[Michlib-l] ALA News: Nominating committee extends deadline

[Jennifer L. Dean]

Nominating committee extends deadline<https://bit.ly/3gZNRa8>

The ALA 2021 Nominating Committee announces a deadline extension for completing the candidate biographical form for the positions of Councilor-at-Large and President-elect. The new deadline is July 31, 2020. Read more<https://bit.ly/3gZNRa8>



2020 Coretta Scott King Book Donation Grants announced<https://bit.ly/38WwFiZ>

Companions Journeying Together (Illinois), Impact Academy (Indiana) and Marshallville Public Library (Georgia) have been selected to receive books as part of the 2020 Coretta Scott King Book Awards Donation Grant program.

Awarded each spring by the Coretta Scott King Book Awards Committee, the grant program donates books originally submitted for consideration for the Coretta Scott King Book Awards to organizations demonstrating need and potential benefit from receiving the collection. All winners will receive copies of titles submitted to the 2020 Coretta Scott King Book Awards, including a full set of the year’s winner and honor books. Read more<https://bit.ly/38WwFiZ>



‘United for Libraries Virtual: Trustees – Friends – Foundations’ to be held Aug. 4-6<https://bit.ly/2ZxJspj>

“United for Libraries Virtual: Trustees – Friends – Foundations” will be held Aug. 4-6, 2020. This interactive three-day virtual event will feature expert speakers on current topics facing library Trustees, Friends, Foundations, and staff who work with them. Read more<https://bit.ly/2ZxJspj>



New from ACRL - ‘Sharing Spaces and Students: Employing Students in Collaborative Partnerships’<https://bit.ly/3iZIuts>

The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) announces the publication of “Sharing Spaces and Students: Employing Students in Collaborative Partnerships” by Holly A. Jackson. The book is full of plans, ideas, and case studies on how to effectively employ student workers across campus departments located within or partnering with the library. Read more<https://bit.ly/3iZIuts>



AWARDS AND GRANTS

2020 PR Xchange Award winners announced<https://bit.ly/2DzXBcK>



WEBINARS

ACRL ‘Project Outcome for Academic Libraries: An Introductory Workshop’ webcast coming Aug. 5<https://bit.ly/3gW0bbB>



Stories from Inside the Data Warehouse - A 3-part webinar series<https://bit.ly/3fz6di0>



LLAMA webinar: Self-reflection vs. self-evaluation - Understanding your employees’ perceptions<https://bit.ly/390FzMr>



ALA PUBLISHING

Recruiting and retaining younger generations for library boards, Friends groups, and Foundations<https://bit.ly/3hbqniH>



25 projects for eco explorers<https://bit.ly/2Whr6Xy>



Constructing library buildings that work<https://bit.ly/3j7lqt0>

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