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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">ALA to host Town Hall: Library Advocacy and Core Values in Uncertain Times<br>

<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2017/01/ala-host-town-hall-library-advocacy-and-core-values-uncertain-times" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2017/01/ala-host-town-hall-library-advocacy-and-core-values-uncertain-times</a></span></p>

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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">ALA joins observance of National Day of Racial Healing<br>

<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2017/01/ala-joins-observance-national-day-racial-healing" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2017/01/ala-joins-observance-national-day-racial-healing</a></span></p>

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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Google experts to introduce new coding curriculum CS First in hands-on session at 2017 Midwinter Meeting<br>

<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2017/01/google-experts-introduce-new-coding-curriculum-cs-first-hands-session-2017" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2017/01/google-experts-introduce-new-coding-curriculum-cs-first-hands-session-2017</a></span></p>

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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">ALA honors OverDrive as a lead Library Champion at ALA Midwinter Meeting<br>

<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/01/ala-honors-overdrive-lead-library-champion-ala-midwinter-meeting" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/01/ala-honors-overdrive-lead-library-champion-ala-midwinter-meeting</a></span></p>

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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Emily Sheketoff announces retirement after more than 17 years leading ALA’s Washington Office<br>

<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2017/01/emily-sheketoff-announces-retirement-after-more-17-years-leading-ala-s" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2017/01/emily-sheketoff-announces-retirement-after-more-17-years-leading-ala-s</a></span></p>

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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Matthew Quick among the authors at United for Libraries Gala Author Tea, sponsored by ReferenceUSA<br>

<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2017/01/matthew-quick-among-authors-united-libraries-gala-author-tea-sponsored" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2017/01/matthew-quick-among-authors-united-libraries-gala-author-tea-sponsored</a></span></p>

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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">City/county leaders cite digital inclusion, education as top priorities for libraries<br>

<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2017/01/citycounty-leaders-cite-digital-inclusion-education-top-priorities-libraries" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2017/01/citycounty-leaders-cite-digital-inclusion-education-top-priorities-libraries</a></span></p>

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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">New Workshop: Serving Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder<br>

<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/01/new-workshop-serving-children-autism-spectrum-disorder" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/01/new-workshop-serving-children-autism-spectrum-disorder</a></span></p>

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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Angela Reynolds receives 2017 Bechtel Fellowship<br>

<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2017/01/angela-reynolds-receives-2017-bechtel-fellowship" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2017/01/angela-reynolds-receives-2017-bechtel-fellowship</a></span></p>

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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Glass, McMillan, and Margaret Edwards Award Committee awarded 2017 Volunteer of the Year Award<br>

<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/01/glass-mcmillan-and-margaret-edwards-award-committee-awarded-2017-volunteer-year" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/01/glass-mcmillan-and-margaret-edwards-award-committee-awarded-2017-volunteer-year</a></span></p>

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Vaughan wins YALSA’s 2017 MAE Award for Best Literature Program for Teens<br>

<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/01/vaughan-wins-yalsa-s-2017-mae-award-best-literature-program-teens" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/01/vaughan-wins-yalsa-s-2017-mae-award-best-literature-program-teens</a></span></p>

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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">2017 ACRL Excellence in Academic Libraries Award winners announced<br>

<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2017/01/2017-acrl-excellence-academic-libraries-award-winners-announced" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2017/01/2017-acrl-excellence-academic-libraries-award-winners-announced</a></span></p>

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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">ALCTS announces new mentoring program<br>

<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/01/alcts-announces-new-mentoring-program" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/01/alcts-announces-new-mentoring-program</a></span></p>

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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">ACRL releases Curating Research Data two-volume set<br>

<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/01/acrl-releases-curating-research-data-two-volume-set" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/01/acrl-releases-curating-research-data-two-volume-set</a></span></p>

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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">ACRL receives Delmas Foundation grant for RBMS Conference scholarships<br>

<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/01/acrl-receives-delmas-foundation-grant-rbms-conference-scholarships" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/01/acrl-receives-delmas-foundation-grant-rbms-conference-scholarships</a></span></p>

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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">ACRL to host Mellon/ACLS Public Fellow<br>

<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/01/acrl-host-mellonacls-public-fellow" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/01/acrl-host-mellonacls-public-fellow</a></span></p>

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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Strategies for becoming a reflective librarian and teacher<br>

<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/01/strategies-becoming-reflective-librarian-and-teacher" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/01/strategies-becoming-reflective-librarian-and-teacher</a></span></p>

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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Managing the successful school library<br>

<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/01/managing-successful-school-library" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/01/managing-successful-school-library</a></span></p>

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