ALA News for May 8, 2018 NEWS FROM THE AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION Jim Neal, president of the American Library Association, announces that Former First Lady Michelle Obama will open 2018 ALA Annual Conference Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama is a lawyer, author, and the wife of the 44th President, Barack Obama. Through her initiatives as First Lady, she has become a role model for women and girls, and an advocate for healthy families, service members and their families, higher education, and international adolescent girls’ education. She will appear at the opening general session of the 2018 American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference and Exhibition from 4 - 5:30 p.m. on Friday, June 22, at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans. Her appearance at the conference is sponsored by Penguin Random House. http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2018/05/jim-neal-president-american-libr... Register now to be heard at ALA’s Virtual Membership Meeting (VMM18) – May 17, 2018 Members who participate in ALA’s VMM18 gain an opportunity to share ideas and opinions about ALA's strategic directions and priorities. “We want to hear what our members have to say,” said ALA President Jim Neal. “VMM18 is a terrific opportunity for members to connect, contribute, and engage with their professional association, its leaders, and their own colleagues. ALA wants to know the issues members care about — and how we can be of service.” http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2018/05/register-now-be-heard-ala-s-v... 2018 John Cotton Dana Award Winners announced Eight winners have been chosen for the John Cotton Dana Library Public Relations Awards recognizing marketing and public relations excellence. Each winning library will receive a $10,000 award from the H.W. Wilson Foundation and will be celebrated June 24 at a reception sponsored by EBSCO Information Services during the American Library Association’s 2018 annual conference in New Orleans. http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2018/05/2018-john-cotton-dana-award-w... Todd Krueger elected for 2019-2020 YALSA presidency Members of the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), elected Todd Krueger as the division’s next president-elect. Krueger will begin his term as president-elect in June 2018, becoming president for one year starting June 2019. Krueger is currently a Selector in the Collection Development Department at the Baltimore County Public Library, in Towson, Maryland. http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2018/05/todd-krueger-elected-2019-2020-y... Apply now for the Great Stories Club, a reading and discussion programs for underserved teens The American Library Association (ALA) is now accepting applications for the Great Stories Club, a grant program in which library workers lead reading and discussion programs with underserved teens in their communities. Working with small groups of approximately 10 teens, grantees will host reading and discussion programs for up to four thematically related books. The titles — selected in consultation with librarian advisors and humanities scholars — are chosen to resonate with reluctant readers struggling with complex issues like academic probation, detention, incarceration, violence and poverty. http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2018/05/apply-now-great-stories-club-... Fifty public libraries selected for 'The Great American Read' programming grants from PBS and ALA The American Library Association (ALA) and PBS have selected 50 public libraries to receive programming grants for “The Great American Read,” an eight-part television series and multi-platform initiative that celebrates the joy of reading and the books we love. Hosted by television personality and journalist Meredith Vieira, “The Great American Read” will engage audiences with a list of 100 diverse books, encouraging audiences to read the books, vote from the list of 100, and share their personal connections to the titles. http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2018/05/fifty-public-libraries-select... The Incredibles and more arrive in the new ALA Graphics catalog The ALA Graphics summer 2018 catalog has arrived, featuring new products that will excite and inspire readers of all ages. The catalog cover highlights Disney·Pixar’s “The Incredibles” on a poster promoting Library Card Sign-up Month. Additional Incredibles products include a bookmark pack and sticker roll. The Incredibles will serve as Honorary Chairs for Library Card Sign-up Month this September. The new catalog also launched with new themes and art for Banned Books Week and Teen Read Week. This year’s Banned Books Week theme encourages everyone to raise their megaphones and speak out for banned books. New digital products, including a customizable poster file, field report, and mini posters are available in addition to a new poster, bookmark, sticker, and more. Print and digital products in preparation for Teen Read Week are also available, featuring the theme “It’s Written in the Stars…READ.” http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2018/05/incredibles-and-more-arrive-new-... ACRL releases Framing Information Literacy six-volume set The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) announces the publication of the six-volume “Framing Information Literacy: Teaching Grounded in Theory, Pedagogy, and Practice,” book number 73 in ACRL’s Publications in Librarianship series. Edited by Mary K. Oberlies and Janna Mattson, these books are collections of lesson plans grounded in learning theory, each volume devoted to one of the six frames of the ACRL Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education. http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2018/05/acrl-releases-framing-informatio... ALA 2018 ANNUAL CONFERENCE Extensive programming for public librarians available at ALA Annual Conference http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2018/05/extensive-programming-public-lib... 2018 ACRL President’s Program at ALA Annual Conference http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2018/05/2018-acrl-president-s-program-al... LITA/PLA AvramCamp 2018 – Sign up now http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2018/05/litapla-avramcamp-2018-sign-now Literary Tastes panel to host award-winning genre and literary authors http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2018/05/literary-tastes-panel-host-award... AWARDS AND GRANTS Sara Kelly Johns receives 2018 Norman Horrocks-Rowman & Littlefield Annual Conference Award http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2018/05/sara-kelly-johns-receives-201... 'Frozen Hours: A Novel of Korean War' by Jeff Shaara wins 2018 W. Y. Boyd Literary Award for Excellence in Military Fiction http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2018/05/frozen-hours-novel-korean-war... EBSCO and ALA award seven scholarships enabling librarians to attend 2018 Annual Conference http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2018/05/ebsco-and-ala-award-seven-sch... Carla J. Stoffle wins 2018 Melvil Dewey Medal http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2018/05/carla-j-stoffle-wins-2018-mel... Ann Schmidt wins a year of free AASL membership http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2018/05/ann-schmidt-wins-year-free-aasl-... PLA WEBINAR Two PLA Conference programs, cancelled in Philadelphia, now offered as free webinars http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2018/05/two-pla-conference-programs-canc... ALA PUBLISHING New eCourse: Feminist Librarianship: Re-Envisioning Library Work http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2018/05/new-ecourse-feminist-librariansh... Free webinar explores online workplace learning http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2018/05/free-webinar-explores-online-wor... New ALCTS monograph discusses issues in electronic resources management http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2018/05/new-alcts-monograph-discusses-is... Free webinar: A look at the state of school librarianship with Hilda Weisburg http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2018/05/free-webinar-look-state-school-l...