{"id":9831,"date":"2026-01-15T12:20:53","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T17:20:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/language-news\/?p=9831"},"modified":"2026-01-15T12:21:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T17:21:10","slug":"transparent-language-online-11th-consecutive-modern-library-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/language-news\/2026\/01\/15\/transparent-language-online-11th-consecutive-modern-library-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Our 11th Consecutive Modern Library Award!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Winning our <em><strong>eleventh<\/strong> <\/em>consecutive Platinum Award in the Modern Library Award just days after the Stranger Things series finale\u2026 a Hollywood ending.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9836\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/language-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2026\/01\/Stranger-Things-Eleven-Meme.jpg\" alt=\"Eleven Meme\" width=\"600\" height=\"406\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/language-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2026\/01\/Stranger-Things-Eleven-Meme.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/language-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2026\/01\/Stranger-Things-Eleven-Meme-350x237.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Except it\u2019s not an ending! It\u2019s a continuation of our collaboration with library professionals to help their communities meet their language learning goals.<\/p>\n<p>And in 2025, collaborate we did on all things language:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>English for Speakers of Other Languages<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">598 library professionals joined us this year to get advice from their peers about supporting English language learners, including <a href=\"https:\/\/home.transparent.com\/hosting-english-conversation-club-at-your-library\">hosting English Conversation Clubs<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/home.transparent.com\/supporting-new-americans-at-your-library-citizenship-programming\">running US Citizenship classes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">To help our subscribing libraries better support their ELLs, we updated Transparent Language Online with:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>English for Newcomers for speakers of the 23 languages (including 8 new languages requested by libraries!)<\/li>\n<li>An updated 2025 version of the US Citizenship Test Prep course<\/li>\n<li>A 5-minute English proficiency estimator<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>American Sign Language<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">303 library professionals joined us and the experts at Signing Savvy to explore ideas for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/home.transparent.com\/supporting-deaf-patrons-celebrating-deaf-culture-at-your-library\">supporting Deaf patrons and promoting Deaf culture<\/a>\u00a0at their libraries.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">And 558 folks tackled our free <a href=\"https:\/\/home.transparent.com\/american-sign-language-for-librarians\">ASL for Librarians course<\/a> so they can sign with their Deaf patrons.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">To help our subscribing libraries reach more members of their Deaf communities, we added a <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/language-news\/2025\/09\/02\/new-asl-course-for-babies-children\/\">new ASL for Babies &amp; Children Course<\/a>\u00a0to Transparent Language Online.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Indigenous Languages<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">In 2025, we added four\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/language-news\/2025\/01\/20\/3-new-indigenous-north-american-languages\/\">new Indigenous languages<\/a>, spoken in every corner of North America:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Chinuk Wawa (Pacific Northwest)<\/li>\n<li>Comanche (Oklahoma)<\/li>\n<li>Hupa (Northern California)<\/li>\n<li>Tai\u0301no (Caribbean)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">136 librarians signed up to learn more about Tai\u0301no from the course creator, Priscilla Col\u00f3n. She also shared how libraries can play a role in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/home.transparent.com\/ta%C3%ADno-language-revival-amplifying-indigenous-voices-at-your-library\">amplifying Indigenous voices<\/a>, from Indigenous book recommendations to seed library programming.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Staff Training &amp; Marketing<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">The best language learning app is the one patrons actually use. And they can\u2019t use it if they don\u2019t know the library provides it!<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">To spread the good word about all the exciting new updates in Transparent Language Online, 692 subscribing librarians joined us for more than a dozen\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/home.transparent.com\/library-marketing-kit\/staff-training\">library staff training webinars<\/a>\u00a0throughout the year.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-9838 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/language-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2026\/01\/MLA26_Plat_HI-1024x579.jpg\" alt=\"Transparent Language Online Modern Library Award 2026\" width=\"461\" height=\"261\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/language-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2026\/01\/MLA26_Plat_HI-1024x579.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/language-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2026\/01\/MLA26_Plat_HI-350x198.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/language-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2026\/01\/MLA26_Plat_HI-768x435.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/language-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2026\/01\/MLA26_Plat_HI.jpg 1064w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 461px) 100vw, 461px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>So while Transparent Language Online is receiving its <strong>11<sup>th<\/sup> consecutive Platinum Award from the Modern Library Awards (!!)<\/strong>, it wouldn\u2019t happen without the input, time, and passion of our library subscribers. Who btw made us blush with these comments in their award evaluations:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cThis is the third language product we have tried. The experience with Transparent Language has really felt like a team effort. They work at making the product a fit for library patrons and staff alike. They go the extra mile to support their product with marketing and support.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThe Transparent Language team is very responsive. When we have mentioned a language need in our community, they have been able to add language lessons for that language and help provide marketing materials to ensure those resources can be found!\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cI&#8217;m grateful that we have this resource available to help make the library an accessible and welcoming place for everyone. I&#8217;m always encouraged each time I have the opportunity to share this resource with a patron!\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Want to keep up with this year\u2019s updates so can keep sharing with your patrons? Sign up for the <a href=\"https:\/\/home.transparent.com\/transparent-language-online-library-newsletter\">monthly marketing newsletter<\/a>!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s a lot to look forward to. In the meantime, we\u2019re gonna celebrate our 11<sup>th<\/sup> MLA Platinum award with some Eggos. IYKYK.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"198\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/language-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2026\/01\/MLA26_Plat_HI-350x198.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/language-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2026\/01\/MLA26_Plat_HI-350x198.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/language-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2026\/01\/MLA26_Plat_HI-1024x579.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/language-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2026\/01\/MLA26_Plat_HI-768x435.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/language-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2026\/01\/MLA26_Plat_HI.jpg 1064w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>Winning our eleventh consecutive Platinum Award in the Modern Library Award just days after the Stranger Things series finale\u2026 a Hollywood ending. Except it\u2019s not an ending! It\u2019s a continuation of our collaboration with library professionals to help their communities meet their language learning goals. 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