Highlights this week - see the full News below for more information: Opportunity for teens: YALSA's Teens' Top Ten is seeking votes now through October 13. The winning titles will be announced following Teen Read Week, October 7-13. All teens aged 12-18 are eligible to participate. Presentation opportunity: The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) invites proposals for its National Conference & Exhibition, 11/14-16/2019 in Louisville, KY. Proposal deadline is 12/3/18. ALA News for August 21, 2018 NEWS FROM THE AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION ALA Council rescinds Meeting Rooms: An Interpretation of the Library Bill of Rights The American Library Association (ALA) has announced the outcome of a vote by ALA Council to rescind 2018 updates to the Meeting Rooms: An Interpretation of the Library Bill of Rights. The vote comes after a swift response from ALA members, leadership, its offices and library advocates to address concerns regarding the use of the term hate groups. The motion to rescind the 2018 version was approved. Ninety of the 179 councilors were required to vote. Seventy-five percent of those voting were needed to approve the measure. A total of 146 voted on this question, representing 82 percent of the eligible voters. 140 voted to rescind, and 4 voted not to rescind. The 2018 Meeting Room interpretation has been removed from ALA.org. The Library Bill of Rights will revert to the 1991 version of the Meeting Rooms interpretation, which was in effect until Annual 2018. “I would like to express my gratitude to ALA members and staff for their collaboration and feedback as we work to respond to language found within updates to the Library Bill of Rights,” said ALA President Loida Garcia-Febo. “The ALA continues to strive to provide resources that support Equity, Diversity and Inclusion and intellectual freedom. We can only do so when all of our voices are heard. Today’s vote does not end conversations regarding the interpretation of the Library Bill of Rights, but rather continues our exploration regarding how we can support the profession’s needs.” http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2018/08/ala-council-rescinds-meeting-... Free virtual event with MARCH graphic novel creators offered as part of ALA’s Great Stories Club The American Library Association (ALA) invites library professionals and their patrons to a free virtual event with Andrew Aydin and Nate Powell, co-author and illustrator of the acclaimed graphic novel series March. During the event, Aydin and Powell will speak with attendees about the Civil Rights Movement and their experience telling Congressman John Lewis’s story in March. The virtual event is supported by an ArtWorks Literature grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and will be held at 1:30 p.m. CDT on Wednesday, Sept. 12. http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2018/08/free-virtual-event-march-graphic... Teens can now vote for the 2018 Teens’ Top Ten Teens all around the world can start casting their votes for their favorite titles for the 2018 Teens’ Top Ten now through Oct. 13 at www.ala.org/yalsa/teenstopten<http://www.ala.org/yalsa/teenstopten>. The voting page, hosted by DOGObooks, showcases all 25 nominees with their respective book covers and summaries, as well as the opportunity for teens to leave comments about their favorite titles. The “top ten” titles will be announced the week following Teen Read Week™, which takes place Oct. 7-13. http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2018/08/teens-can-now-vote-2018-teens-to... Presenters invited to explore topics and engage attendees during AASL National Conference The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) invites proposals for concurrent sessions to be presented during its National Conference & Exhibition taking place Nov. 14-16, 2019, in Louisville, Kentucky. Complete proposals must be submitted by Monday, Dec. 3, 2018, and final decisions will be announced on or before March 1, 2019. http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2018/08/presenters-invited-explore-topic... AWARDS AND GRANTS ODLOS announces JCLC Travel Grant winners http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2018/08/odlos-announces-jclc-travel-gran... ALA PUBLISHING Ethics for records and information management http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2018/08/ethics-records-and-information-m... Patricia C. Franks updates her go-to reference text for RIM students and professionals http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2018/08/patricia-c-franks-updates-her-go... ELEARNING Build a Great Team Workshop http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2018/08/new-session-build-great-team-wor...