ALA News for December 12, 2017 NEWS FROM THE AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION New ‘Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle’ PSAs capture the action and adventure found at the library Let’s face it. It’s an information jungle out there, and librarians and library staff lead countless quests to transform lives through education and lifelong learning. In conjunction with the anticipated release of “Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle” on Dec. 20, 2017, American Library Association (ALA) and Sony Pictures are offering free action-packed audio, social media, and video public service announcements (PSAs). Available for download<http://www.ala.org/news/mediapresscenter/presskits/jumanji-psas> until Feb. 28, the library-themed announcements feature Jack Black and promote transformative resources libraries and library staff offer. http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2017/12/new-jumanji-welcome-jungle-ps... 2018 Nonfiction Award finalists announced The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), selected five books as finalists for the 2018 Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Award<http://www.ala.org/yalsa/nonfiction-award>, which honors the best nonfiction books written for young adults between Nov. 1, 2016 and Oct. 31, 2017. YALSA will name the 2018 award winner at the Youth Media Awards<http://www.ala.org/news/mediapresscenter/presskits/youthmediaawards/alayouthmediaawards> on Feb. 12 in Denver during the American Library Association’s Midwinter Meeting. http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/12/2018-nonfiction-award-finalists-... 2018 Teen Tech Week™ site now live The Young Adult Library Services Association’s (YALSA) 2018 Teen Tech Week website<http://teentechweek.ning.com/> is now live. The celebration will take place March 4-10, 2018 with the theme “Libraries are for Creating.” http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/12/2018-teen-tech-week-site-now-liv... AWARDS AND GRANTS Call for nominations: ASCLA 2018 achievement and recognition awards http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/12/call-nominations-ascla-2018-achi... Castillo and Cruz named 2017-2018 YALSA Spectrum Scholars http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/12/castillo-and-cruz-named-2017-201... 2018 EMERGING LEADERS RUSA Hailley Fargo http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/12/hailley-fargo-selected-rusas-201... ASCLA Kathy Kosinski http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/12/kathy-kosinski-selected-asclas-2... ALSC Jacqueline Quinn http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/12/alsc-selects-jacqueline-quinn-20... LITA Aisha Conner-Gaten http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/12/aisha-conner-gaten-named-2018-li... Samantha Quiñon http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/12/samantha-quinon-named-2018-lita-... YALSA Nicole Husbands http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/12/husbands-named-yalsa-2018-emergi... WORKSHOPS Cataloging Judaica: Diving into History http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/12/new-workshop-cataloging-judaica-... ALA PUBLISHING Michael Cart’s Booklist confessions http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/12/michael-cart-s-booklist-confessi... Pat Scales’ compendium of essays, articles, and interviews from the pages of Book Links http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/12/pat-scales-compendium-essays-art... ACRL The Fun of Motivation: Crossing the Threshold Concepts http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/12/acrl-releases-fun-motivation-cro...