ALA Executive Board stands with APALA in condemning xenophobia, racism<https://bit.ly/2M28fKA> The Executive Board of the American Library Association (ALA) stands with the Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association (APALA) in condemning xenophobia and racism. The ALA Executive Board endorses APALA’s March 13 statement, in which it “unequivocally denounce[d] the rise in racism and xenophobia against Asians and Asian/Pacific Americans in wake of the outbreak of COVID-19 (caused by the novel coronavirus)." Read more<https://bit.ly/2M28fKA> ALA partners with the Women’s Suffrage Centennial Commission to donate 6,000 book sets to libraries<https://bit.ly/2M28Xre> The American Library Association (ALA) is pleased to partner with the Women’s Suffrage Centennial Commission (WSCC) to distribute 6,000 women’s suffrage youth book sets to libraries across the country. Public and school libraries are encouraged to apply for the book sets by June 15, 2020. This generous donation celebrates the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th amendment and highlights the importance of libraries as hubs of civic education and engagement. Read more<https://bit.ly/2M28Xre> AWARDS AND GRANTS Brittany Tignor receives AASL Inspire Collection Development Grant<https://bit.ly/2XuIbwY> Association of Indiana School Library Educators receives AASL Past-Presidents Planning Grant for National School Library Standards<https://bit.ly/36zDC8p> Vermont School Library Association receives AASL Past-Presidents Planning Grant for National School Library Standards<https://bit.ly/3dhKkmp> ALA PUBLISHING Young activists and the public library<https://bit.ly/2TBsRNR> Jennifer L. Dean - PhD, MLIS - she, her, hers MLA Board of Directors and ALA Councilor Dean of Libraries and Instructional Technology Distance Education Coordinator University of Detroit Mercy Libraries / Instructional Design Studio 4001 West McNichols Rd Detroit, MI 48221 313-993-1090 deanjl@udmercy.edu [cid:1db38f57-686f-498e-9afb-7dc565bf69d6]