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<div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size:11pt"><b>From:</b> alacro-l-request@lists.ala.org <alacro-l-request@lists.ala.org> on behalf of Steve Zalusky <szalusky@ala.org><br>

<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, October 18, 2016 5:43 PM<br>

<b>To:</b> Steve Zalusky<br>

<b>Cc:</b> 'alanews@lists.ala.org'; 'ala-allstaff@lists.ala.org'; 'prtalk@lists.ala.org'; 'alacro-l@lists.ala.org'<br>

<b>Subject:</b> [alacro-l] ALA News for October 18, 2016</font>

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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">ALA News for October 18, 2016</span></b></p>

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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Don't Miss the Nov. 4 Deadline to Volunteer to Serve on ALA, Council and Joint Committees<br>

<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2016/10/dont-miss-nov-4-deadline-volunteer-serve-ala-council-and-joint-committees" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2016/10/dont-miss-nov-4-deadline-volunteer-serve-ala-council-and-joint-committees</a></span></p>

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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">EBSCO offers five scholarships to attend 2017 ALA Midwinter Meeting — winners receive up to $1,500 for conference-related expenses<br>

<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2016/10/ebsco-offers-five-scholarships-attend-2017-ala-midwinter-meeting-winners" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2016/10/ebsco-offers-five-scholarships-attend-2017-ala-midwinter-meeting-winners</a></span></p>

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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Applications for National Friends of Libraries Week Awards due Dec. 2<br>

<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2016/10/applications-national-friends-libraries-week-awards-due-dec-2" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2016/10/applications-national-friends-libraries-week-awards-due-dec-2</a></span></p>

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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">A Plan for More Meaningful Work and Professional Fulfillment: an American Libraries Live Interactive Webcast<br>

<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2016/10/plan-more-meaningful-work-and-professional-fulfillment-american-libraries" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2016/10/plan-more-meaningful-work-and-professional-fulfillment-american-libraries</a></span></p>

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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">AASL president to help ensure critical role of school librarians included in Virginia ESSA state plan<br>

<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2016/10/aasl-president-help-ensure-critical-role-school-librarians-included-virginia" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2016/10/aasl-president-help-ensure-critical-role-school-librarians-included-virginia</a></span></p>

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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Deadline approaching for Carnegie-Whitney Grant<br>

<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2016/10/deadline-approaching-carnegie-whitney-awards" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2016/10/deadline-approaching-carnegie-whitney-awards</a></span></p>

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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The Dollar General Literacy Foundation grants $248,406 to ALSC and YALSA<br>

<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2016/10/dollar-general-literacy-foundation-grants-248406-alsc-and-yalsa" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2016/10/dollar-general-literacy-foundation-grants-248406-alsc-and-yalsa</a></span></p>

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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Official 2016 Teens’ Top Ten titles announced<br>

<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2016/10/official-2016-teens-top-ten-titles-announced" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2016/10/official-2016-teens-top-ten-titles-announced</a></span></p>

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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Applications open for the 2017 AASL awards program<br>

<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2016/10/applications-open-2017-aasl-awards-program" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2016/10/applications-open-2017-aasl-awards-program</a></span></p>

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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">ALCTS calls for proposals for 2017 Virtual Forum: ALCTS Exchange<br>

<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2016/10/alcts-calls-proposals-2017-virtual-forum-alcts-exchange" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2016/10/alcts-calls-proposals-2017-virtual-forum-alcts-exchange</a></span></p>

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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">AASL releases standards and guidelines research findings<br>

<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2016/10/aasl-releases-standards-and-guidelines-research-findings" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2016/10/aasl-releases-standards-and-guidelines-research-findings</a></span></p>

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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Upcoming RUSA CODES Conversation: Reader’s Advisory Teaching and Training<br>

<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2016/10/upcoming-rusa-codes-conversation-reader-s-advisory-teaching-and-training" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2016/10/upcoming-rusa-codes-conversation-reader-s-advisory-teaching-and-training</a></span></p>

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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">New free webinar: STEP into Storytime<br>

<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2016/10/new-free-webinar-step-storytime" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2016/10/new-free-webinar-step-storytime</a></span></p>

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