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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">President’s budget proposal to eliminate federal library funding 'counterproductive and short-sighted'<br>

<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2017/03/president-s-budget-proposal-eliminate-federal-library-funding" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2017/03/president-s-budget-proposal-eliminate-federal-library-funding</a></span></p>

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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senator Jon Tester receives ALA's 2017 James Madison Award<br>

<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2017/03/senator-jon-tester-receives-alas-2017-james-madison-award" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2017/03/senator-jon-tester-receives-alas-2017-james-madison-award</a></span></p>

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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Dr. Carla Hayden to kick off Spectrum 20th Anniversary celebration at ALA Annual Conference<br>

<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2017/03/dr-carla-hayden-kick-spectrum-20th-anniversary-celebration-ala-annual" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2017/03/dr-carla-hayden-kick-spectrum-20th-anniversary-celebration-ala-annual</a></span></p>

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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Sara Paretsky confirmed as featured speaker of Andrew Carnegie Medals Ceremony at 2017 ALA Annual Conference<br>

<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/03/sara-paretsky-confirmed-featured-speaker-andrew-carnegie-medals-ceremony-2017" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/03/sara-paretsky-confirmed-featured-speaker-andrew-carnegie-medals-ceremony-2017</a></span></p>

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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Andy Weir for school libraries in new PSA<br>

<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2017/03/andy-weir-school-libraries-new-psa" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2017/03/andy-weir-school-libraries-new-psa</a></span></p>

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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Brené Brown, Expert on the Power of Vulnerability, is Auditorium Speaker at 2017 ALA Annual Conference<br>

<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/03/bren-brown-expert-power-vulnerability-auditorium-speaker-2017-ala-annual" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/03/bren-brown-expert-power-vulnerability-auditorium-speaker-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">Shining a light on library workers for valuable contributions - National Library Workers Day, April 11<br>

<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2017/03/shining-light-library-workers-valuable-contributions-national-library-workers" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2017/03/shining-light-library-workers-valuable-contributions-national-library-workers</a></span></p>

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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Get ready for National Bookmobile Day 2017 with free materials, ideas and more<br>

<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2017/03/get-ready-national-bookmobile-day-2017-free-materials-ideas-and-more" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2017/03/get-ready-national-bookmobile-day-2017-free-materials-ideas-and-more</a></span></p>

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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Textile designer Franklin Habit to serve as Preservation Week® Honorary Chair<br>

<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2017/03/textile-designer-franklin-habit-serve-preservation-week-honorary-chair" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2017/03/textile-designer-franklin-habit-serve-preservation-week-honorary-chair</a></span></p>

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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Robert P. Doyle is granted the 2017 John Philip Immroth Memorial Award<br>

<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/03/robert-p-doyle-granted-2017-john-philip-immroth-memorial-award" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/03/robert-p-doyle-granted-2017-john-philip-immroth-memorial-award</a></span></p>

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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Applications due April 13 for 2017 ALA Leadership Institute<br>

<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/03/applications-due-april-13-2017-ala-leadership-institute" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/03/applications-due-april-13-2017-ala-leadership-institute</a></span></p>

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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Registration opens for AASL National Conference<br>

<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2017/03/registration-opens-aasl-national-conference" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2017/03/registration-opens-aasl-national-conference</a></span></p>

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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">United for Libraries to dedicate Manila House a Literary Landmark<br>

<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2017/03/united-libraries-dedicate-manila-house-literary-landmark" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2017/03/united-libraries-dedicate-manila-house-literary-landmark</a></span></p>

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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Wiegand wins Gale Cengage History Research and Innovation Award<br>

<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/03/wiegand-wins-gale-cengage-history-research-and-innovation-award" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/03/wiegand-wins-gale-cengage-history-research-and-innovation-award</a></span></p>

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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Ian Richardson wins BRASS SimplyMap Student Travel Award<br>

<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/03/ian-richardson-wins-brass-simplymap-student-travel-award" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/03/ian-richardson-wins-brass-simplymap-student-travel-award</a></span></p>

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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Richard E. Turley Jr. wins Genealogy/History Achievement Award sponsored by ProQuest<br>

<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/03/richard-e-turley-jr-wins-genealogyhistory-achievement-award-sponsored-proquest" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/03/richard-e-turley-jr-wins-genealogyhistory-achievement-award-sponsored-proquest</a></span></p>

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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Bidney named 2017 ACRL WESS-SEES De Gruyter Grant winner<br>

<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/03/bidney-named-2017-acrl-wess-sees-de-gruyter-grant-winner" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/03/bidney-named-2017-acrl-wess-sees-de-gruyter-grant-winner</a></span></p>

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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Polls now open in 2017 PLA board election<br>

<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/03/polls-now-open-2017-pla-board-election" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/03/polls-now-open-2017-pla-board-election</a></span></p>

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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">PLA to offer two preconference sessions at ALA Annual Conference<br>

<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/03/pla-offer-two-preconference-sessions-ala-annual-conference" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/03/pla-offer-two-preconference-sessions-ala-annual-conference</a></span></p>

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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Gina Kessler Lee of Saint Mary’s College of California named winner of the Where Can Choice Reviews Take You? Contest<br>

<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/03/gina-kessler-lee-saint-mary-s-college-california-named-winner-where-can-choice" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/03/gina-kessler-lee-saint-mary-s-college-california-named-winner-where-can-choice</a></span></p>

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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">RUSA offers preconference on user experience and testing in the library<br>

<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/03/rusa-offers-preconference-user-experience-and-testing-library" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/03/rusa-offers-preconference-user-experience-and-testing-library</a></span></p>

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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">ALCTS endorses cataloging and metadata core competencies<br>

<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/03/alcts-endorses-cataloging-and-metadata-core-competencies" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/03/alcts-endorses-cataloging-and-metadata-core-competencies</a></span></p>

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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">ALSC invites applications for 2018 Arbuthnot Lecture with Naomi Shihab Nye<br>

<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2017/03/alsc-invites-applications-2018-arbuthnot-lecture-naomi-shihab-nye" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2017/03/alsc-invites-applications-2018-arbuthnot-lecture-naomi-shihab-nye</a></span></p>

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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Moore receives 2017 ACRL ULS Outstanding Professional Development Award<br>

<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/03/moore-receives-2017-acrl-uls-outstanding-professional-development-award" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/03/moore-receives-2017-acrl-uls-outstanding-professional-development-award</a></span></p>

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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Sex, brains, and video games<br>

<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/03/sex-brains-and-video-games" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/03/sex-brains-and-video-games</a></span></p>

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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">New eCourse: Basic American Sign Language for Library Staff<br>

<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/03/new-ecourse-basic-american-sign-language-library-staff" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/03/new-ecourse-basic-american-sign-language-library-staff</a></span></p>

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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">New eCourse/eBook Bundle: New on the Job<br>

<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/03/new-ecourseebook-bundle-new-job" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/03/new-ecourseebook-bundle-new-job</a></span></p>

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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">New Workshop—Programming with Cosplay: Embracing Costume Play in your Library<br>

<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/03/new-workshop-programming-cosplay-embracing-costume-play-your-library" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/03/new-workshop-programming-cosplay-embracing-costume-play-your-library</a></span></p>

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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Kroski’s hands-on sourcebook for makerspaces<br>

<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/03/kroski-s-hands-sourcebook-makerspaces" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/03/kroski-s-hands-sourcebook-makerspaces</a></span></p>

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