PUBLIC POLICY AND ADVOCACY UPDATES
A warm welcome for new ALA President Lessa Kanani'opua Pelayo-Lozada at her Inaugural Celebration.
https://twitter.com/ALALibrary/status/1541837212295352320
FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel was the featured speaker at the Opening General Session for the 2022 ALA Annual Conference.
https://twitter.com/ALALibrary/status/1540441357919178752
https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/blogs/the-scoop/the-state-of-the-digital-divide/
Congratulations to Jim Neal as he receives the L. Ray Patterson Copyright Award at a reception during the 2022 ALA Annual Conference.
https://twitter.com/LibraryPolicy/status/1541540658963423235
Sens. Jack Reed and Lisa Murkowski welcome participants to the 2022 ALA Annual Conference.
https://twitter.com/ALALibrary/status/1540061696466771973
https://twitter.com/ALALibrary/status/1540108000186212354
(there are more welcomes posted on @LibraryPolicy)
Launch party for the book "Libraries That Build Business," published by ALA Editions.
https://twitter.com/megan_janicki/status/1541065266800594944
ALA Council passes the Resolution on Damage and Destruction of Libraries, Schools, and Other Cultural Institutions in Ukraine.
https://www.ala.org/aboutala/sites/ala.org.aboutala/files/content/ALA%20CD%2057%20Resolution%20on%20Damage%20and%20Destruction%20of%20Libraries%2C%20Schools%2C%20and%20Other%20Cultural%20Institutions%20in%20Ukraine_0_1.pdf
NEWS, ARTICLES, RESOURCES
New Memorandum of Understanding between the FCC and IMLS released as the ALA Annual Conference opens.
https://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2022/06/imls-and-fcc-sign-memorandum-understanding-help-close-digital-divide
The Palace Project launches Audible content.
https://twitter.com/dpla/status/1540348904067149825
Alan S. Inouye, Ph.D.
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American Library Association
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