ALA News for January 23, 2018 NEWS FROM THE AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION Anthony Graves to keynote 2018 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Sunrise Celebration at Midwinter Author and activist Anthony Graves will deliver the keynote address at the 19th annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Observance and Sunrise Celebration during the American Library Association’s (ALA) Midwinter Meeting and Exhibits in Denver. The 2018 Celebration will be held from 6:30-7:30 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 12 in the Colorado Convention Center. Graves spent over 18 years in prison – including 12 years on death row – after being wrongfully convicted for murder. Upon his exoneration in 2010, he founded the Anthony Graves Foundation, a non-profit that works towards furthering criminal justice reform with a special emphasis on the Texas criminal justice system. Through his foundation, initiatives such as the Humane Investigation Project, Exoneree Speakers Bureau, and C.H.O.I.C.E.S. have provided legal assistance, outreach, and education to people impacted in unjust ways by the criminal justice system. Graves’ book, “Infinite Hope,” was released on Jan. 16 (Beacon Press, January 2018) and his participation as keynote is generously made possible by Beacon Press. http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2018/01/anthony-graves-keynote-2018-d... OIF to showcase new selection policy toolkit at Midwinter The American Library Association's Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF) will showcase an expanded and updated toolkit at the ALA Midwinter Meeting in Denver, Colorado, to ensure libraries have an essential policy to protect against censorship. Titled “Selection & Reconsideration Policy Toolkit for Public, School, & Academic Libraries,” this comprehensive resource is designed for libraries of all types and sizes and offers practical guidance and resources on responsibility for selection, selecting controversial materials and reconsideration requests. http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2018/01/oif-showcase-new-selection-polic... United for Libraries to host Institute for Friends, Foundations, and Trustees at Midwinter A free “United for Libraries Institute: Friends, Foundations, and Trustees” will be held Friday, Feb. 9, 1-4 p.m., at the Colorado Convention Center 107/109/11 at the 2018 ALA Midwinter Meeting in Denver. Library Trustees, Friends groups, Foundations, and staff are invited to join a free afternoon of expert speakers and learning opportunities. Miguel Figueroa of ALA’s Center for the Future of Libraries will deliver the keynote on “Friends, Foundations, Trustees, and the Future of Libraries.” http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2018/01/united-libraries-host-institu... Public library staff in small, mid-sized or rural communities invited to free learning series on dialogue and deliberation facilitation The American Library Association (ALA), the Public Library Association (PLA) and the National Coalition for Dialogue & Deliberation (NCDD) invite public library staff serving small, mid-sized or rural communities to attend a free learning series to learn to lead productive conversations in their communities. http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2018/01/public-library-staff-small-mi... AWARDS AND GRANTS AASL opens nominations for Social Media Superstars http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2018/01/aasl-opens-nominations-social-me... AASL introduces National School Library Standards implementation grant for Affiliates http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2018/01/aasl-introduces-national-school-... Susan Yutzey wins a year of free AASL membership http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2018/01/susan-yutzey-wins-year-free-aasl... St. Lucie County (Florida) Library System awarded 2018 Baker & Taylor Summer Reading Grant http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2018/01/st-lucie-county-florida-libra... South Carolina State Library receives Maureen Hayes Author/Illustrator Award http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2018/01/maureen-hayes-authorillustrat... Chelton receives YALSA’s 2018 Outstanding Achievement Award http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2018/01/chelton-receives-yalsa-s-2018-ou... ALA PUBLISHING A guide to books on the experience of immigrant children and teens http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2018/01/guide-books-experience-immigrant... An up-to-date guide to finding answers to legal questions http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2018/01/date-guide-finding-answers-legal... The Chief Data Officer's Playbook http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2018/01/chief-data-officers-playbook ACRL ACRL releases Financial Management in Academic Libraries: Data-Driven Planning and Budgeting http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2018/01/acrl-releases-financial-manageme... WEBINARS AND ONLINE LEARNING January Project Outcome webinar focuses on measuring outcomes from library partnerships http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2018/01/january-project-outcome-webinar-... DigitalLearn.org Year in Review http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2018/01/digitallearnorg-year-review Liven Up Baby and Toddler Storytimes with Sign Language Workshop http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2018/01/new-session-liven-baby-and-toddl...