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<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">Passing this along. Also wanted to updated everyone that Jennifer Dean, at University of Detroit Mercy, is the newly elected MLA Chapter Councilor for ALA. Congratulations, Jennifer, and thank you for volunteering to
serve by representing Michigan on the ALA Council! -Steve</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">2018 ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition – A contribution to communities<br>
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The American Library Association (ALA) hosted its 2018 ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition June 21 – 26, in New Orleans. The conference was attended by more than
17,500 librarians, library workers and library supporters (including more than 5,100 exhibitors) from across the world.<br>
The conference officially opened with great excitement when former First Lady Michelle Obama, who discussed her forthcoming book, "Becoming," took the stage. Mrs. Obama was interviewed on stage by Dr. Carla Hayden, the 14th Librarian of Congress.
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<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2018/07/2018-ala-annual-conference-exhibition-contribution-communities">http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2018/07/2018-ala-annual-conference-exhibition-contribution-communities</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">ALA celebrates Senate ratification of Marrakesh Treaty and adoption of Implementation Act<br>
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The American Library Association, along with the Library Copyright Alliance, applauds the ratification of the Marrakesh Treaty and passage of the Marrakesh Treaty
Implementation Act (S. 2559) by the U.S. Senate by unanimous consent.<br>
The Marrakesh Treaty, adopted by the member states of the World Intellectual Property Organization in 2013, requires countries to enact copyright exceptions that allow the making and distribution of accessible format copies such as braille or audiobooks, including
by importation and exportation. The Treaty is largely based on the existing exception in the U.S. Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. § 121. The Marrakesh Treaty Implementation Act amends the Copyright Act to ensure compliance with the Marrakesh Treaty.<br>
<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2018/06/ala-celebrates-senate-ratification-marrakesh-treaty-and-adoption">http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2018/06/ala-celebrates-senate-ratification-marrakesh-treaty-and-adoption</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">Denine Torr from the Dollar General Literacy Foundation recognized with AASL Crystal Apple Award<br>
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Denine Torr, senior director of community initiatives at the Dollar General Literacy Foundation, has been selected as the recipient of the 2018 Crystal Apple by
American Association of School Librarians (AASL) President Steven Yates. The Crystal Apple honor is given at the discretion of the AASL President to an individual or group that has had a significant impact on school libraries and students.<br>
<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2018/06/denine-torr-dollar-general-literacy-foundation-recognized-aasl-crystal-apple">http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2018/06/denine-torr-dollar-general-literacy-foundation-recognized-aasl-crystal-apple</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">Penny Weller and Craig Wilson named ALA Trustee Citation recipients<br>
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The American Library Association and United for Libraries have named Penny Weller and Craig Wilson, Trustees at Kent District Library (KDL) in Kent County, Michigan,
recipients of the ALA Trustee Citation.<br>
<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2018/07/penny-weller-and-craig-wilson-named-ala-trustee-citation-recipients">http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2018/07/penny-weller-and-craig-wilson-named-ala-trustee-citation-recipients</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 webinar helps you enliven your staff training with game techniques<br>
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Staff training is one of the most important responsibilities of the library manager or leader, but effective training can do more than simply impart information
or teach skills – it can also motivate and empower. If you are looking for a better way to train your staff, you might want to consider using game mechanics.<br>
The Library Leadership and Management Association (LLAMA) will present “Gaming Your Training: How to motivate and engage your staff using game mechanics,” from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. Central time on Wednesday, July 18. In this webinar, presenters from a public
library system and an academic library will demonstrate how libraries can adopt learning methods used in games to increase engagement and improve training results. Attendees will learn how to use specific tools including physical and virtual badges, scavenger
hunts, and free online tools to integrate gaming into their learning management systems.<br>
<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2018/07/llama-webinar-helps-you-enliven-your-staff-training-game-techniques">http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2018/07/llama-webinar-helps-you-enliven-your-staff-training-game-techniques</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">July webinar explores data-collection methods for outcomes measurement<br>
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">This month, the Public Library Association (PLA) will host a webinar intended to help library workers understand different data-collection methods that can be used
to measure outcomes. This webinar, Beyond Surveys: How to Measure Outcomes Using Alternative Data Collection Methods, will be held 1 – 2 p.m. Central Time on Wednesday, July 18.
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<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2018/07/july-webinar-explores-data-collection-methods-outcomes-measurement">http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2018/07/july-webinar-explores-data-collection-methods-outcomes-measurement</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">Slow summer learning with the AASL Standards<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) is easing into summer learning with an online book discussion of its newly released “National School Library
Standards for Learners, School Librarians, and School Libraries.” Termed a slow chat, the discussion will take place via Twitter. School library professionals with Twitter accounts can follow the hashtags #AASLstandards and #AASLowchat to participate.<br>
<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2018/06/slow-summer-learning-aasl-standards">http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2018/06/slow-summer-learning-aasl-standards</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">AASL seeks social media savvy members for new posting group<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) seeks school library professionals to serve as members of the AASL Social Media Posting Group. Group members
will be tasked with curating and composing social media posts to share on AASL platforms.
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<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2018/06/social-media-savvy-members-sought-new-aasl-posting-group">http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2018/06/social-media-savvy-members-sought-new-aasl-posting-group</a><b></b></span></p>
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AMERICAN LIBRARIES LIVE WEBCAST<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">Serve More Patrons with Expanded, Unlimited Streaming Video<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/2018/07/serve-more-patrons-expanded-unlimited-streaming-video-american-libraries-live">http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2018/07/serve-more-patrons-expanded-unlimited-streaming-video-american-libraries-live</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">Judi Moreillon on maximizing school librarian leadership<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">A guide for serving the reading interests of 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/2018/06/guide-serving-reading-interests-teens">http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2018/06/guide-serving-reading-interests-teens</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">Introduction to LC Faceted Vocabularies for Music 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/2018/06/new-workshop-introduction-lc-faceted-vocabularies-music-resources">http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2018/06/new-workshop-introduction-lc-faceted-vocabularies-music-resources</a><b></b></span></p>
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SCHOOL LIBRARY RESEARCH<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">School Library Research article examines computational thinking and curriculum integration<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/2018/06/school-library-research-article-examines-computational-thinking-and-curriculum">http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2018/06/school-library-research-article-examines-computational-thinking-and-curriculum</a><b></b></span></p>
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