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<div><b>Center for the Future of Libraries Makes Weekly News Review Available via Free Email</b></div>
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<div>As part of the its trend scanning efforts, each week the Center compiles news stories and reports that point to trends happening in our larger world. This weekly compilation is now available as an e-mail delivered to subscribers via TinyLetter. Subscribe
for free at <a href="https://tinyletter.com/LibraryoftheFuture">https://tinyletter.com/LibraryoftheFuture</a></div>
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<div><b>ALA JobLIST</b></div>
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<div>ALA JobLIST (<a href="http://joblist.ala.org">http://joblist.ala.org</a>), the online career center for job seekers and employers in library and information science and technology, launched an all-new version of the site on December 15. A joint project
of the American Library Association’s American Libraries magazine, the Association of College and Research Libraries' (ACRL) C&RL News magazine, and ALA's Office for Human Resource Development and Recruitment (HRDR), the enhanced ALA JobLIST site is now positioned
to serve users better through an updated service powered by YourMembership, the leading provider of job websites and career centers for organizations that serve specialized members. ALA JobLIST first launched in 2006, and now posts nearly 2,000 job ads per
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<div><b>Webinar Series: Managing Children’s Services</b></div>
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<div>ALSC is hosting a four-part webinar series detailing everything you need to know about managing children’s services. Put together by ALSC’s Managing Children’s Services <span style="font-size: 12pt;">Committee, this webinar series will discuss communication,
scheduling and time management, financials, and supervision of a youth services department. Registration is free – visit ALSC’s website to sign up:
<a href="http://www.ala.org/alsc/edcareeers/profdevelopment/alscweb/webinars">http://www.ala.org/alsc/edcareeers/profdevelopment/alscweb/webinars</a> </span></div>
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<div><b>Check out PLA’s Debut Show – “FYI: The Public Libraries Podcast”</b></div>
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<div>In Episode 1 of PLA’s new podcast, PLA Manager of Publications Kathleen Hughes talks to new library director Douglas Crane of the Palm Beach County (Florida) Library System. Prior to and during his first year of serving as a library director, Crane embarked
on a project to interview long-time public library directors to learn more about the job and to try to determine what makes a great library director. Listen to Episode 1 online:
<a href="http://publiclibrariesonline.org/2015/11/listen-to-the-debut-show-in-our-new-program-fyi-the-public-libraries-podcast/" title="http://publiclibrariesonline.org/2015/11/listen-to-the-debut-show-in-our-new-program-fyi-the-public-libraries-podcast/
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http://publiclibrariesonline.org/2015/11/listen-to-the-debut-show-in-our-new-program-fyi-the-public-libraries-podcast/</a> </div>
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