ALA News for November 28, 2017 NEWS FROM THE AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION Public Library Association (PLA) Webinar to introduce core concepts related to equity, diversity, and inclusion in libraries This webinar will provide an introductory understanding of the concepts of power, identity, and oppression, and how they impact public libraries’ staff, services, programs, collections, and spaces. Panelists include Katie Dover-Taylor, a reference librarian at the William P. Faust Public Library in Westland, Michigan; Jody Gray, the director of the ALA Office for Diversity, Literacy and Outreach Services (ODLOS); and Amita Lonial, the principal librarian for learning, marketing, and engagement at San Diego (California) County Library, who also serves as co-chair of the PLA Task Force on Equity, Diversity and Inclusion. It will be held on Tuesday, Dec. 5, from 1 - 2 p.m. Central Time. http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/11/pla-webinar-introduce-core-conce... Applications sought for 2018 Coretta Scott King Book Donation Grants Underfunded libraries, schools and non-traditional organizations that provide educational services to children are invited to apply to receive one of three Coretta Scott King Book Donation Grants. Every year, in the process of choosing the Coretta Scott King Book Award winners and honor books, the Ethnic and Multicultural Information Exchange Round Table (EMIERT) of the American Library Association receives multiple copies of approximately 60-100 titles by African American authors and illustrators. Awarded by the Coretta Scott King Book Awards Committee, the grant program provides books submitted for consideration for the Coretta Scott King Book Awards to libraries and other organizations to expand their collections. http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2017/11/applications-sought-2018-core... Academic library workers invited to free dialogue and deliberation workshop at Midwinter 2018 The American Library Association (ALA), Association of College & Research Librarians (ACRL) and National Coalition for Dialogue & Deliberation (NCDD) will offer a free one-day workshop to teach academic librarians how to convene and facilitate community conversations on issues of importance to their communities and the nation. The workshop, “Libraries Transforming Communities: National Issues Forums Workshop for Academic Libraries,” will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, Feb. 9, 2018, during the 2018 ALA Midwinter Meeting in Denver. http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/11/academic-library-workers-invited... Public libraries sought for PLA/DC Public Library digital archiving project The Public Library Association (PLA) and DC Public Library are seeking applications from public libraries interested in establishing robust digital preservation/archiving programs. Seven public libraries will be selected to join the Memory Lab Network. These libraries will receive training, mentoring, and financial support to create their own Memory Lab programs. They will establish digitization stations and curriculum to build public knowledge and skills around the complex and paralyzing problems of personal digital archiving. http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/11/public-libraries-sought-pladc-pu... ALA PUBLISHING A comprehensive resource to help public libraries create and manage homework centers http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/11/comprehensive-resource-help-publ... ACRL ACRL releases Disciplinary Applications of Information Literacy Threshold Concepts http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/11/acrl-releases-disciplinary-appli... GRANTS AND AWARDS United for Libraries Friend Conference Grant http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2017/11/applications-united-libraries... Applications available for ALA Awards and Grants http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2017/11/applications-available-ala-aw... 2018 Bogle Pratt International Travel Fund http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2017/11/nominations-sought-2018-bogle... 2018 IRRT Mission Enhancement Grant http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2017/11/call-proposals-2018-irrt-miss... 2018 ALA Presidential Citation for Innovative International Library Projectshttp://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2017/11/nominations-being-accepted-20... John Ames Humphry/OCLC/Forest Press Award http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2017/11/nominations-open-john-ames-hu... WEBINARS Get Your Digital Life Decoded – a LITA webinar http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/11/get-your-digital-life-decoded-li...