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<p><b style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">ALA News for December 20, 2016</span></b><br>

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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Libraries retain more than $1.3 billion in federal funding in massive spending bill passed by Congress<br>

<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2016/12/libraries-retain-more-13-billion-federal-funding-massive-spending-bill-passed" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2016/12/libraries-retain-more-13-billion-federal-funding-massive-spending-bill-passed</a></span></p>

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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">OIF revamps reporting tools for library hate crime and material challenges<br>

<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2016/12/oif-revamps-reporting-tools-library-hate-crime-and-material-challenges" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2016/12/oif-revamps-reporting-tools-library-hate-crime-and-material-challenges</a></span></p>

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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Facing a divided nation, ALA offers libraries free trainings in dialogue facilitation and deliberation<br>

<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2016/12/facing-divided-nation-ala-offers-libraries-free-trainings-dialogue-facilitation" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2016/12/facing-divided-nation-ala-offers-libraries-free-trainings-dialogue-facilitation</a></span></p>

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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">'Merging a Friends and Foundation' webinar now available<br>

<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2016/12/merging-friends-and-foundation-webinar-now-available" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2016/12/merging-friends-and-foundation-webinar-now-available</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 Coretta Scott King Book Donation Grants<br>

<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2016/12/applications-sought-2017-coretta-scott-king-book-donation-grants" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2016/12/applications-sought-2017-coretta-scott-king-book-donation-grants</a></span></p>

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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">PLA offers post-election resources for public libraries<br>

<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2016/12/pla-offers-post-election-resources-public-libraries" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2016/12/pla-offers-post-election-resources-public-libraries</a></span></p>

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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">2017 Teens’ Top Ten book groups announced<br>

<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2016/12/2017-teens-top-ten-book-groups-announced-0" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2016/12/2017-teens-top-ten-book-groups-announced-0</a></span></p>

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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Jesse H. Shera Awards now accepting submissions<br>

<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2016/12/jesse-h-shera-awards-now-accepting-submissions" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2016/12/jesse-h-shera-awards-now-accepting-submissions</a></span></p>

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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Justin Winsor Library History Essay Award now accepting submissions for 2017 award<br>

<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2016/12/justin-winsor-library-history-essay-award-now-accepting-submissions-2017" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2016/12/justin-winsor-library-history-essay-award-now-accepting-submissions-2017</a></span></p>

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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Loleta D. Fyan Grant now accepting proposals for 2017 award<br>

<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2016/12/loleta-d-fyan-grant-now-accepting-proposals-2017-award" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2016/12/loleta-d-fyan-grant-now-accepting-proposals-2017-award</a></span></p>

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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Carroll Preston Baber Research Grant now accepting proposals for 2017 award<br>

<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2016/12/carroll-preston-baber-research-grant-now-accepting-proposals-2017-award" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2016/12/carroll-preston-baber-research-grant-now-accepting-proposals-2017-award</a></span></p>

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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">AASL seeks national conference program reviewers<br>

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

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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Sally Gardner Reed, United for Libraries present a guide to working with Friends groups<br>

<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2016/12/sally-gardner-reed-united-libraries-present-guide-working-friends-groups" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2016/12/sally-gardner-reed-united-libraries-present-guide-working-friends-groups</a></span></p>

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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Learn how to set manageable goals for 2017 in upcoming PLA webinar<br>

<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2016/12/learn-how-set-manageable-goals-2017-upcoming-pla-webinar" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2016/12/learn-how-set-manageable-goals-2017-upcoming-pla-webinar</a></span></p>

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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">New Workshop: Creating Inclusive Storytimes for ALL Children<br>

<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2016/12/new-workshop-creating-inclusive-storytimes-all-children" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2016/12/new-workshop-creating-inclusive-storytimes-all-children</a></span></p>

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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">New eCourse: Online Tutorials: Creating them Easily and Effectively<br>

<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2016/12/new-ecourse-online-tutorials-creating-them-easily-and-effectively" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2016/12/new-ecourse-online-tutorials-creating-them-easily-and-effectively</a></span></p>

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