Hello, all - Please see below for two weeks of ALA News in one email. Thank you to all of our Michigan library people who stood for election. Congratulations to those who were elected. We appreciate all of you and thank you for your service to our profession. Full election results are available at the ALA Election Information site<http://www.ala.org/aboutala/governance/alaelection>. ALA News - 4/16, Election Results Jefferson wins 2020–2021 ALA presidency <http://bit.ly/2Zfm8ub>Julius C. Jefferson Jr., section head of the Congressional Research Service at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., has been elected president-elect of the American Library Association (ALA). Jefferson received 5,108 votes, while his opponent, Lance Werner, executive director of Kent District Library in Comstock Park, Michigan, received 3,011 votes. As ALA president, Jefferson will be the chief elected officer for the oldest and largest library association in the world. He will serve as president-elect for one year before stepping into his role as president at the close of the 2020 ALA Annual Conference in Chicago. Read more<http://bit.ly/2Zfm8ub> Farrell elected ALA treasurer <http://bit.ly/2ZcI9tr>Maggie Farrell, dean of university libraries at University of Nevada, Las Vegas, has been elected treasurer of the American Library Association (ALA) for 2019–2022. Farrell received 5,221 votes, while her opponent, Andrew K. Pace, executive director of technical research at OCLC in Dublin, Ohio, received 2,735 votes. Farrell will step into her role as treasurer at the close of the 2019 ALA Annual Conference in Washington, D.C. Read more<http://bit.ly/2ZcI9tr> ALA councilors elected <http://bit.ly/2Ultybm>Thirty-eight members have been elected as Councilors-at-Large on the Council of the American Library Association (ALA). 34 members to serve a three-year term and four members to serve a two-year term. Read more<http://bit.ly/2Ultybm> Libraries respond to need for diverse collections, services through Día, April 30 <http://bit.ly/2UpNdHb>On April 30, hundreds of libraries across the country will celebrate Día (El día de los niños/El día de los libros Children’s Day/Book Day), a national library program that fosters literacy for all children from all backgrounds by connecting children and families to diverse books, stories and other library resources. Libraries are a cornerstone of the American dream, offering equal access to information of all kinds and bringing access and opportunity to all. Programs like Día help libraries and librarians provide an inclusive environment in the community where all are treated with respect and dignity. Read more<http://bit.ly/2UpNdHb> Las bibliotecas satisfacen la necesidad de colecciones y servicios diversos y celebran el “Día”, el 30 de abril<http://bit.ly/2Un9MfE> El próximo 30 de abril, cientos de bibliotecas del país celebrarán el “Día” (El día de los niños/El día de los libros, Children’s Day/Book Day), programa nacional de bibliotecas que fomenta el alfabetismo para todos los niños de todas las procedencias, poniendo en contacto a niños y familias con libros, cuentos y otros recursos diversos. Las bibliotecas constituyen la piedra angular del Sueño Americano, ofreciendo acceso igualitario a la información de todo tipo, y ofreciendo a todos acceso y oportunidad. Programas como el “Día” ayudan a bibliotecas, bibliotecarios y bibliotecarias a proporcionar un entorno inclusivo en la comunidad, donde se les trata a todos con respeto y dignidad. Celebrate Library Card Sign-up Month 2019 with Special Toy Story 4 Tie-in <http://bit.ly/2Una0Dw>This September Disney and Pixar’s “Toy Story 4” characters Woody, Buzz Lightyear, Bo Peep and friends are joining the American Library Association on an adventure to promote the value of a library card as Library Card Sign-up Month Honorary Chairs. In their new role, they will remind the public that signing up for a library card opens a world of infinite possibilities: libraries offer resources and services that help people pursue their passions and give students the tools to succeed in school and beyond. Read more<http://bit.ly/2Una0Dw> 2019 Public Library Association Election results <http://bit.ly/2UniOJR>Members elected Michelle Jeske, city librarian and executive director of Denver (Colorado) Public Library, to the office of 2020-2021 PLA president. Originally elected to PLA's Board of Directors in 2017, Jeske will serve a three-year term beginning this June and including one-year stints as president-elect (2019-2020), president (2020-2021), and immediate past-president (2021-2022). Read more<http://bit.ly/2UniOJR> Evviva Weinraub Elected 2020-21 LITA president <http://bit.ly/2ZhLmb6>Evviva Weinraub, associate university librarian for Collections & Technologies at Northwestern University, has been elected as the 2020-2021 president of the Library and Information Technology Association (LITA). She will serve as Vice-President during 2019-20. Read more<http://bit.ly/2ZhLmb6> Cawthorne elected ACRL vice-president/president-elect <http://bit.ly/2ZfO69e>Jon E. Cawthorne, dean of the Wayne State University Library System and School of Information Sciences, has been elected ACRL vice-president/president-elect. He will become president-elect following the 2019 ALA Annual Conference in Washington, D.C., and assume the presidency in July 2020 for a one-year term. Cinthya Ippoliti, director and university librarian, Auraria Library, University of Colorado-Denver (Auraria Campus); and Kim Copenhaver, associate professor, reference, instruction, and access services librarian, Eckerd College, have been elected to the ACRL Board of Directors as Director-at-Large. Jacquelyn A. Bryant, assistant professor, library, Community College of Philadelphia, has been elected to the ACRL Board of Directors as Division Councilor. Read more<http://bit.ly/2ZfO69e> McCurtis elected ALSC 2020-2021 president <http://bit.ly/2Zga9wd>Kirby McCurtis, an Administrator at Multnomah County Library, Portland, Oregon, has been elected vice president/president-elect of the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of ALA. Read more<http://bit.ly/2Zga9wd> Cronin elected ALCTS President for 2020-2021 <http://bit.ly/2UjbMG0>Christopher Cronin, associate university librarian for Collections at Columbia University, has been elected the 2020-2021 President of the Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS). He will serve as president-elect for one year before becoming ALCTS president on July 1, 2020. Read more<http://bit.ly/2UjbMG0> Barnhart elected YALSA 2020-2021 president <http://bit.ly/2Ul0LUG>Members of the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), elected Amanda Barnhart as the division’s next president-elect. Barnhart will begin her term as president-elect in June 2019, becoming president for one year starting June 2020. Read more<http://bit.ly/2Ul0LUG> LLAMA announces election results <http://bit.ly/2UjhdVq>The Library Leadership and Management Association (LLAMA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), announced today that Tyler Dzuba has been elected as the new President-elect. He is Senior Business Intelligence Officer, at the University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York. Also elected was Karen Neurohr as Director-at-Large. She is Professor, Research and Outreach, Oklahoma Oral History Research Program, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK. Neurohr will begin her term in June 2019. Read more<http://bit.ly/2UjhdVq> Caroll elected 2020-2021 AASL president <http://bit.ly/2UnJdqX>Kathy Carroll, lead school librarian for the Westwood High School Library Information Center in Columbia, South Carolina, has been elected as the 2020-2021 President of the American Association of School Librarians (AASL). Carroll will serve as president-elect during 2019-2020 under AASL President Mary Keeling. Read more<http://bit.ly/2UnJdqX> David Paige elected 2020-2021 United for Libraries president <http://bit.ly/2Ujg28s>David Paige, Trustee at Conway (New Hampshire) Public Library and editorial director, Libraries Unlimited, has been elected 2020-2021 United for Libraries president. Paige will serve as president-elect during 2019-2020 under 2019-2020 United for Libraries President Peter Pearson. Read more<http://bit.ly/2Ujg28s> ALA Nominating committee seeks candidates for 2020 election <http://bit.ly/2Um20Th>The Nominating Committee for the 2020 ALA election is soliciting nominees to run on the 2020 spring ballot for the offices of ALA President-elect and Councilor-at-large. The Nominating Committee will select two candidates to run for President-elect and no fewer than 51 candidates for the 34 at-large Council seats to be filled in the 2020 spring election. Read more<http://bit.ly/2Um20Th> ALA and SAGE Publishing release Libraries Transform tools for promoting critical thinking <http://bit.ly/2UgDDGI>The American Library Association (ALA) has released a new Libraries Transform toolkit with free public awareness resources relating to critical thinking. The toolkit was created through a collaboration with SAGE Publishing, a Library Champion whose generous financial support helps fund Libraries Transform. Read more<http://bit.ly/2UgDDGI> Register for the 2019 ALA Virtual Membership Meeting – May 9, 2019 <http://bit.ly/2UnTHXc>Members who participate in ALA’s Virtual Membership Meeting have the opportunity to share ideas and opinions about ALA's strategic directions and priorities. “We want to ensure ALA members have the most up-to-date information on the association,” said ALA President Loida Garcia-Febo. “The Virtual Membership Meeting is a wonderful opportunity for members to engage with their professional association, its leaders, and their own colleagues. We want to learn the issues members care about and communicate information that is essential to their membership.” The meeting will cover topics related to ALA’s key initiatives and finances, SCOE (Steering Committee on Organizational Effectiveness) updates, and provide participants the opportunity to discuss items of interest. The 2019 Virtual Membership Meeting takes place on Thursday, May 9, from 1:30–2:30 p.m. (Central). Read more<http://bit.ly/2UnTHXc> Registration open for YALSA’s 2019 YA Services Symposium <http://bit.ly/2UmBvgA>The symposium takes place November 1-3 in Memphis, Tennessee with the theme Show Up and Advocate: Supporting Teens in the Face of Adversity. Anyone with an interest in young adult services is welcome to attend. Read more<http://bit.ly/2UmBvgA> AWARDS AND GRANTS 2019 Teens’ Top Ten Nominees announced<http://bit.ly/2UgTe9e> Deborah Jacobs wins 2019 John Ames Humphry/OCLC/Forest Press Award<http://bit.ly/2ZddlZz> Apply for the 2019 YALSA/DGLF Digital Equipment Grant<http://bit.ly/2Ui6g6l> AASL awards six Inspire Collection Development Grants<http://bit.ly/2UkYAR0> AASL awards five Inspire Special Event Grants<http://bit.ly/2UlNGtW> Sharon Han Wins 2019 LITA/Ex Libris Student Writing Award<http://bit.ly/2UlQDL2> Kathleen de la Peña Mc Cook Receives the 2019 Joseph W. Lippincott Award<http://bit.ly/2UnJx98> Kristen Sorth Wins Ernest A. DiMattia Award for Innovation and Service to Community and Profession <http://bit.ly/2UmGsWP>ALA PUBLISHING A radical approach to children's and youth programming<http://bit.ly/2UlKjDl> Partnering with communities for digital preservation<http://bit.ly/2Ujd43O> ECOURSES Using and Understanding Library of Congress Classification<http://bit.ly/2UolMxE> Introduction to Critical Information Literacy: Promoting Social Justice through Librarianship<http://bit.ly/2Zf8NSC> ALA News, 4/9 State of America’s Libraries 2019 report affirms Libraries = Strong Communities<http://bit.ly/2I8U7Py> This week, the American Library Association (ALA) released its State of America’s Libraries 2019 report, an annual summary of library trends released during National Library Week, April 7 – 13, that outlines statistics and issues affecting all types of libraries. Never have our nation’s libraries played such a pivotal role in strengthening communities through education and lifelong learning. The report found that library workers are on the frontlines addressing community challenges. Many serve as first responders who take on roles outside of traditional library service that support patrons’ needs and community development. Functioning at various times as career counselor, social worker, teacher and technology instructor, library staff give special care to adopt programs and services that support our most vulnerable and curious. Additional findings illustrate library workers’ efforts to safeguard library collections and the freedom to read. In 2018 hundreds of attempts to remove materials or eliminate programs took place in public, school and academic libraries. Many of these library materials and services included or addressed LGBTQIA+ content. Traditionally the ALA releases a Top Ten List within the State of America’s Libraries Report. This year 11 books were selected, since two titles were tied for the final position on the list, and both books were burned by a religious activist to protest a Pride event. Read more<http://bit.ly/2I8U7Py> ALA releases new resources on digital storytelling for National Library Week <http://bit.ly/2X0Hycx>As a part of National Library Week and ALA's year-round advocacy work, ALA released two new tools to help library advocates and libraries across the country share their story on digital platforms: a Live Stream and Video Storytelling Checklist and a Social Media Advocacy Toolkit. The resources are being rolled out in conjunction with the #MyLibraryMyStory initiative, a video and social media effort that aims to encourage library advocates and users to create and share videos and content about their libraries. "I have made library advocacy and community engagement my presidential priority," said ALA President Loida Garcia-Febo. "The new resources ALA has rolled out in 2019, including these two new video and social media tools, are setting a bar for librarians worldwide. It's my hope that it will inspire our advocates to flex their storytelling muscles and speak up for libraries on every platform." Read more<http://bit.ly/2X0Hycx> Out of Print celebrates National Library Week with disaster relief fundraiser and Star Wars™ READ® materials <http://bit.ly/2Ib9yql>Apparel and accessories company Out of Print is collaborating with the American Library Association (ALA) for a National Library Week fundraiser and officially debuting its new Star Wars™ READ® collection. Through April 14, Out of Print will donate 10% of all merchandise sales to ALA’s Disaster Relief Fund. The donations will support libraries in Puerto Rico as they rebuild following devastation from Hurricane Maria. ALA distributes grants on an on-going basis to libraries of all types recovering from natural disasters, both domestically and internationally. Out of Print are also launching the Star Wars™ READ® collection. Yoda and Darth Vader tees featuring vintage ALA READ® posters designs from the 1980s and 90s as well as a brand-new Princess Leia design are available now at Out of Print. Read more<http://bit.ly/2Ib9yql> Academic librarians gathering in Cleveland, April 10-13, to discuss their role in rapidly changing higher education landscape <http://bit.ly/2I9Zu0O>Academic and research librarians and libraries are essential to a thriving global community of learners and scholars. As students, faculty, and staff change the way they consume information, academic libraries are also transforming to ensure success across the higher education community. More than 3,000 academic and research librarians and library workers will gather April 10-13 in Cleveland to discuss the many ways that library professionals are re-inventing themselves to stay on the cutting edge. The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) will hold its 2019 conference at the Huntington Convention Center of Cleveland with the theme “Recasting the Narrative,” examining what it means to be a library professional in the 21st century, adapting, and leading the transition to new roles in higher education. Read more<http://bit.ly/2I9Zu0O> AASL and Scholastic announce ‘Pilkey Party @ Your School Library’ as part of School Library Month celebration <http://bit.ly/2X3LWaR>o celebrate School Library Month (SLM), the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) and Scholastic are excited to announce the “Pilkey Party @ Your School Library” sweepstakes. AASL members are invited to enter a random drawing to win a Dav Pilkey themed party to take place in Fall 2019. To enter, visit www.ala.org/aasl/pilkey<http://www.ala.org/aasl/pilkey>. Every year in April, School Library Month celebrates school libraries as open, equitable, and personalized learning environments necessary for every student’s well-rounded education. The 2019 School Library Month spokesperson is Dav Pilkey, the worldwide bestselling creator of Dog Man and Captain Underparts. Read more<http://bit.ly/2X3LWaR> PLA, NNLM expand strategic partnership through consumer health programming survey <http://bit.ly/2WWWsR0>The Public Library Association (PLA) has added another collaborative project to its ongoing partnership with the National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NNLM), a program of the National Library of Medicine (NLM). Through this partnership, PLA will launch a new survey intended to measure the effectiveness of public libraries’ consumer health programming in Project Outcome, the association’s free toolkit designed to help public libraries understand and share the impact of essential library services and programs. Funding for the creation of the new survey was provided by three of NNLM’s eight regional medical libraries: MidContinental, Pacific Southwest, and South Central. The survey will be added to Project Outcome in April 2019. Read more<http://bit.ly/2WWWsR0> Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden and Sociologist Eric Klinenberg are Auditorium Speakers at 2019 ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition <http://bit.ly/2WX65Py>Dr. Carla Hayden invites Professor of Sociology and author of “Palaces of the People” Eric Klinenberg to discuss the important and unique role that libraries provide to the community. The session will include the mapping out of accessibility and adapting to the changing needs of the library users in person, and online. This session will take place from 3 p.m. - 4 p.m. on Saturday, June 22, 2019, at the 2019 ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition in Washington, DC. Hayden was sworn in as the 14th Librarian of Congress in September 2016. She is the first woman and the first African American to lead the national library. She was nominated to the position by President Barack Obama in February 2016 and her nomination was confirmed by the U.S. Senate, July 2016. Read more<http://bit.ly/2WX65Py> Journalist and author Mariana Atencio is an Auditorium Speaker at the 2019 ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition in Washington D.C. <http://bit.ly/2WRALlg>Mariana Atencio is a journalist, TED Talk speaker, influencer, and award-winning news personality covering domestic and international assignments, breaking news, and special reports. As a first-generation Latina who fled violence and oppression in her native Venezuela, Atencio crossed over from Spanish-to-English language television. This session will take place 8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. on Monday, June 24, 2019, at the 2019 ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition in Washington, DC. Read more<http://bit.ly/2WRALlg> Frank Miller and Tom Wheeler are Auditorium Speakers at the 2019 ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition in Washington, DC<http://bit.ly/2I6g0Pq> Graphic novelist Frank Miller is one of the most influential and awarded creators in comics and graphic novels. He is known for his intense, hard-boiled storytelling, and gritty noir aesthetic. Screenwriter, producer and comic book artist Tom Wheeler is best known as the screenwriter of “Puss in Boots” and “The Lego Ninjago Movie,” and he also wrote the story for the live-action feature “Dora the Explorer,” scheduled for 2019 release. This session will take place from 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. on Sunday, June 23, 2019 at the 2019 ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition in Washington, DC. Read more<http://bit.ly/2I6g0Pq> Journalist and author Mo Rocca is the Closing General Session Speaker at the 2019 ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition in Washington, D.C. <http://bit.ly/2WZVfIS>Emmy winner Mo Rocca is a correspondent for CBS Sunday Morning, a frequent panelist on NPR’s hit weekly quiz show Wait, Wait…Don’t Tell Me!, and the host of The Henry Ford’s Innovation Nation on Saturday mornings. He began his career in TV as a writer and producer for the Emmy and Peabody Award–winning PBS children’s series Wishbone. He spent four seasons as a correspondent on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and created and hosted Cooking Channel’s My Grandmother’s Ravioli, learning to cook from grandparents across America. This session will take place from 10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m., on Tuesday, June 25, 2019, at the 2019 ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition in Washington, DC. Read more<http://bit.ly/2WZVfIS> Colson Whitehead to Keynote Freedom to Read Foundation’s 50th Anniversary Celebration <http://bit.ly/2WWQa3K>Colson Whitehead, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of “The Underground Railroad,” will be the keynote speaker for the Freedom to Read Foundation’s 50th anniversary celebration in Washington, D.C. on June 22, 2019. Tickets for this commemorative celebration are now available. In addition to winning the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, the 2016 National Book Award for “The Underground Railroad” and a recipient of the 2017 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction, Whitehead has won numerous fellowships and prizes for his writing, including a MacArthur Fellowship, a Guggenheim Fellowship, a Whiting Writers Award, the Dos Passos Prize, and a fellowship at the Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers. Whitehead was also a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for John Henry Days. In July 2019, Whitehead will publish a new title “The Nickel Boys”, based on real events during the Jim Crow era. Read more<http://bit.ly/2WWQa3K> 2019 ALA ANNUAL CONFERENCE LITA ALA Annual President’s Program: Meredith Broussard presents on Artificial Unintelligence<http://bit.ly/2WUGR4o> Learn how your library can fight fake news at the 2019 ALA Annual Conference<http://bit.ly/2X3xcZz> AWARDS AND GRANTS Nicollette Warisse Sosulski wins Margaret E. Monroe Award for Library Adult Services<http://bit.ly/2WVsQDx> Joyce Valenza receives AASL Distinguished Service Award<http://bit.ly/2X044lY> St. Petersburg College Awarded for Excellence in Reference and Adult Library Services<http://bit.ly/2WVwb5F> Beth McIntyre and Caroline Ward receive 2019 Bechtel Fellowships<http://bit.ly/2X0Kgih> Kay Ann Cassell awarded Isadore Gilbert Mudge Award<http://bit.ly/2X0bGob> ALCTS honors Janet Morrow and Mary Page<http://bit.ly/2WUZVzu> 2019 ACRL Value of Academic Libraries Travel Scholarship recipients<http://bit.ly/2WYYG26> Applications for United for Libraries’ Baker & Taylor Awards due May 1 <http://bit.ly/2X19JIp> WEBINARS AND WORKSHOPS LITA Presents: Universal Parity to Resources<http://bit.ly/2WYTETA> Making Your Library Work for Homeschoolers<http://bit.ly/2WX6hyg> ALA PUBLISHING A handbook for Freedom of Information officers and their colleagues<http://bit.ly/2I8i3CB> AASL Standards–based learning for primary grades using picture books<http://bit.ly/2I8PzZs> The first-ever book on library gardens<http://bit.ly/2X0V149>