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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 February 20, 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">American Library Association announces 2018 youth media award winners<br>
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The American Library Association (ALA) has announced the top books, video and audio books for children and young adults—including the Caldecott, Coretta Scott King,
Newbery and Printz awards—at its Midwinter Meeting in Denver.<br>
<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2018/02/american-library-association-announces-2018-youth-media-award-winners">http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2018/02/american-library-association-announces-2018-youth-media-award-winners</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">Erin Entrada Kelly, Matthew Cordell win Newbery, Caldecott Medals<br>
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Erin Entrada Kelly, author of “Hello, Universe” and Matthew Cordell, illustrator of “Wolf in the Snow” are the 2018 winners of the John Newbery and Randolph Caldecott
Medals, the most prestigious awards in children’s literature. Kelly and Cordell were among the award winners announced Feb. 12 by the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), during the ALA Midwinter
Meeting & Exhibits, Feb. 9–13, Denver. The Newbery and Caldecott Medals honor outstanding writing and illustration of works published in the United States during the previous year.<br>
<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2018/02/erin-entrada-kelly-matthew-cordell-win-newbery-caldecott-medals">http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2018/02/erin-entrada-kelly-matthew-cordell-win-newbery-caldecott-medals</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">ALA Video Round Table Notable Videos for Adults Committee releases 2018 list<br>
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The American Library Association (ALA) Video Round Table Notable Videos for Adults Committee has compiled its 2018 list of Notable Videos for Adults, a list of
15 outstanding films released on video within the past two years and suitable for all libraries serving adults. Its purpose is to call attention to recent video releases that make a significant contribution to the world of video. The list is compiled for
use by librarians and the general adult populace.<br>
<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2018/02/ala-video-round-table-notable-videos-adults-committee-releases-2018-list">http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2018/02/ala-video-round-table-notable-videos-adults-committee-releases-2018-list</a><b></b></span></p>
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AWARDS AND GRANTS<br>
AASL Launches Affiliate of the Year 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/2018/02/aasl-launches-affiliate-year-award">http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2018/02/aasl-launches-affiliate-year-award</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">2018 ACRL Excellence in Academic Libraries Award winners announced<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/2018/02/2018-acrl-excellence-academic-libraries-award-winners-announced">http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2018/02/2018-acrl-excellence-academic-libraries-award-winners-announced</a></span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Submissions now open for the 2018 John Cotton Dana Awards<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/2018/02/submissions-now-open-2018-john-cotton-dana-awards">http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2018/02/submissions-now-open-2018-john-cotton-dana-awards</a></span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Nuth and Blanchat book wins ALCTS Outstanding Publication 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/2018/02/nuth-and-blanchat-book-wins-alcts-outstanding-publication-award">http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2018/02/nuth-and-blanchat-book-wins-alcts-outstanding-publication-award</a></span></p>
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ALA PUBLISHING<br>
Music Library Association’s guide to essential world music scores and sound recordings<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/2018/02/music-library-association-s-guide-essential-world-music-scores-and-sound">http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2018/02/music-library-association-s-guide-essential-world-music-scores-and-sound</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">Building kids’ literacy skills through creative writing<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/2018/02/building-kids-literacy-skills-through-creative-writing">http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2018/02/building-kids-literacy-skills-through-creative-writing</a></span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">New coloring book for library lovers supports the mission of ALA<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/2018/02/new-coloring-book-library-lovers-supports-mission-ala">http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2018/02/new-coloring-book-library-lovers-supports-mission-ala</a></span></p>
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