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<p><b style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">ALA News for November 21, 2017</span></b><br>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">NEWS FROM THE AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION</span></b>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">ALA strenuously opposes FCC proposed order on net neutrality<br>
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Today American Library Association President Jim Neal released the following statement regarding the proposed order on net neutrality released by FCC Chairman Ajit
Pai.<br>
“Preserving net neutrality is essential for equitable access to online information and services and thus a vital concern for our nation’s libraries. Now that the internet has become the primary mechanism for delivering information, services and applications
to the general public, it is especially important that commercial Internet Service Providers are not able to control or manipulate the content of these communications. Libraries, our patrons and America’s communities will be at risk if the FCC repeals all
protections contained in its 2015 Open Internet Order with no plans to replace with any enforceable rules. We strenuously disagree with the FCC’s actions and will continue to advocate for essential net neutrality protections.”<br>
The FCC Commission will vote on the proposed order at the December open Commission meeting on Thursday, December 14, 2017, from 10:30 am – 12:30 pm EST. The meeting will be webcast live on the FCC’s website.
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<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2017/11/ala-strenuously-opposes-fcc-proposed-order-net-neutrality">http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2017/11/ala-strenuously-opposes-fcc-proposed-order-net-neutrality</a></span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">ALA and REFORMA create Adopt a Library program to assist libraries in the Caribbean</span></b>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Hurricanes Irma and Maria devastated much of the Caribbean and libraries were not spared. In addition to its fundraising efforts, the American Library Association (ALA) is
partnering with REFORMA, the National Association to Promote Library and Information Services to Latinos and Spanish Speakers on an
<a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Y7GTL6C">Adopt a Library Program</a> to match damaged or destroyed libraries in the region with libraries in the United States and elsewhere that would like to assist in their recovery.</span>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2017/11/ala-and-reforma-create-adopt-library-program-assist-libraries-caribbean">http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2017/11/ala-and-reforma-create-adopt-library-program-assist-libraries-caribbean</a></span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">AASL sets new standards with National Conference & Exhibition, providing school librarians with tools to think, create, share and grow<br>
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The American Association of School Librarians’ (AASL) closed the curtain on a landmark National Conference & Exhibition Nov. 9-11 in Phoenix, Arizona, after introducing
new standards school librarians will use for years to come.</span> <br>
<span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Attended by more than 2,500 school librarians, administrators and exhibitors, the conference affirmed and strengthened the common beliefs of school librarians as they carry
on their mission to make the school library the hub of a learning community that prepares learners for college, career and life.<br>
<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2017/11/aasl-sets-new-standards-national-conference-exhibition-providing-school">http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2017/11/aasl-sets-new-standards-national-conference-exhibition-providing-school</a></span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Accepting appointments for career counseling at Midwinter
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</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The American Library Association’s (ALA) JobLIST Placement and Career Development Center will offer complimentary career counseling sessions Saturday and Sunday,
February 10 - 11, 2018 during the ALA 2018 Midwinter Meeting in Denver. <a href="http://www.signupgenius.com/go/70a084aafa8283-alacareer11">
Sign-up now</a>.</span> <br>
<span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Also, as part of its continuing efforts to provide networking opportunities for employers and job seekers, the ALA JobLIST Placement & Career Development Center will host
an Open House/Job Fair from 10:30 a.m. to noon on Sunday, February 11, 2018</span>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/11/accepting-appointments-career-counseling">http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/11/accepting-appointments-career-counseling</a><br>
<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/11/accepting-employer-participants-open-housejob-fair-ala-2018-midwinter-meeting">http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/11/accepting-employer-participants-open-housejob-fair-ala-2018-midwinter-meeting</a></span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">New research finds Every Child Ready to Read curriculum leads to successful family engagement through libraries</span></b>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Libraries are taking a proactive approach toward engaging parents and caregivers in supporting the early literacy development of their children, and the Every Child Ready
to Read® @ your library® (ECRR) Program is an excellent tool to ensure libraries’ success. These were two of the key findings of a study released this month by Dr. Susan B. Neuman, a professor of childhood education and literacy development at New York University.<br>
ECRR is based on two core concepts: reading begins at birth, and parents are a child’s first and best teacher. Currently more than 6,000 libraries have invested in the ECRR Toolkit, which is used to implement ECRR in the library.</span>
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In addtion, the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) and the Public Library Association (PLA) have published a report called
<a href="http://everychildreadytoread.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/2017-ECRR-Report-Final.pdf">
Bringing Early Literacy Home: An Evaluation of the Every Child Ready to Read Program</a>.<br>
<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/11/new-research-finds-every-child-ready-read-curriculum-leads-successful-family">http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/11/new-research-finds-every-child-ready-read-curriculum-leads-successful-family</a><br>
<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2017/11/new-research-librarians-promote-school-readiness-through-every-child-ready">http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2017/11/new-research-librarians-promote-school-readiness-through-every-child-ready</a></span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">NILOA and ACRL release paper showing importance of collaboration between librarians, stakeholders on campus</span></b>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment (NILOA) announces the release of “Creating Sustainable Assessment through Collaboration: A National Program Reveals
Effective Practices” in partnership with the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL). The occasional paper was written by Kara J. Malenfant, ACRL Senior Strategist for Special Initiatives, and Karen Brown, professor in the School of Information
Studies at Dominican University, Illinois. The full paper is available on the <a href="http://learningoutcomesassessment.org/occasionalpaperthirtyone.html">
NILOA website</a>.<br>
<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/11/niloa-and-acrl-release-occasional-paper-creating-sustainable-assessment-through">http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/11/niloa-and-acrl-release-occasional-paper-creating-sustainable-assessment-through</a></span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">AWARDS AND GRANTS<br>
Jesse H. Shera Award for the Support of Dissertation Research now accepting submissions</span></b>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2017/11/jesse-h-shera-award-support-dissertation-research-now-accepting-submissions"><span style="font-weight:normal">http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2017/11/jesse-h-shera-award-support-dissertation-research-now-accepting-submissions</span></a></span></b></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">2018 Loleta D. Fyan Grant now accepting proposals
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<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2017/11/2018-loleta-d-fyan-grant-now-accepting-proposals"><span style="font-weight:normal">http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2017/11/2018-loleta-d-fyan-grant-now-accepting-proposals</span></a></span></b></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Jesse H. Shera Award for Distinguished Published Research now accepting submissions
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<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2017/11/jesse-h-shera-award-distinguished-published-research-now-accepting"><span style="font-weight:normal">http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2017/11/jesse-h-shera-award-distinguished-published-research-now-accepting</span></a></span></b></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Carroll Preston Baber Research Grant now accepting proposals for 2018 award<br>
<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/11/carroll-preston-baber-research-grant-now-accepting-proposals-2018-award"><span style="font-weight:normal">http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/11/carroll-preston-baber-research-grant-now-accepting-proposals-2018-award</span></a></span></b></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">WEBINARS AND WORKSHOPS<br>
Upcoming webinar reviews intellectual freedom basics<br>
<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/11/upcoming-webinar-reviews-intellectual-freedom-basics"><span style="font-weight:normal">http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/11/upcoming-webinar-reviews-intellectual-freedom-basics</span></a></span></b></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Hear How We’re All Makers – a LITA webinar</span></b>
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<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/2017/11/hear-how-we-re-all-makers-lita-webinar"><span style="font-weight:normal">http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/11/hear-how-we-re-all-makers-lita-webinar</span></a></span></b></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">December webinar highlights Project Outcome as strategic planning tool<br>
<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/11/december-webinar-highlights-project-outcome-strategic-planning-tool"><span style="font-weight:normal">http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/11/december-webinar-highlights-project-outcome-strategic-planning-tool</span></a></span></b></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Blend It 2018: Blended Learning in Our Library Learning Landscape<br>
<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/11/new-workshop-blend-it-2018-blended-learning-our-library-learning-landscape"><span style="font-weight:normal">http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/11/new-workshop-blend-it-2018-blended-learning-our-library-learning-landscape</span></a></span></b></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">ELEARNING<br>
Level Up Your Library to Content Marketing Workshop</span></b> <b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><br>
<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/11/new-session-level-your-library-content-marketing-workshop"><span style="font-weight:normal">http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/11/new-session-level-your-library-content-marketing-workshop</span></a></span></b></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Demystifying Copyright: How to Educate Your Staff and Community eCourse</span></b>
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<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/2017/11/new-iteration-demystifying-copyright-how-educate-your-staff-and-community"><span style="font-weight:normal">http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/11/new-iteration-demystifying-copyright-how-educate-your-staff-and-community</span></a></span></b></p>
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