ALA Executive Board recommends closing libraries to public<http://bit.ly/2xN1Cb4> The American Library Association (ALA) Executive Board released the following statement in support of libraries and library workers during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Read more<http://bit.ly/2xN1Cb4> ALA Executive Director Tracie Hall releases statement on COVID-19<http://bit.ly/3d0ToMu> American Library Association (ALA) Executive Director Tracie Hall released the following statement regarding COVID-19. Read more<http://bit.ly/3d0ToMu> ALA welcomes cancellation of Macmillan embargo<http://bit.ly/2wh0Q5x> Today Macmillan Publishers announced that it would return to the library e-book pricing model that was in effect on Oct. 31, 2019, effectively canceling the embargo on sales of new titles to libraries, a policy which went into effect on Nov. 1, 2019. American Library Association Director of Public Policy and Government Relations Alan Inouye made the following statement. Read more<http://bit.ly/2wh0Q5x> 2020 Arbuthnot Lecture featuring Neil Gaiman postpone<http://bit.ly/2w7XfXI>d Due to continuing concerns over the spread of the COVID-19 virus, the 2020 Arbuthnot Lecture in Sacramento, California, featuring Neil Gaiman and originally scheduled for Friday, May 8, has been postponed. The lecture will be rescheduled to a future date to be determined. Read more<http://bit.ly/2w7XfXI> America’s libraries report for duty as 2020 Census opens<http://bit.ly/2Wl5EBz> Last week, millions of U.S. households began receiving letters inviting them to respond to the 2020 census. The American Library Association issued the following statement by ALA President Wanda Brown. Read more<http://bit.ly/2Wl5EBz> Spectrum Scholarship Program launches apparel fundraiser<http://bit.ly/2WhTidA> The American Library Association’s (ALA) Office for Diversity, Literacy and Outreach Services (ODLOS) has launched a merchandise fundraiser for the Spectrum Scholarship Program. All proceeds raised from the sale of merchandise will go to support critical funding, dynamic community building, and direct opportunities to collectively advance equity, diversity, and inclusion in the library/information science field through Spectrum. Read more<http://bit.ly/2WhTidA> ALA 2020 ANNUAL CONFERENCE Misty Copeland, American Ballet Theatre Principal Dancer and Author will open the 2020 ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition in Chicago<http://bit.ly/3daIvrt> ALCTS, LITA and LLAMA will hold first joint President's Program featuring Meredith Clark<http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2020/03/alcts-lita-and-llama-will-hold-first-joint-presidents-program-featuring-meredith> AWARDS AND GRANTS Alison Macrina receives the 2020 LITA/Library Hi Tech Award<http://bit.ly/2TVC0kN> Rebecca Ginsburg Receives Immroth Award<http://bit.ly/2QpK4YR> ALA PUBLISHING ALCTS presents a guide to graphic novels<http://bit.ly/2QpqtIg> ECOURSES AND WEBINARS Create Accessible Library Training<http://bit.ly/2xNyYXh> LLAMA webinar explores how to respond to a new generation of public relations challenges<http://bit.ly/2QqKgqZ> Learn how to build your own Digital Scholarship/Humanities Curriculum with this LITA webinar<http://bit.ly/3d5UfLW> Jennifer L. Dean - PhD, MLIS - she, her, hers MLA Board of Directors & ALA Councilor Dean of Libraries and Instructional Technology University of Detroit Mercy deanjl@udmercy.edu Sent using Outlook for Android<https://aka.ms/ghei36>