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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">ALA strongly protests rollback of protections for our nation’s transgender students<br>

<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2017/02/ala-strongly-protests-rollback-protections-our-nation-s-transgender-students" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2017/02/ala-strongly-protests-rollback-protections-our-nation-s-transgender-students</a></span></p>

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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">American Library Association and Cox Communications partner to narrow digital divide for low-income families<br>

<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2017/02/american-library-association-and-cox-communications-partner-narrow-digital" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2017/02/american-library-association-and-cox-communications-partner-narrow-digital</a></span></p>

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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Libraries Respond website features timely information on serving immigrants, GLBTQ, indigenous populations<br>

<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2017/02/libraries-respond-website-features-timely-information-serving-immigrants" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2017/02/libraries-respond-website-features-timely-information-serving-immigrants</a></span></p>

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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">American Library Association gears up for 2017 ALA election<br>

<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/02/american-library-association-gears-2017-ala-election" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/02/american-library-association-gears-2017-ala-election</a></span></p>

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

<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/02/ala-names-honorary-member" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/02/ala-names-honorary-member</a></span></p>

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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Lisa Hinchliffe named inaugural recipient of the Larry Romans Mentorship Award<br>

<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2017/02/lisa-hinchliffe-named-inaugural-recipient-larry-romans-mentorship-award" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2017/02/lisa-hinchliffe-named-inaugural-recipient-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">Bill Nye and co-author Gregory Mone are Auditorium Speakers at 2017 ALA Annual Conference<br>

<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/02/bill-nye-and-co-author-gregory-mone-are-auditorium-speakers-2017-ala-annual" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/02/bill-nye-and-co-author-gregory-mone-are-auditorium-speakers-2017-ala-annual</a></span></p>

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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Sandra Uwiringiyimana, author of How Dare the Sun Rise, is Auditorium Speaker at 2017 ALA Annual Conference<br>

<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/02/sandra-uwiringiyimana-author-how-dare-sun-rise-auditorium-speaker-2017-ala" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/02/sandra-uwiringiyimana-author-how-dare-sun-rise-auditorium-speaker-2017-ala</a></span></p>

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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Tools to help you celebrate libraries, library workers during National Library Week, April 9-15<br>

<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/02/tools-help-you-celebrate-libraries-library-workers-during-national-library-week" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/02/tools-help-you-celebrate-libraries-library-workers-during-national-library-week</a></span></p>

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

<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2017/02/2017-american-dream-libraries-announced" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2017/02/2017-american-dream-libraries-announced</a></span></p>

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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">2017 Summer Learning Resources Grant recipients announced<br>

<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/02/2017-summer-learning-resources-grant-recipients-announced" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/02/2017-summer-learning-resources-grant-recipients-announced</a></span></p>

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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Nevada County (California) Community Library awarded 2017 Baker & Taylor Summer Reading Grant<br>

<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2017/02/nevada-county-california-community-library-awarded-2017-baker-taylor-summer" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2017/02/nevada-county-california-community-library-awarded-2017-baker-taylor-summer</a></span></p>

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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">PLA awards recognize 12 individuals and public libraries representing excellence<br>

<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2017/02/pla-awards-recognize-12-individuals-and-public-libraries-representing" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2017/02/pla-awards-recognize-12-individuals-and-public-libraries-representing</a></span></p>

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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">ACRL releases Students Lead the Library: The Importance of Student Contributions to the Academic Library<br>

<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/02/acrl-releases-students-lead-library-importance-student-contributions-academic" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/02/acrl-releases-students-lead-library-importance-student-contributions-academic</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 the 2017 John Cotton Dana Awards<br>

<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2017/02/applications-now-being-accepted-2017-john-cotton-dana-awards" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2017/02/applications-now-being-accepted-2017-john-cotton-dana-awards</a></span></p>

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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">LLAMA Webinar series expands communication skills beyond speaking and writing<br>

<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2017/02/llama-webinar-series-expands-communication-skills-beyond-speaking-and-writing" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2017/02/llama-webinar-series-expands-communication-skills-beyond-speaking-and-writing</a></span></p>

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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">ALCTS Exchange Call for Virtual Poster Proposals Deadline Extended to March 17<br>

<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/02/alcts-exchange-call-virtual-poster-proposals-deadline-extended-march-17" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/02/alcts-exchange-call-virtual-poster-proposals-deadline-extended-march-17</a></span></p>

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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">John Dewees awarded Jan Merrill-Oldham Professional Development Grant<br>

<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/02/john-dewees-awarded-jan-merrill-oldham-professional-development-grant" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/02/john-dewees-awarded-jan-merrill-oldham-professional-development-grant</a></span></p>

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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">CRKN-Érudit Partnership receives ALCTS Collaboration Award<br>

<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/02/crkn-rudit-partnership-receives-alcts-collaboration-award" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/02/crkn-rudit-partnership-receives-alcts-collaboration-award</a></span></p>

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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Robert Bremer recipient of Ulrich’s Serials Librarianship Award<br>

<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/02/robert-bremer-recipient-ulrich-s-serials-librarianship-award" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/02/robert-bremer-recipient-ulrich-s-serials-librarianship-award</a></span></p>

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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Swanson Best of LRTS Award to Kelly J. Thompson<br>

<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/02/swanson-best-lrts-award-kelly-j-thompson" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/02/swanson-best-lrts-award-kelly-j-thompson</a></span></p>

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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">ALCTS’ Piercy Award to Sarah Potvin<br>

<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/02/alcts-piercy-award-sarah-potvin" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/02/alcts-piercy-award-sarah-potvin</a></span></p>

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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Brian E. Coutts named winner of RUSA’s Isadore Gilbert Mudge award<br>

<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/02/brian-e-coutts-named-winner-rusa-s-isadore-gilbert-mudge-award" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/02/brian-e-coutts-named-winner-rusa-s-isadore-gilbert-mudge-award</a></span></p>

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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">New Advanced eCourse: Project Management Fundamentals for Librarians<br>

<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2017/02/new-advanced-ecourse-project-management-fundamentals-librarians" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2017/02/new-advanced-ecourse-project-management-fundamentals-librarians</a></span></p>

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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">New eCourse: Using and Understanding Library of Congress Classification<br>

<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/02/new-ecourse-using-and-understanding-library-congress-classification" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/02/new-ecourse-using-and-understanding-library-congress-classification</a></span></p>

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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Volume 1 of the Music Library Association’s authoritative music collection resource<br>

<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/02/volume-1-music-library-association-s-authoritative-music-collection-resource" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/02/volume-1-music-library-association-s-authoritative-music-collection-resource</a></span></p>

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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">New Workshop: Dealing with Challenging Patrons<br>

<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/02/new-workshop-dealing-challenging-patrons" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/02/new-workshop-dealing-challenging-patrons</a></span></p>

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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Incorporating yoga and movement into storytimes<br>

<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/02/incorporating-yoga-and-movement-storytimes" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/02/incorporating-yoga-and-movement-storytimes</a></span></p>

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