Having trouble viewing this e-mail? View as a web page<http://ala.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT02Nzc1OTE2JnA9MSZ1PTEwMDc0MTgzODUmbGk9NDU5NzEwOTg/index.html> [Libraries Transform Newsletter] It’s been an exciting summer for the Libraries Transform campaign! The ALA Executive Board extended the campaign for another three years during ALA’s 2017 Annual Conference—we look forward to continuing our work with libraries and library advocates like you over the coming years. Thanks so much to everyone who has made the campaign such a success so far! ________________________________ ALA Executive Board Extends Libraries Transform Because of your success, the ALA Executive Board voted to extend its commitment to the campaign for another three years (through Aug. 31, 2020). “The Executive Board is thrilled to extend the vital work of the Libraries Transform Campaign, which has become an essential part of the ALA’s efforts to showcase the value and impact of libraries and library workers,” said Jim Neal, 2017-2018 ALA president and university librarian emeritus at Columbia University. ________________________________ Spanish Because Statements Did you know the Libraries Transform toolkit includes a variety of Spanish-language Because statements<http://ala.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT02Nzc1OTE2JnA9MSZ1PTEwMDc0MTgzODUmbGk9NDU5NzEwOTk/index.html> for download? You can download graphics for posters, postcards and social media images with some of our most popular statements translated into Spanish. Is your library using Libraries Transform to connect with Spanish speakers in your community? Share your story—or ideas for new multilingual campaign tools—with us at campaign@ala.org<mailto:campaign@ala.org>. [Porque 5 de cada 5 médicos consideran que leerles en voz alta a los niños fomenta el desarrollo del cerebro.] ________________________________ Leveling the Field: Libraries and Income Inequality Confronting inequality is integral to the history of libraries and remains at the heart of library service today. The same materials, programs and services are available to anyone who walks through the library’s doors, no matter the size (or existence) of their wallet. Yet librarians’ commitment to equity requires greater action, particularly during a sustained period of rising income inequality as we are experiencing in the United States. Across the country, in libraries of all types, librarians are taking that extra step. Read more about how libraries are confronting income inequality<http://ala.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT02Nzc1OTE2JnA9MSZ1PTEwMDc0MTgzODUmbGk9NDU5NzExMDA/index.html>. [Scales weighing money against a library] ________________________________ Free Webinar Coming Soon Join ALA and Biblioboard on Wednesday, August 2, from 1 – 2:00 p.m. CT during the webinar: “Transforming Libraries, Impacting the Classroom.” During this free webinar panelists will explore an innovative program in Minnesota which re-envisions how public and school libraries collaborate in order to provide DRM-free eBooks to the community. Register today<http://ala.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT02Nzc1OTE2JnA9MSZ1PTEwMDc0MTgzODUmbGk9NDU5NzExMDE/index.html>! [Enter to win a signed READ poster from SArah Jessica Parker.] ________________________________ I Love My Librarian 2017 Award In case you missed it, nominations are now open for the 2017 I Love My Librarian Award<http://ala.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT02Nzc1OTE2JnA9MSZ1PTEwMDc0MTgzODUmbGk9NDU5NzExMDI/index.html>! Ten exceptional public, school, college, community college and university librarians will be selected to win $5,000 cash award, a plaque and a travel stipend to attend the awards ceremony hosted by Carnegie Corporation of New York. Nominations are open until September 18; if you’d like to help spread the word, promotional tools including graphics, social media content and sample press release copy are available online<http://ala.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT02Nzc1OTE2JnA9MSZ1PTEwMDc0MTgzODUmbGk9NDU5NzExMDQ/index.html>. [I Love My Librarian 2017 Award] ________________________________ Library Card Sign-Up Month Artwork Now Available The only thing more powerful than a Teen Titan is a library card! You can promote Library Card Sign-Up Month this September with free artwork featuring our honorary chairs, DC Comics superheroes the Teen Titans. Library card and billboard artwork are now available for download online<http://ala.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT02Nzc1OTE2JnA9MSZ1PTEwMDc0MTgzODUmbGk9NDU5NzExMDY/index.html>, along with other promotional tools including posters, social media content and a sample press release. [Screenshot of form to vote for your favorite Because statement.] ________________________________ Health Literacy Month Is Coming Up October is Health Literacy Month. The American Library Association (ALA) and the National Network of Libraries of Medicine are collaborating on a Health Literacy Month toolkit for the Libraries Transform campaign that will be available in September. The toolkit will include key messages, data, and marketing materials to help you promote health literacy at your library—anyone signed up for the campaign at the Libraries Transform website<http://ala.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT02Nzc1OTE2JnA9MSZ1PTEwMDc0MTgzODUmbGk9NDU5NzExMDg/index.html> will have access. [Health Literacy Month, October, Finding the right words for health literacy] ________________________________ Your Favorite New Because Statement Earlier this summer, we asked you to share ideas for new Libraries Transform Because statements—thanks to everyone who participated! There were a lot of great Because statements, but there was a clear winner after all the votes were tallied: “Because building a better world starts with literacy,” submitted by Kristen Craig from the Hebron Branch at the Licking County Library in Ohio. Congratulations, Kristen! Additional Because statement ideas are always welcome; feel free to email us at campaign@ala.org any time. [Because building a better world starts with literacy.] ________________________________ New Banners and Cling Sets New banners and cling sets are now available at the ALA Store. Window cling set<http://ala.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT02Nzc1OTE2JnA9MSZ1PTEwMDc0MTgzODUmbGk9NDU5NzExMDk/index.html> includes four 11” x 17” clings: * Because libraries make leaders. * Because access equals opportunity. * Because fake news has real-world consequences. * Because adding Minecraft to the curriculum may inspire more future engineers than mathematics alone. Banners are 30" x 50" and suitable for indoor/outdoor use. The set of four<http://ala.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT02Nzc1OTE2JnA9MSZ1PTEwMDc0MTgzODUmbGk9NDU5NzExMTE/index.html> includes: * Because libraries make leaders<http://ala.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT02Nzc1OTE2JnA9MSZ1PTEwMDc0MTgzODUmbGk9NDU5NzExMTI/index.html>. * Because access equals opportunity<http://ala.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT02Nzc1OTE2JnA9MSZ1PTEwMDc0MTgzODUmbGk9NDU5NzExMTQ/index.html>. * Because fake news has real-world consequences<http://ala.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT02Nzc1OTE2JnA9MSZ1PTEwMDc0MTgzODUmbGk9NDU5NzExMTU/index.html>. * Because employers want candidates who know the difference between a web search and research<http://ala.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT02Nzc1OTE2JnA9MSZ1PTEwMDc0MTgzODUmbGk9NDU5NzExMTc/index.html>. [Libraries Transform window clings] ________________________________ More than 7,200 libraries and library advocates have joined the Libraries Transform campaign! Because of you, Libraries Transform! [Screenshot: Map of Libraries Transform Libraries]