ALA News for March 21, 2017 President’s budget proposal to eliminate federal library funding 'counterproductive and short-sighted' http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2017/03/president-s-budget-proposal-e... Senator Jon Tester receives ALA's 2017 James Madison Award http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2017/03/senator-jon-tester-receives-a... Dr. Carla Hayden to kick off Spectrum 20th Anniversary celebration at ALA Annual Conference http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2017/03/dr-carla-hayden-kick-spectrum... Sara Paretsky confirmed as featured speaker of Andrew Carnegie Medals Ceremony at 2017 ALA Annual Conference http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/03/sara-paretsky-confirmed-featured... Andy Weir for school libraries in new PSA http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2017/03/andy-weir-school-libraries-ne... Brené Brown, Expert on the Power of Vulnerability, is Auditorium Speaker at 2017 ALA Annual Conference http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/03/bren-brown-expert-power-vulnerab... Shining a light on library workers for valuable contributions - National Library Workers Day, April 11 http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2017/03/shining-light-library-workers... Get ready for National Bookmobile Day 2017 with free materials, ideas and more http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2017/03/get-ready-national-bookmobile... Textile designer Franklin Habit to serve as Preservation Week® Honorary Chair http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2017/03/textile-designer-franklin-hab... Robert P. Doyle is granted the 2017 John Philip Immroth Memorial Award http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/03/robert-p-doyle-granted-2017-john... Applications due April 13 for 2017 ALA Leadership Institute http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/03/applications-due-april-13-2017-a... Registration opens for AASL National Conference http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2017/03/registration-opens-aasl-natio... United for Libraries to dedicate Manila House a Literary Landmark http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2017/03/united-libraries-dedicate-man... Wiegand wins Gale Cengage History Research and Innovation Award http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/03/wiegand-wins-gale-cengage-histor... Ian Richardson wins BRASS SimplyMap Student Travel Award http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/03/ian-richardson-wins-brass-simply... Richard E. Turley Jr. wins Genealogy/History Achievement Award sponsored by ProQuest http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/03/richard-e-turley-jr-wins-genealo... Bidney named 2017 ACRL WESS-SEES De Gruyter Grant winner http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/03/bidney-named-2017-acrl-wess-sees... Polls now open in 2017 PLA board election http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/03/polls-now-open-2017-pla-board-el... PLA to offer two preconference sessions at ALA Annual Conference http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/03/pla-offer-two-preconference-sess... Gina Kessler Lee of Saint Mary’s College of California named winner of the Where Can Choice Reviews Take You? Contest http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/03/gina-kessler-lee-saint-mary-s-co... RUSA offers preconference on user experience and testing in the library http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/03/rusa-offers-preconference-user-e... ALCTS endorses cataloging and metadata core competencies http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/03/alcts-endorses-cataloging-and-me... ALSC invites applications for 2018 Arbuthnot Lecture with Naomi Shihab Nye http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2017/03/alsc-invites-applications-201... Moore receives 2017 ACRL ULS Outstanding Professional Development Award http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/03/moore-receives-2017-acrl-uls-out... Sex, brains, and video games http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/03/sex-brains-and-video-games New eCourse: Basic American Sign Language for Library Staff http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/03/new-ecourse-basic-american-sign-... New eCourse/eBook Bundle: New on the Job http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/03/new-ecourseebook-bundle-new-job New Workshop—Programming with Cosplay: Embracing Costume Play in your Library http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/03/new-workshop-programming-cosplay... Kroski’s hands-on sourcebook for makerspaces http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/03/kroski-s-hands-sourcebook-makers...