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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 October 17, 2017</span></b><br>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Sarah Jessica Parker selects Mohsin Hamid’s ‘Exit West’ for ALA Book Club Central’s fall pick<br>
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The latest American Library Association (ALA) Book Club Central SJP pick, chosen by Honorary Book Club Central Chair Sarah Jessica Parker, is “Exit West” by Mohsin
Hamid, published by Riverhead/an imprint of Penguin Random House. “Exit West” has been shortlisted for the 2017 Man Booker Prize, longlisted for the ALA Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction and is a finalist for the 2017 Kirkus Prize.<b><br>
</b>Parker’s second book selection for Book Club Central is part of the kickoff of the 12th annual National Friends of Libraries Week, an initiative of United for Libraries to be held Oct. 15-21, 2017. The celebration recognizes the advocacy and fundraising
efforts of Friends of the Library groups across the country. Parker is an Honorary Lifetime Board Member of United for Libraries, a division of ALA.<br>
<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2017/10/sarah-jessica-parker-selects-mohsin-hamid-s-exit-west-ala-book-club-central-s" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2017/10/sarah-jessica-parker-selects-mohsin-hamid-s-exit-west-ala-book-club-central-s</a><b></b></span></p>
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Public Library Association, National Network of Libraries of Medicine announce Promoting Healthy Communities initiative<br>
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Access to current and reliable health information is imperative for the well-being of all Americans, and public libraries are frequently a go-to resource as people
navigate complex issues of health care, insurance, aging and more. A new nationwide initiative from the Public Library Association (PLA) and National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NNLM) will increase public library workers’ knowledge and skills related
to consumer health services.<b><br>
</b><a href="http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/10/public-library-association-national-network-libraries-medicine-announce" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/10/public-library-association-national-network-libraries-medicine-announce</a><b></b></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">MIDWINTER MEETING UPDATE<br>
Junot Díaz presents as Auditorium Speaker <br>
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/10/junot-diaz-presents-auditorium-speaker-2018-ala-midwinter-meeting-exhibits" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/10/junot-diaz-presents-auditorium-speaker-2018-ala-midwinter-meeting-exhibits</a><b></b></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">AWARDS AND GRANTS<br>
GLBTRT seeks nominations for 2018 awards recognizing outstanding service to the GLBT community<br>
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/10/glbtrt-seeks-nominations-2018-awards-recognizing-outstanding-service-glbt" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/10/glbtrt-seeks-nominations-2018-awards-recognizing-outstanding-service-glbt</a><b></b></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Stipends available for public library health workshop with National Network of Libraries of Medicine<br>
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/10/stipends-available-public-library-health-workshop-national-network-libraries" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/10/stipends-available-public-library-health-workshop-national-network-libraries</a><b></b></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">WEBINARS<br>
New AASL webinar looks at what keeps educators ‘app’ at night<br>
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/10/new-aasl-webinar-looks-what-keeps-educators-app-night" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/10/new-aasl-webinar-looks-what-keeps-educators-app-night</a><b></b></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Four authors talk school visits in new AASL webinar<br>
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/10/four-authors-talk-school-visits-new-aasl-webinar" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/10/four-authors-talk-school-visits-new-aasl-webinar</a><b></b></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Complimentary eBooks webinar available in AASL eCOLLAB<br>
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/10/complimentary-ebooks-webinar-available-aasl-ecollab" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/10/complimentary-ebooks-webinar-available-aasl-ecollab</a><b></b></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Take Altmetrics to the Next Level with this LITA webinar<br>
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/10/take-altmetrics-next-level-lita-webinar" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/10/take-altmetrics-next-level-lita-webinar</a><b></b></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">ALA PUBLISHING<br>
An updated How-To-Do-It Manual for marketing electronic resources<br>
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/10/updated-how-do-it-manual-marketing-electronic-resources" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/10/updated-how-do-it-manual-marketing-electronic-resources</a><b></b></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">What does successful academic library management look like in the real world?<br>
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/10/what-does-successful-academic-library-management-look-real-world" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/10/what-does-successful-academic-library-management-look-real-world</a><b></b></span></p>
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