FYI ________________________________ From: alacro-l-request@lists.ala.org <alacro-l-request@lists.ala.org> on behalf of Steve Zalusky <szalusky@ala.org> Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2016 5:43 PM To: Steve Zalusky Cc: 'alanews@lists.ala.org'; 'ala-allstaff@lists.ala.org'; 'prtalk@lists.ala.org'; 'alacro-l@lists.ala.org' Subject: [alacro-l] ALA News for October 18, 2016 ALA News for October 18, 2016 Don't Miss the Nov. 4 Deadline to Volunteer to Serve on ALA, Council and Joint Committees http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2016/10/dont-miss-nov-4-deadline-volunte... EBSCO offers five scholarships to attend 2017 ALA Midwinter Meeting - winners receive up to $1,500 for conference-related expenses http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2016/10/ebsco-offers-five-scholarship... Applications for National Friends of Libraries Week Awards due Dec. 2 http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2016/10/applications-national-friends... A Plan for More Meaningful Work and Professional Fulfillment: an American Libraries Live Interactive Webcast http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2016/10/plan-more-meaningful-work-and... AASL president to help ensure critical role of school librarians included in Virginia ESSA state plan http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2016/10/aasl-president-help-ensure-cr... Deadline approaching for Carnegie-Whitney Grant http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2016/10/deadline-approaching-carnegie-wh... The Dollar General Literacy Foundation grants $248,406 to ALSC and YALSA http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2016/10/dollar-general-literacy-found... Official 2016 Teens' Top Ten titles announced http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2016/10/official-2016-teens-top-ten-titl... Applications open for the 2017 AASL awards program http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2016/10/applications-open-2017-aasl-awar... ALCTS calls for proposals for 2017 Virtual Forum: ALCTS Exchange http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2016/10/alcts-calls-proposals-2017-vi... AASL releases standards and guidelines research findings http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2016/10/aasl-releases-standards-and-g... Upcoming RUSA CODES Conversation: Reader's Advisory Teaching and Training http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2016/10/upcoming-rusa-codes-conversation... New free webinar: STEP into Storytime http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2016/10/new-free-webinar-step-storyti...