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<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0"><b style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">ALA News for January 23, 2018</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></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Anthony Graves to keynote 2018 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Sunrise Celebration at Midwinter<br>
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Author and activist Anthony Graves will deliver the keynote address at the 19th annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Observance and Sunrise Celebration during
the American Library Association’s (ALA) Midwinter Meeting and Exhibits in Denver. The 2018 Celebration will be held from 6:30-7:30 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 12 in the Colorado Convention Center.<br>
Graves spent over 18 years in prison – including 12 years on death row – after being wrongfully convicted for murder. Upon his exoneration in 2010, he founded the Anthony Graves Foundation, a non-profit that works towards furthering criminal justice reform
with a special emphasis on the Texas criminal justice system. Through his foundation, initiatives such as the Humane Investigation Project, Exoneree Speakers Bureau, and C.H.O.I.C.E.S. have provided legal assistance, outreach, and education to people impacted
in unjust ways by the criminal justice system. Graves’ book, “Infinite Hope,” was released on Jan. 16 (Beacon Press, January 2018) and his participation as keynote is generously made possible by Beacon Press.<br>
<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2018/01/anthony-graves-keynote-2018-dr-martin-luther-king-jr-sunrise-celebration">http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2018/01/anthony-graves-keynote-2018-dr-martin-luther-king-jr-sunrise-celebration</a></span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">OIF to showcase new selection policy toolkit at Midwinter<br>
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The American Library Association's Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF) will showcase an expanded and updated toolkit at the ALA Midwinter Meeting in Denver, Colorado,
to ensure libraries have an essential policy to protect against censorship. Titled “Selection & Reconsideration Policy Toolkit for Public, School, & Academic Libraries,” this comprehensive resource is designed for libraries of all types and sizes and offers
practical guidance and resources on responsibility for selection, selecting controversial materials and reconsideration requests.<b><br>
</b><a href="http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2018/01/oif-showcase-new-selection-policy-toolkit-midwinter">http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2018/01/oif-showcase-new-selection-policy-toolkit-midwinter</a></span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">United for Libraries to host Institute for Friends, Foundations, and Trustees at Midwinter<br>
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">A free “United for Libraries Institute: Friends, Foundations, and Trustees” will be held Friday, Feb. 9, 1-4 p.m., at the Colorado Convention Center 107/109/11
at the 2018 ALA Midwinter Meeting in Denver.<br>
Library Trustees, Friends groups, Foundations, and staff are invited to join a free afternoon of expert speakers and learning opportunities. Miguel Figueroa of ALA’s Center for the Future of Libraries will deliver the keynote on “Friends, Foundations, Trustees,
and the Future of Libraries.”<br>
<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2018/01/united-libraries-host-institute-friends-foundations-and-trustees-midwinter">http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2018/01/united-libraries-host-institute-friends-foundations-and-trustees-midwinter</a></span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Public library staff in small, mid-sized or rural communities invited to free learning series on dialogue and deliberation facilitation<br>
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The American Library Association (ALA), the Public Library Association (PLA) and the National Coalition for Dialogue & Deliberation (NCDD) invite public library
staff serving small, mid-sized or rural communities to attend a free learning series to learn to lead productive conversations in their communities.<b><br>
</b><a href="http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2018/01/public-library-staff-small-mid-sized-or-rural-communities-invited-free">http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2018/01/public-library-staff-small-mid-sized-or-rural-communities-invited-free</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>
AASL opens nominations for Social Media Superstars<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/2018/01/aasl-opens-nominations-social-media-superstars">http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2018/01/aasl-opens-nominations-social-media-superstars</a><b></b></span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">AASL introduces National School Library Standards implementation grant for Affiliates<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/2018/01/aasl-introduces-national-school-library-standards-implementation-grant">http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2018/01/aasl-introduces-national-school-library-standards-implementation-grant</a></span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Susan Yutzey wins a year of free AASL membership<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/2018/01/susan-yutzey-wins-year-free-aasl-membership">http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2018/01/susan-yutzey-wins-year-free-aasl-membership</a></span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">St. Lucie County (Florida) Library System awarded 2018 Baker & Taylor Summer Reading Grant<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/press-releases/2018/01/st-lucie-county-florida-library-system-awarded-2018-baker-taylor-summer">http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2018/01/st-lucie-county-florida-library-system-awarded-2018-baker-taylor-summer</a></span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">South Carolina State Library receives Maureen Hayes Author/Illustrator Award<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/press-releases/2018/01/maureen-hayes-authorillustrator-award-south-carolina-state-library-receives">http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2018/01/maureen-hayes-authorillustrator-award-south-carolina-state-library-receives</a></span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Chelton receives YALSA’s 2018 Outstanding Achievement Award<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/2018/01/chelton-receives-yalsa-s-2018-outstanding-achievement-award">http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2018/01/chelton-receives-yalsa-s-2018-outstanding-achievement-award</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">ALA PUBLISHING<br>
A guide to books on the experience of immigrant children and teens<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/2018/01/guide-books-experience-immigrant-children-and-teens">http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2018/01/guide-books-experience-immigrant-children-and-teens</a><b></b></span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">An up-to-date guide to finding answers to legal questions<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/2018/01/date-guide-finding-answers-legal-questions">http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2018/01/date-guide-finding-answers-legal-questions</a></span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The Chief Data Officer's Playbook<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/2018/01/chief-data-officers-playbook">http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2018/01/chief-data-officers-playbook</a></span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">ACRL<br>
ACRL releases Financial Management in Academic Libraries: Data-Driven Planning and Budgeting<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/2018/01/acrl-releases-financial-management-academic-libraries-data-driven-planning-and">http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2018/01/acrl-releases-financial-management-academic-libraries-data-driven-planning-and</a><b></b></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">WEBINARS AND ONLINE LEARNING<br>
January Project Outcome webinar focuses on measuring outcomes from library partnerships<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/2018/01/january-project-outcome-webinar-focuses-measuring-outcomes-library-partnerships">http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2018/01/january-project-outcome-webinar-focuses-measuring-outcomes-library-partnerships</a><b></b></span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">DigitalLearn.org Year in Review<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/2018/01/digitallearnorg-year-review">http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2018/01/digitallearnorg-year-review</a></span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Liven Up Baby and Toddler Storytimes with Sign Language Workshop<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/2018/01/new-session-liven-baby-and-toddler-storytimes-sign-language-workshop">http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2018/01/new-session-liven-baby-and-toddler-storytimes-sign-language-workshop</a></span></p>
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