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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">ALA News for October 4, 2016</span></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">ALA announces 45-115 Federal Initiative to promote libraries’ national agenda<br>
<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2016/10/ala-announces-45-115-federal-initiative-promote-libraries-national-agenda" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2016/10/ala-announces-45-115-federal-initiative-promote-libraries-national-agenda</a></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">ALA President Julie Todaro responds to Kansas City (Missouri) Public Library free speech arrests<br>
<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2016/10/ala-president-responds-kansas-city-mo-public-library-free-speech-arrests" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2016/10/ala-president-responds-kansas-city-mo-public-library-free-speech-arrests</a></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Run for office by filing electronic petition<br>
<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2016/10/run-office-filing-electronic-petition" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2016/10/run-office-filing-electronic-petition</a></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Georgia, Illinois and Indiana school librarians unpack ESSA<br>
<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2016/10/georgia-illinois-and-indiana-school-librarians-unpack-essa" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2016/10/georgia-illinois-and-indiana-school-librarians-unpack-essa</a></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">GLBTRT, GODORT seek nominations for first-ever Larry Romans Mentorship Award<br>
<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2016/09/glbtrt-godort-seek-nominations-first-ever-larry-romans-mentorship-award" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2016/09/glbtrt-godort-seek-nominations-first-ever-larry-romans-mentorship-award</a></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">GLBTRT seeks nominations for Newlen-Symons Award for Excellence in Serving the GLBT Community<br>
<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2016/09/glbtrt-seeks-nominations-newlen-symons-award-excellence-serving-glbt" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2016/09/glbtrt-seeks-nominations-newlen-symons-award-excellence-serving-glbt</a></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Applications sought for 2017 GLBTRT Political Activism Award<br>
<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2016/09/applications-sought-2017-glbtrt-political-activism-award" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2016/09/applications-sought-2017-glbtrt-political-activism-award</a></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Nominees sought for 2017 Coretta Scott King – Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement<br>
<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2016/10/nominees-sought-2017-coretta-scott-king-virginia-hamilton-award-lifetime" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2016/10/nominees-sought-2017-coretta-scott-king-virginia-hamilton-award-lifetime</a></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Register for free webinar on how to participate in 2017 Money Smart Week<br>
<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2016/09/register-free-webinar-how-participate-2017-money-smart-week" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2016/09/register-free-webinar-how-participate-2017-money-smart-week</a></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Applications now being accepted for 2017 Will Eisner Graphic Novel Grants for Libraries<br>
<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2016/10/applications-now-being-accepted-2017-will-eisner-graphic-novel-grants-libraries" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2016/10/applications-now-being-accepted-2017-will-eisner-graphic-novel-grants-libraries</a></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">New research articles examine leadership, capstone projects and library supervisors<br>
<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2016/09/new-research-articles-examine-leadership-capstone-projects-and-library" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2016/09/new-research-articles-examine-leadership-capstone-projects-and-library</a></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Participants of IMLS funded project, ‘Future Ready with the Library’ announced<br>
<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2016/09/participants-imls-funded-project-future-ready-library-announced" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2016/09/participants-imls-funded-project-future-ready-library-announced</a></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Exciting Breakfast for Bill at the ALSC Mini Institute<br>
<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2016/09/exciting-breakfast-bill-alsc-mini-institute" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2016/09/exciting-breakfast-bill-alsc-mini-institute</a></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">LLAMA Thought Leaders Webinar will feature Megan Oakleaf<br>
<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2016/10/llama-thought-leaders-webinar-will-feature-megan-oakleaf" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2016/10/llama-thought-leaders-webinar-will-feature-megan-oakleaf</a></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">LLAMA Webinar highlights the Nuts and Bolts of Supervision<br>
<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2016/10/llama-webinar-highlights-nuts-and-bolts-supervision" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2016/10/llama-webinar-highlights-nuts-and-bolts-supervision</a></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">ACRL releases updated scholarly communication toolkit<br>
<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2016/10/acrl-releases-updated-scholarly-communication-toolkit" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2016/10/acrl-releases-updated-scholarly-communication-toolkit</a></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Learn ‘Online Productivity Tools’ – a LITA webinar<br>
<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2016/09/learn-online-productivity-tools-lita-webinar" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2016/09/learn-online-productivity-tools-lita-webinar</a></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Better library conversations<br>
<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2016/09/better-library-conversations" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2016/09/better-library-conversations</a></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">New Workshop: Build a Great Team<br>
<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2016/09/new-workshop-build-great-team" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2016/09/new-workshop-build-great-team</a></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Why do librarians need to know about ontologies?<br>
<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2016/10/why-do-librarians-need-know-about-ontologies" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2016/10/why-do-librarians-need-know-about-ontologies</a></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">New ALA Editions session: Survive and Thrive as a Library Director – A Four-Part Interactive Event<br>
<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2016/09/new-ala-editions-session-survive-and-thrive-library-director-four-part" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2016/09/new-ala-editions-session-survive-and-thrive-library-director-four-part</a></span></p>
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