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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 May 15, 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">Film, theater and television actor Sally Field named an Auditorium Speaker at the 2018 ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition<br>
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Sally Field, a two-time Academy Award and three-time Emmy Award-winning actor, who has portrayed dozens of iconic roles on both the large and small screens will
speak from 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 23, at the 2018 ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition in New Orleans.<br>
<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2018/05/film-theater-and-television-actor-sally-field-auditorium-speaker-2018-ala-annual">http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2018/05/film-theater-and-television-actor-sally-field-auditorium-speaker-2018-ala-annual</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">LLAMA announces 2018 ALA/IIDA Library Interior Design Award winners<br>
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The Library Leadership and Management Association (LLAMA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), and The International Interior Design Association
(IIDA), have announced the winners of the 2018 Library Interior Design Awards. The biennial Library Interior Design Awards recognize achievement in library interior design aesthetics, creativity and function.<br>
<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2018/05/llama-announces-2018-alaiida-library-interior-design-award-winners">http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2018/05/llama-announces-2018-alaiida-library-interior-design-award-winners</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">ALSC announces 2018 Summer Reading Lists<br>
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) has released its 2018 Summer Reading Lists. The lists are available to download for free at
<a href="http://www.ala.org/alsc/publications-resources/book-lists/2018-summer-reading-list">
http://www.ala.org/alsc/publications-resources/book-lists/2018-summer-reading-list</a><br>
<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2018/05/alsc-announces-2018-summer-reading-lists">http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2018/05/alsc-announces-2018-summer-reading-lists</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">Best Practices for Data Privacy: An American Libraries Live webcast<br>
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The news feels overwhelmingly loaded with stories of security breaches and compromised data. In an environment where data breaches have become norm, how can we
keep our data and our library users’ data secure? Join American Libraries Live on May 21 for a discussion on data privacy that focuses on best practices and what we can do to make sure our data is secure and protected.<br>
<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2018/05/best-practices-data-privacy-american-libraries-live-webcast">http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2018/05/best-practices-data-privacy-american-libraries-live-webcast</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">PLA launches new interest groups in online community platform<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), has unveiled eight new interest groups in the online community platform,
ALA Connect. ALA Connect is a site where members of ALA meet and mingle virtually, discuss library-related topics and issues, share ideas, collaborate in communities, and come together to do the work of the Association.<br>
<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2018/05/pla-launches-new-interest-groups-online-community-platform">http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2018/05/pla-launches-new-interest-groups-online-community-platform</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">Shannon Oltmann appointed editor of the ‘Journal of Intellectual Freedom and Privacy’<br>
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Shannon M. Oltmann, associate professor in the School of Information Science at the University of Kentucky, has been appointed editor of the Journal of Intellectual
Freedom and Privacy, effective May 7, 2018. The Journal of Intellectual Freedom and Privacy, a quarterly journal published by the American Library Association's (ALA) Office for Intellectual Freedom, provides a forum for discourse on intellectual freedom and
privacy issues arising in libraries, archives and educational institutions. <br>
<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2018/05/oltmann-appointed-editor-journal-intellectual-freedom">http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2018/05/oltmann-appointed-editor-journal-intellectual-freedom</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">Moeller to serve as YALSA’s research journal editor<br>
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) has selected Robin Moeller, associate professor of library science at Appalachian State University in Boone,
NC, as the next Member Editor for its open source, peer-reviewed research journal, the Journal of Research on Libraries and Young Adults (JRLYA).<br>
<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2018/05/moeller-serve-yalsa-s-research-journal-editor">http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2018/05/moeller-serve-yalsa-s-research-journal-editor</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">Guided inquiry examined in new School Library Research article<br>
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">New research published in the American Association of School Librarians’ (AASL) peer-reviewed online journal, School Library Research (SLR) examines perceptions
and use of guided inquiry. SLR promotes and publishes high-quality original research concerning the management, implementation and evaluation of school library programs. Articles can be accessed for free at
<a href="http://www.ala.org/aasl/slr">www.ala.org/aasl/slr</a>.<br>
<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2018/05/guided-inquiry-examined-new-school-library-research-article">http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2018/05/guided-inquiry-examined-new-school-library-research-article</a></span></p>
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2018 ALA ANNUAL CONFERENCE<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">Troy 'Trombone Shorty' Andrews to perform at Annual<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">ALA JobLIST Placement and Career Development Center will offer complimentary career counseling sessions<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">Win literary prizes, support intellectual freedom at ALA Annual Conference<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">Susan Orlean among the authors at United for Libraries Gala Author Toast, sponsored by ReferenceUSA, at Annual<br>
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FREEDOM TO READ FOUNDATION<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">The Freedom to Read Foundation announces results of 2018 Board of Trustees election<br>
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AWARDS AND GRANTS<br>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b>Veronda J. Pitchford selected for ASCLA’s Cathleen Bourdon Service Award<br>
</b><a href="http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2018/05/veronda-j-pitchford-selected-ascla-s-cathleen-bourdon-service-award">http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2018/05/veronda-j-pitchford-selected-ascla-s-cathleen-bourdon-service-award</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">Ohio Educational Library Media Association named 2018 AASL Affiliate of the Year<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">Guerda Baucicaut wins ILL mentoring travel 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/2018/05/guerda-baucicaut-wins-ill-mentoring-travel-award">http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2018/05/guerda-baucicaut-wins-ill-mentoring-travel-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">Pearl G. Adzei-Stonnes receives ILL travel grant to conference<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">Gwinnett County Public Library's Removing Barriers Project selected for ASCLA/KLAS/NOD Award<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">Gale, A Cengage Company Financial Development Award recipient named<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/2018/05/gale-cengage-company-financial-development-award-recipient-named">http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2018/05/gale-cengage-company-financial-development-award-recipient-named</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">Linda Crowe receives 2018 Elizabeth Futas Catalyst for Change Award<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">Transform and thrive<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">New advanced eCourse: Intermediate Cataloging for Non-Catalogers<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">Cutting the Red Tape: Finding and Using E-Government Tools and Resources<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">Creating Inclusive Storytimes for ALL Children<br>
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WEBINARS AND WORKSHOPS<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">Nuts and Bolts of Data Visualization – a LITA webinar<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">Effective Library Signage: Tips, Tricks, & Best Practices<br>
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