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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">ALA News for December 6, 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 winners of the 2016 I Love My Librarian Award<br>

<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2016/11/ala-announces-winners-2016-i-love-my-librarian-award" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2016/11/ala-announces-winners-2016-i-love-my-librarian-award</a></span></p>

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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">2017 Morris Award finalists announced<br>

<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2016/12/2017-morris-award-finalists-announced" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2016/12/2017-morris-award-finalists-announced</a></span></p>

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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">ALA president responds to member concerns on new administration<br>

<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2016/12/ala-president-responds-member-concerns-new-administration" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2016/12/ala-president-responds-member-concerns-new-administration</a></span></p>

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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Authors LeUyen Pham, Susan Tan, and Scott Westerfeld team up at the 2017 ALA Midwinter Meeting<br>

<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2016/11/authors-leuyen-pham-susan-tan-and-scott-westerfeld-team-2017-ala-midwinter" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2016/11/authors-leuyen-pham-susan-tan-and-scott-westerfeld-team-2017-ala-midwinter</a></span></p>

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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Library Workers at the Atlanta March for Social Justice & Women<br>

<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2016/12/library-workers-atlanta-march-social-justice-women" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2016/12/library-workers-atlanta-march-social-justice-women</a></span></p>

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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Program for public library directors and their trustees to be featured in Symposium on the Future of Libraries<br>

<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2016/12/program-public-library-directors-and-their-trustees-be-featured-symposium" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2016/12/program-public-library-directors-and-their-trustees-be-featured-symposium</a></span></p>

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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">ALA awards deadline extended<br>

<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2016/12/ala-awards-deadline-extended" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2016/12/ala-awards-deadline-extended</a></span></p>

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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Accepting appointments for career counseling during the ALA 2017 Midwinter Meeting<br>

<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2016/12/accepting-appointments-career-counseling-during-ala-2017-midwinter-meeting" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2016/12/accepting-appointments-career-counseling-during-ala-2017-midwinter-meeting</a></span></p>

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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Accepting appointments for photographer services at the ALA 2017 Midwinter Meeting<br>

<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2016/12/accepting-appointments-photographer-services-ala-2017-midwinter-meeting" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2016/12/accepting-appointments-photographer-services-ala-2017-midwinter-meeting</a></span></p>

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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Accepting employer participants for Open House/Job Fair at ALA 2017 Midwinter Meeting<br>

<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2016/12/accepting-employer-participants-open-housejob-fair-ala-2017-midwinter-meeting" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2016/12/accepting-employer-participants-open-housejob-fair-ala-2017-midwinter-meeting</a></span></p>

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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Call for nominations for the Gerald Hodges IF Chapter Relations Award<br>

<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2016/12/call-nominations-gerald-hodges-if-chapter-relations-award" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2016/12/call-nominations-gerald-hodges-if-chapter-relations-award</a></span></p>

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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">LITA Conference Buddy Program<br>

<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2016/12/lita-conference-buddy-program" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2016/12/lita-conference-buddy-program</a></span></p>

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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">YALSA opens proposals for 2017 Symposium<br>

<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2016/12/yalsa-opens-proposals-2017-symposium" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2016/12/yalsa-opens-proposals-2017-symposium</a></span></p>

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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">RUSA's Winter Online Learning<br>

<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2016/11/rusas-winter-online-learning" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2016/11/rusas-winter-online-learning</a></span></p>

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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">ALSC announces student gift membership program<br>

<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2016/12/alsc-announces-student-gift-membership-program" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2016/12/alsc-announces-student-gift-membership-program</a></span></p>

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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Winter winds brings a storm of subjects with the ACRL-Choice webinar program<br>

<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2016/12/winter-winds-brings-storm-subjects-acrl-choice-webinar-program" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2016/12/winter-winds-brings-storm-subjects-acrl-choice-webinar-program</a></span></p>

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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">New eCourse: Introduction to Metadata and Linked Data<br>

<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2016/12/new-ecourse-introduction-metadata-and-linked-data" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2016/12/new-ecourse-introduction-metadata-and-linked-data</a></span></p>

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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">New Workshop: Using Surveys to Improve Your Library<br>

<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2016/12/new-workshop-using-surveys-improve-your-library" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2016/12/new-workshop-using-surveys-improve-your-library</a></span></p>

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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">A new instruction librarian workbook for trainers and learners<br>

<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2016/12/new-instruction-librarian-workbook-trainers-and-learners" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2016/12/new-instruction-librarian-workbook-trainers-and-learners</a></span></p>

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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">I Love My Librarian Award Winners</span></b></p>

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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Houston librarian chosen for national public service honor<br>

<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2016/11/houston-librarian-chosen-national-public-service-honor" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2016/11/houston-librarian-chosen-national-public-service-honor</a></span></p>

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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Conway, Arkansas librarian chosen for national public service honor<br>

<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2016/11/conway-arkansas-librarian-chosen-national-public-service-honor" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2016/11/conway-arkansas-librarian-chosen-national-public-service-honor</a></span></p>

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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">San Francisco librarian chosen for national public service honor<br>

<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2016/11/san-francisco-librarian-chosen-national-public-service-honor" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2016/11/san-francisco-librarian-chosen-national-public-service-honor</a></span></p>

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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Pasadena, California librarian chosen for national public service honor<br>

<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2016/11/pasadena-california-librarian-chosen-national-public-service-honor" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2016/11/pasadena-california-librarian-chosen-national-public-service-honor</a></span></p>

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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Colorado Springs librarian chosen for national public service honor<br>

<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2016/11/colorado-springs-librarian-chosen-national-public-service-honor" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2016/11/colorado-springs-librarian-chosen-national-public-service-honor</a></span></p>

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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Chapel Hill, North Carolina librarian chosen for national public service honor<br>

<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2016/11/chapel-hill-north-carolina-librarian-chosen-national-public-service-honor" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2016/11/chapel-hill-north-carolina-librarian-chosen-national-public-service-honor</a></span></p>

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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Lawrenceville, Georgia librarian chosen for national public service honor<br>

<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2016/11/lawrenceville-georgia-librarian-chosen-national-public-service-honor" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2016/11/lawrenceville-georgia-librarian-chosen-national-public-service-honor</a></span></p>

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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Modesto, California librarian chosen for national public service honor<br>

<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2016/11/modesto-california-librarian-chosen-national-public-service-honor" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2016/11/modesto-california-librarian-chosen-national-public-service-honor</a></span></p>

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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Charlemont, Massachusetts librarian chosen for national public service honor<br>

<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2016/11/charlemont-massachusetts-librarian-chosen-national-public-service-honor" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2016/11/charlemont-massachusetts-librarian-chosen-national-public-service-honor</a></span></p>

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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Old Westbury, New York librarian chosen for national public service honor<br>

<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2016/11/old-westbury-new-york-librarian-chosen-national-public-service-honor" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2016/11/old-westbury-new-york-librarian-chosen-national-public-service-honor</a></span></p>

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