 203 N. Amity Street, in Baltimore, on Sunday, January 19th, 2020, 1:00 PM. The date coincides with the celebration of Poe’s 211th birthday. The event is free, and the public is invited to attend. 

EXTON, Pennsylvania —Lily King, David Nicholls, Judy Batalion, Janelle Brown, Sam Lansky, and Amy Engel will be among the featured authors at the United for Libraries Gala Author Tea, sponsored by ReferenceUSA, from 2-4 p.m. on Sun., Jan. 26 at the 2020 ALA Midwinter Meeting in Philadelphia.

EXTON, Pennsylvania — United for Libraries is accepting nominations for the ALA Trustee Citation through January 10, 2020.

The ALA Trustee Citation, estab­lished in 1941 to recognize public li­brary Trustees for distinguished service to library development, honors the best contributions and efforts of the esti­mated 60,000 American citizens who serve on library boards.

EXTON, Pennsylvania — United for Libraries is hosting a live webinar for members, “Annual Giving Campaigns,” on Wednesday, Oct. 9 at 2 p.m. Eastern Time. Peter Pearson, 2019-2020 President of United for Libraries, will lead the webinar.