[Michlib-l] ALA News for September 12, 2017

[Steven Bowers]

ALA News for September 12, 2017

NEWS FROM THE AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION

ALA, library community support Hurricane Irma response efforts
The American Library Association (ALA) and the library community are supporting response and recovery efforts for the libraries damaged by Hurricane Irma.
“We extend our thoughts and prayers to everyone affected by Hurricane Irma,” said ALA President Jim Neal. “We are supporting the Florida Library Association and Florida State Library as they work with local libraries dealing with storm-related damage. We are also coordinating with other states and the Caribbean islands whose libraries were damaged by Irma."
ALA Members are encouraged to assist their colleagues in Florida and other areas by participating in local fundraising efforts. The Florida Library Association has set up a Florida Libraries Disaster Relief Fund at http://www.flalib.org/. ALA’s Chapter Relations and International Relations Offices will provide additional information as funds are set up for the libraries in other states and in the Caribbean islands.
The ALA also offers a list of resources for dealing with natural disasters at Libraries Respond<http://www.ala.org/advocacy/natural-disasters>.
http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2017/09/ala-library-community-support-hurricane-irma-response-efforts

Brown, Hepburn seek 2019-20 ALA presidency
Wanda Brown, director of library services at the C.G. O’Kelly Library, Winston-Salem State University, Winston Salem, North Carolina, and Peter Hepburn, head librarian, College of the Canyons, Santa Clarita, California, are the candidates for the 2019-20 presidency of the American Library Association (ALA).
http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/09/brown-hepburn-seek-2019-20-ala-presidency

Readers invited to participate in Rebel Reader Twitter Tournament during Banned Books Week
To coincide with this year's ALA Banned Books Week’s theme, “Words Have Power,” the American Library Association's (ALA) Office for Intellectual Freedom is harnessing the power of social media to host engaging activities and ignite conversations about the freedom to read.
http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2017/09/readers-invited-participate-rebel-reader-twitter-tournament-during-banned

AASL web portal offers first peek at new standards resources and content
The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) is excited to announce the release of several early materials addressing elements of the new “National School Library Standards for Learners, School Librarians, and School Libraries” which will launch in November at the AASL National Conference & Exhibition in Phoenix, Arizona. The early materials are featured on the AASL Standards web portal at standards.aasl.org<http://standards.aasl.org/>.
http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/09/aasl-web-portal-offers-first-peek-new-standards-resources-and-content

The American Library Association and National Network of Libraries of Medicine partner to promote health literacy this October
The National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NNLM) and the American Library Association (ALA) have partnered through the Libraries Transform public awareness campaign to create a free toolkit for Health Literacy Month, which is observed in October.
http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/09/american-library-association-and-national-network-libraries-medicine-partner

The Dollar General Literacy Foundation Grants $249,056 to ALSC and YALSA
ALSC will use the grant funds to administer a second round of Strengthening Communities Through Libraries<http://www.ala.org/alsc/aboutalsc/external-relationships/grntpartnerships> mini-grants. Twelve of these $5,000 mini-grants will be awarded to ALSC members in public libraries to implement STEAM programming during out-of-school time, including after school and seasonal breaks. ALSC will also develop and share supplemental resources that will be made widely available to support the collaborative efforts of libraries their community partners.
With the funds from Dollar General, YALSA will provide mini-grants to libraries to support literacies-focused projects for and with underserved teens as part of Teen Read Week<http://teenreadweek.ning.com/>™ and summer learning<http://summerreading.ning.com/page/summer-learning-grants> programs.  YALSA will also use a portion of the funds to provide collections of Teens' Top Ten<http://www.ala.org/yalsa/teenstopten> nominees to libraries in need and update the Teen Book Finder app<http://www.ala.org/yalsa/products/teenbookfinder> and database<http://booklists.yalsa.net/>.
http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2017/09/dollar-general-literacy-foundation-grants-249056-alsc-and-yalsa

ALSC now accepting applications for Strengthening Communities Through Libraries Minigrants
The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) is now accepting online applications for the Strengthening Communities Through Libraries Minigrants<http://www.ala.org/alsc/aboutalsc/external-relationships/grntpartnerships>. These grants are made possible through a grant from the Dollar General Literacy Foundation.
http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2017/09/alsc-now-accepting-applications-strengthening-communities-through-libraries

Fifty public libraries selected for ‘The Vietnam War’ PBS documentary programming opportunity
The American Library Association (ALA) and WETA Washington, DC, announced 50 U.S. public libraries selected to receive a programming kit for “The Vietnam War,” a 10-part documentary film by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick that will air on PBS stations beginning Sept. 17.
http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/09/50-public-libraries-selected-vietnam-war-pbs-documentary-programming-opportunity



2018 ALA MIDWINTER MEETING & EXHIBITS UPDATE
Bill Nye and Gregory Mone Will Close the 2018 ALA Midwinter Meeting & Exhibits in Denver
http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/09/bill-nye-and-gregory-mone-will-close-2018-ala-midwinter-meeting-exhibits-denver

Author and Poet, Elizabeth Acevedo to deliver the Arthur Curley Lecture
http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/09/author-and-poet-elizabeth-acevedo-arthur-curley-lecture-speaker-2018-ala

Dave Eggers named Auditorium Speaker
http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/09/dave-eggers-auditorium-speaker-2018-ala-midwinter-meeting-exhibits-denver



AASL NATIONAL CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION UPDATE
Learning, networking and fun continue at AASL17 after dark
http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/09/learning-networking-and-fun-continue-aasl17-after-dark



CHOICE NEWS
Choice and The Charleston Company launch ccAdvisor
http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/09/choice-and-charleston-company-launch-ccadvisor



WEBINARS
Sept. 14 webinar focuses on measuring effect of digital literacy services
http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/09/september-webinar-focuses-measuring-effect-digital-literacy-services

New AASL webinar builds STEAM skills hands-on
http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/09/new-aasl-webinar-builds-steam-skills-hands

United for Libraries to host Oct. 17 webinar on ‘Troubled Library Boards’
http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2017/09/united-libraries-host-oct-17-webinar-troubled-library-boards



ALA PUBLICATIONS
“Academic Library Value: The Impact Starter Kit”
http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/09/communicating-value-academic-library

Free PLA member publication focuses on library service to incarcerated individuals
http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/09/free-pla-member-publication-focuses-library-service-incarcerated-individuals



WORKSHOPS, ECOURSES
Library Director Bootcamp: Getting the Skills You Need
http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/09/new-workshop-library-director-bootcamp-getting-skills-you-need

Basic American Sign Language for Library Staff
http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/09/new-iteration-basic-american-sign-language-library-staff-ecourse

Collaborating with Teens to Build Better Library Programs
http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/09/new-iteration-collaborating-teens-build-better-library-programs-ecourse

Social Media for Book Lovers
http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/09/new-workshop-social-media-book-lovers-online-book-groups-and-more

Hosting Your Own Comic Con: The Ultimate All-Ages Program Workshop
http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/09/new-session-hosting-your-own-comic-con-ultimate-all-ages-program-workshop



ALCTS AWARDS
ALCTS is searching for nominees for the following awards:
Cataloging and Metadata Management Awards
http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/09/alcts-seeking-cataloging-and-metadata-management-awards-nominations-2018

Professional Recognition Awards
http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/09/search-begins-alcts-2018-professional-recognition-awards-nominations

Continuing Resources Awards
http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/09/alcts-seeking-continuing-resources-awards-nominations-2018

Preservation Awards
http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/09/alcts-2018-preservation-awards-nominations-sought

Innovation Awards
http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/09/alcts-seeking-2018-innovation-awards-nominations

Publication Awards
http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/09/alcts-2018-publication-awards-nominations-sought

Ross Atkinson Award
http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/09/alcts-2018-ross-atkinson-award-nominations-sought

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