ALA Virtual-Community Through Connection brings library community together<https://bit.ly/38BamiC> Created following ALA’s difficult decision to cancel its 2020 ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, ALA Virtual-Community Through Connection, held June 24-26, 2020, provided a virtual space where librarians and library workers could remain connected during this time of change. Read more<https://bit.ly/38BamiC> ALA Council approves Core; dissolves ALCTS, LITA and LLAMA<https://bit.ly/2VVHH2F> In votes on Tuesday, June 23, and Saturday, June 27, the ALA Council voted to approve Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures as a new ALA division beginning September 1, 2020, and to dissolve the Association for Library Collections and Technical Services (ALCTS), the Library Information Technology Association (LITA) and the Library Leadership and Management Association (LLAMA) effective August 31, 2020. The vote to form Core was 163 to 1. Read more<https://bit.ly/2VVHH2F> ALA summons support for Library Stabilization Fund Act<https://bit.ly/3gD4Y1u> The American Library Association (ALA) praised the introduction of the Library Stabilization Fund Act, introduced in both chambers by Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) and Representative Andy Levin (D-MI), respectively. The legislation would establish a $2 billion fund, administered by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, to address financial losses and bolster library services, with priority to the hardest-hit communities. Read more<https://bit.ly/3gD4Y1u> Libraries invited to apply for ALA’s ‘Resilient Communities: Libraries Respond to Climate Change’<https://bit.ly/31U6iZF> The American Library Association (ALA) invites library workers to apply to be part of Resilient Communities: Libraries Respond to Climate Change, a pilot program to help public and academic libraries engage their communities in programs and conversations that address the climate change crisis. Read more<https://bit.ly/31U6iZF> Honorary member nominations open<https://bit.ly/3gCzusd> Nominations are being accepted for ALA honorary membership, the Association’s highest honor, which is bestowed on living citizens of any country whose contributions to librarianship or a closely related field are so outstanding that they are of significant and lasting importance to the whole field of library service. Read more<https://bit.ly/3gCzusd> New from ACRL - ‘Hidden Architectures of Information Literacy Programs’<https://bit.ly/2ZGSKxW> The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) announces the publication of “Hidden Architectures of Information Literacy Programs: Structures, Practices, and Contexts,” edited by Carolyn Caffrey Gardner, Elizabeth Galoozis, and Rebecca Halpern. This book collects authors from a variety of diverse institutions detailing the day-to-day work of running and coordinating information literacy programs and the soft skills necessary for success in the coordinator role. Read more<https://bit.ly/2ZGSKxW> AWARDS AND GRANTS ALA awards Spectrum Scholarships for 2020<https://bit.ly/2BDMM9d> ALA, Capital One invite rural libraries to apply for Community Connect: Digital Access at Home grants<https://bit.ly/38EU7Bs> Lois Ann Gregory-Wood Fellowship deferred<https://bit.ly/2Dbfe2n> WEBINARS Learn how to create a strong communication plan for your library with this LLAMA webinar<https://bit.ly/2BMVBgQ> Jennifer L. Dean - PhD, MLIS - she, her, hers MLA President & ALA Councilor Dean of Libraries and Instructional Technology University of Detroit Mercy deanjl@udmercy.edu Sent using Outlook for Android<https://aka.ms/ghei36>