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... 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-p... 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-r... 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-pee... 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... 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-found... 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-applicatio... 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-vie... 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-c... Author and Poet, Elizabeth Acevedo to deliver the Arthur Curley Lecture http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/09/author-and-poet-elizabeth-aceved... Dave Eggers named Auditorium Speaker http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/09/dave-eggers-auditorium-speaker-2... 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-cont... CHOICE NEWS Choice and The Charleston Company launch ccAdvisor http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/09/choice-and-charleston-company-la... WEBINARS Sept. 14 webinar focuses on measuring effect of digital literacy services http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/09/september-webinar-focuses-measur... New AASL webinar builds STEAM skills hands-on http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/09/new-aasl-webinar-builds-steam-sk... 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-... ALA PUBLICATIONS “Academic Library Value: The Impact Starter Kit” http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/09/communicating-value-academic-lib... Free PLA member publication focuses on library service to incarcerated individuals http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/09/free-pla-member-publication-focu... WORKSHOPS, ECOURSES Library Director Bootcamp: Getting the Skills You Need http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/09/new-workshop-library-director-bo... Basic American Sign Language for Library Staff http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/09/new-iteration-basic-american-sig... Collaborating with Teens to Build Better Library Programs http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/09/new-iteration-collaborating-teen... Social Media for Book Lovers http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/09/new-workshop-social-media-book-l... 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-com... 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-met... Professional Recognition Awards http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/09/search-begins-alcts-2018-profess... Continuing Resources Awards http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/09/alcts-seeking-continuing-resourc... Preservation Awards http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/09/alcts-2018-preservation-awards-n... Innovation Awards http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/09/alcts-seeking-2018-innovation-aw... Publication Awards http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/09/alcts-2018-publication-awards-no... Ross Atkinson Award http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/09/alcts-2018-ross-atkinson-award-n...