Congratulations to the Friends of the Shelby Area District Library! They have been recognized with United for Libraries’ Baker & Taylor Award for outstanding efforts to support their library. See below for more details and the rest of this week's news... ALA News for August 14, 2018 NEWS FROM THE AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION Volunteer to serve on ALA, Council and joint committees for 2019 – 2021 Wanda Kay Brown, American Library Association (ALA) president-elect, encourages members to serve on an ALA, Council or joint committee for the 2019-2021 term (terms start on July 1, 2019). Serving on a committee provides members with leadership training, networking opportunities, and experience in working on specific association topics. The online committee volunteer form opens on Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2018, and closes on Friday, Nov. 9, 2018. http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2018/08/volunteer-serve-ala-council-and-... Freedom to Read Foundation joins with SJSU iSchool and the iSchool at Illinois to offer Fall Intellectual Freedom Courses This Fall the Freedom to Read Foundation (FTRF) is working with professors at the San Jose State University School of Information (SJSU iSchool) and the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign iSchool (iSchool at Illinois) to offer intellectual freedom courses for current library and information science (LIS) students. Professor Carrie Gardner will lead a three-credit, asynchronous Intellectual Freedom Seminar through the SJSU iSchool between Aug. 21 and Dec. 10, 2018. Dr. Gardner has taught intellectual freedom (IF) courses since 2002 and her course explores topics ranging from the legal foundation of the First Amendment to IF history, policies, ethics, and privacy, and the ways these topics intersect in our libraries. http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2018/08/freedom-read-foundation-joins-sj... Forty-five state library associations partner with ALA to offer joint student membership program The program allows students engaged in a program of study or certification in MLS/MLIS, CAEP and LTA programs for no more than five total years to join ALA and one participating ALA Chapter for one low membership rate. http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2018/08/forty-five-state-library-asso... DOGObooks and YALSA partner for 2018 Teens’ Top Ten voting The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) has announced that it will be partnering with DOGObooks, the largest website for kids and teen books, to host the voting for the 2018 Teens’ Top Ten. For the sixth year in a row, DOGObooks will be the host site where teens will vote for the Teens’ Top Ten. Voting by teens has grown significantly over the last couple of years and YALSA expects a record number of votes this year. http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2018/08/dogobooks-and-yalsa-partner-2018... LLAMA webinar helps leaders move beyond problem fixing A common complaint among library managers and leaders is that they spend so much time reacting to crises and fixing problems that there’s not enough time left to lead change at their organizations. While there’s no single solution to this, there is an approach that can help. The Library Leadership and Management Association (LLAMA) will present “Leading Change with Powerful Conversations Using Appreciative Inquiry,” at 1:30 - 3 p.m. Central time on Wednesday, Aug. 22. This webinar will explore the power of appreciative inquiry, a strengths-based approach to creating organizational evolution by developing conversations where all feel heard with respect and empathy. By posing powerful questions that ask what can be, leaders can help their organization become more energized and innovative. http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2018/08/llama-webinar-helps-leaders-move... AWARDS AND GRANTS Friends of Shelby Area District Library and Friends of the Ravenna Library receive United for Libraries’ Baker & Taylor Awards http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2018/08/friends-shelby-area-district-... ALSC now accepting applications for 2019 Penguin Random House Young Readers Group Award http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2018/08/alsc-now-accepting-applicatio... Rosen Publishing Group sponsors AASL Distinguished Service Award http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2018/08/rosen-publishing-group-sponso... Taylor-Cloud wins stipend to attend YALSA’s 2018 YA Services Symposium http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2018/08/taylor-cloud-wins-stipend-attend... Deadline Aug. 31 for Emerging Leaders program applications http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2018/08/still-accepting-applications-eme... ALSC’s 'Children and Libraries' journal honored with publishing award http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2018/08/alsc-s-children-and-libraries-jo... ONLINE LEARNING Learn about OED, imposter syndrome, critical information literacy, more in upcoming ACRL e-Learning webcasts http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2018/08/learn-about-oed-imposter-syndrom... Introduction to Metadata and Linked Data http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2018/08/new-iteration-introduction-metad... Dealing with Substance Abuse in the Library: A Guide to Helping Patrons and the Community http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2018/08/new-session-dealing-substance-ab... ALA PUBLISHING Rob Reid's collection of hundreds of story program activities http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2018/08/rob-reids-collection-hundreds-st...