[Michlib-l] ALA News for October 10, 2017

[Steven Bowers]

ALA News for October 10, 2017

NEWS FROM THE AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION

ALA president calls for applicants to newly launched ALA Policy Corps
American Library Association (ALA) President Jim Neal invites library advocates to apply for participation in the inaugural ALA Policy Corps<http://www.ala.org/advocacy/ala-policy-corps> initiative.
“The ALA has significantly expanded its advocacy work and its political activism—building a wide network of library workers, trustees, corporate partners and friends who are influencing legislative action and government policy,” Neal said. “There is a need also to cultivate a group of practitioners and trustees who have deep and sustained knowledge of key policy issues of importance to the library community and who are able to intervene and participate in targeted advocacy work.”
http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/10/ala-president-calls-applicants-newly-launched-ala-policy-corps

PLA and United for Libraries to host Oct. 17 webinar on ‘Troubled Library Boards’
The Public Library Association (PLA) and United for Libraries are partnering to present a webinar designed to improve library boards of directors. The webinar, titled “Troubled Library Boards: Prevention and Survival” will be held at 2 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, Oct. 17.
http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/10/pla-and-united-libraries-host-oct-17-webinar-troubled-library-boards



AASL NATIONAL CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION
Final week to secure AASL National Conference & Exhibition advance registration pricing
http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/10/final-week-secure-aasl-national-conference-exhibition-advance-registration

RUSA NEWS
First open access issue of Reference and User Services Quarterly (RUSQ) now available
http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/10/first-open-access-issue-reference-and-user-services-quarterly-rusq-now-available

SCHOOL LIBRARY RESEARCH
Social influences on avid book readers examined in new School Library Research article
http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/10/social-influences-avid-book-readers-examined-new-school-library-research-article



AWARDS AND GRANTS
2018 applications for the Will Eisner Graphic Novel Grants for Libraries now being accepted
http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/10/2018-applications-will-eisner-graphic-novel-grants-libraries-now-being-accepted

ACRL seeks nominations for 2018 awards recognizing outstanding achievements in academic librarianship
http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/10/acrl-seeks-nominations-2018-awards-recognizing-outstanding-achievements-academic

Apply now for 2018 ALCTS Midwinter Symposium registration grants
http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/10/apply-now-2018-alcts-midwinter-symposium-registration-grants



ELEARNING
Explore Reproducibility & Open Scholarship in a new LITA web course
http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/10/explore-reproducibility-open-scholarship-new-lita-web-course

Share your knowledge: Present an AASL webinar
http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/10/share-your-knowledge-present-aasl-webinar

How to Create New Revenue Streams for Your Library
http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2017/10/free-webinar-how-create-new-revenue-streams-your-library

Developing Effective Community Partnerships
http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/10/new-workshop-developing-effective-community-partnerships

LLAMA Webinar Explores Evidence-Based Advocacy for Public Libraries
http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/10/llama-webinar-explores-evidence-based-advocacy-public-libraries

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