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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 September 19, 2017</span></b><br>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">NEWS FROM THE AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION</span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Nation celebrates the power of words during Banned Books Week, Sept. 24 – 30, 2017<br>
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Libraries, bookstores and schools will celebrate Banned Books Week, Sept. 24 – 30, 2017, an opportunity to celebrate the power of words to open minds with new and
diverse viewpoints, even those some people might find offensive. During the week thousands of libraries, bookstores, schools and theaters host dedicated events that focus on the dangers of censorship and celebrate the right to choose reading materials without
restriction.<br>
<b><a href="http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/09/nation-celebrates-power-words-during-banned-books-week-sept-24-30-2017" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-weight:normal">http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/09/nation-celebrates-power-words-during-banned-books-week-sept-24-30-2017</span></a></b></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Library staff gather virtually for discussion of national opioid crisis<br>
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">From discarded needles in outdoor spaces to overdoses in bathrooms, public libraries in communities of all sizes are acutely impacted by the dramatic rise in opioid
abuse. More than 2 million people in the U.S. are estimated to be dependent on prescription opioids or heroin, and drug overdoses are now the leading cause of death among Americans under 50 years of age.<br>
Responding to this growing issue, the Public Library Association (PLA) and WebJunction teamed up to present a virtual “town hall meeting” on the opioid crisis earlier this month. During the 90-minute online event, representatives from libraries and other community
organizations described their efforts and plans in addressing this crisis locally.<br>
<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/09/library-staff-gather-virtually-discussion-national-opioid-crisis" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/09/library-staff-gather-virtually-discussion-national-opioid-crisis</a></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Building partnerships and passing legislation the focus of new ALA and AASL webinar<br>
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">A new webinar from the ALA Chapter Relations Office (CRO), Office of Library Advocacy and the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) will facilitate a
conversation about building partnerships and identifying library champions in order to pass school library legislation at the state level.<br>
<b><a href="http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2017/09/building-partnerships-and-passing-legislation-focus-new-ala-and-aasl-webinar" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-weight:normal">http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2017/09/building-partnerships-and-passing-legislation-focus-new-ala-and-aasl-webinar</span></a></b></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">ALA announces slate of Council candidates<br>
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Ballot mailing for the 2017 ALA election will begin on March 12, 2018 and will run through April 4, 2018, with the results being announced on Wednesday, April 11,
2018. <br>
<b><a href="http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/09/ala-announces-slate-council-candidates" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-weight:normal">http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/09/ala-announces-slate-council-candidates</span></a></b></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">bibliotheca Sponsorship to Support GLBTRT<br>
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">bibliotheca was proud to host the Diversity Wall installation at this year’s American Library Association Annual Conference in Chicago in June. In total, 325 signatures
were received and $1,625 was donated to the GLBTRT through bibliotheca’s Diversity Wall.<br>
<b><a href="http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/09/bibliotheca-sponsorship-support-glbtrt" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-weight:normal">http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/09/bibliotheca-sponsorship-support-glbtrt</span></a></b></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Partnership supports renewed 'From Awareness to Funding' advocacy study<br>
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The Public Library Association (PLA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), the ALA Office for Library Advocacy and OCLC are pleased to announce
a partnership to produce an update to OCLC’s 2008 report, “From Awareness to Funding: A Study of Library Support in America,” which explored voter attitudes and perceptions about library funding.<br>
<b><a href="http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2017/09/partnership-supports-renewed-awareness-funding-advocacy-study" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-weight:normal">http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2017/09/partnership-supports-renewed-awareness-funding-advocacy-study</span></a></b></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">ALA accepting scholarship application<br>
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The American Library Association (ALA) has more than $300,000 available to students who are studying in library science or school library media programs at the
master's degree level.<br>
<b><a href="http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/09/ala-accepting-scholarship-applications" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-weight:normal">http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/09/ala-accepting-scholarship-applications</span></a></b></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">ALA seeks nominations for ALA Recognition Awards and Grants<br>
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Nominate yourself, colleagues or your library for the 2018 American Library Association (ALA) Recognition Awards and Grants. Unless otherwise noted, the deadlines
are Feb. 1, 2018. <br>
For general information about these and other ALA awards, visit <a href="http://www.ala.org/ala/awardsgrants/index.cfm" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">
http://www.ala.org/ala/awardsgrants/index.cfm</a><br>
<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2017/09/ala-recognition-awards-and-grants" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2017/09/ala-recognition-awards-and-grants</a></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">ASCLA launches new, modern website<br>
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The new website includes additional resources and tools and is visually appealing to better support ASCLA members and their work.<br>
<b><a href="http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/09/ascla-launches-new-modern-website" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-weight:normal">http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/09/ascla-launches-new-modern-website</span></a></b></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Barnhart to serve as YALSA’s first ALA Liaison<br>
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The Young Adult Library Services Association has chosen Amanda Barnhart, teen librarian at the Kansas City Public Library (Independence, Missouri) as its ALA liaison
to represent YALSA in various American Library Association (ALA) groups and committees.<br>
<b><a href="http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/09/barnhart-serve-yalsa-s-first-ala-liaison" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-weight:normal">http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/09/barnhart-serve-yalsa-s-first-ala-liaison</span></a></b></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">RUSA's Reference and User Services Quarterly Journal seeks editor<br>
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif; color:#303030; background:white">The </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="http://www.rusaupdate.org/" target="_blank" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color:windowtext; background:white">Reference
and User Services Association (RUSA)</span></a><span style="background:white">,<span style="color:#303030"> a division of the </span></span><a href="http://www.ala.org/" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color:windowtext; background:white">American
Library Association</span></a><span style="background:white">,<span style="color:#303030"> seeks applicants for the position of editor or co-editors of </span></span><a href="https://journals.ala.org/index.php/rusq" target="_blank" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color:windowtext; background:white">Reference
& User Services Quarterly (RUSQ)</span></a><span style="background:white">.<span style="color:#303030"><br>
</span></span><b><a href="http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/09/rusas-reference-and-user-services-quarterly-journal-seeks-editor" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-weight:normal">http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/09/rusas-reference-and-user-services-quarterly-journal-seeks-editor</span></a></b></span></p>
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AASL NATIONAL CONFERENCE<br>
Amy Aldridge-Ritchey wins free AASL national conference registration, hotel and travel<br>
<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/09/amy-aldridge-ritchey-wins-free-aasl-national-conference-registration-hotel-and" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-weight:normal">http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/09/amy-aldridge-ritchey-wins-free-aasl-national-conference-registration-hotel-and</span></a></span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">PUBLICATIONS<br>
ACRL releases The Library Assessment Cookbook<br>
<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/09/acrl-releases-library-assessment-cookbook" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-weight:normal">http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/09/acrl-releases-library-assessment-cookbook</span></a></span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">ECOURSES, WEBINARS AND WORKSHOPS<br>
Learner-Centered Pedagogy for Library Instruction<br>
<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/09/new-ecoursee-book-bundle-learner-centered-pedagogy-library-instruction" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-weight:normal">http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/09/new-ecoursee-book-bundle-learner-centered-pedagogy-library-instruction</span></a></span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">How to Improve Your Library Instruction<br>
<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/09/new-session-how-improve-your-library-instruction-assessment-five-minutes" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-weight:normal">http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/09/new-session-how-improve-your-library-instruction-assessment-five-minutes</span></a></span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Common Core Open Educational Resources and Websites & Google Classroom<br>
<span style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/09/ccss-oer-and-more-new-aasl-webinar" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/09/ccss-oer-and-more-new-aasl-webinar</a></span></span></b></p>
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