POLICY & ADVOCACY UPDATES
→ Now: Special Cyber Monday Offer to Register for the ALA LibLearnX conference in January 2024 in Baltimore
https://twitter.com/ALALibrary/status/1729077643507601695
--> Now: ALA PPA is recruiting for a deputy director, state & local advocacy, based in Chicago or D.C.
https://twitter.com/ALALibrary/status/1718041158000001314
New report on Gen Z and Millennials and use of digital content and libraries by Drs. Noorda and Berens of Portland State University, for ALA
https://twitter.com/ALALibrary/status/1719735780552196162
https://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2023/11/new-ala-report-gen-z-millennials-are-visiting-library-prefer-print-books
ALA welcomes FCC vote on new rules on digital discrimination. ALA filed comments in this proceeding.
https://twitter.com/LibraryPolicy/status/1724852728961052825
https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/search/search-filings/filing/10221012023614
ALA President-elect Cindy Hohl visits the ALA Washington Office for briefings on policy and advocacy.
https://twitter.com/LibraryPolicy/status/1722707636771057853
ALA welcomes new NPRM on hotspot eligibility in the E-rate program, part of the Learn Without Limits initiative that FCC Chairwoman Rosenworcel unveiled at the 2023 ALA Annual Conference
https://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2023/11/ala-welcomes-e-rate-support-wi-fi-hotspots
https://twitter.com/LibraryPolicy/status/1723110443814633879
Former ALA PPA staffer Marijke Visser appointed as a policy fellow in the ALA PPA office in Washington to focus on digital inclusion, broadband, and rural areas
https://twitter.com/MaineStLibrary/status/1724774301709029599
https://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2023/09/ala-names-marijke-visser-e-rate-and-digital-equity-policy-fellow
Youth activists Cameron Samuels and Da'Taeveyon Daniels fighting against book banning and censorship drop by the ALA Washington Office.
https://twitter.com/AlanSInouye/status/1725511038773158218
ALA PPA Deputy Director Megan Janicki is featured in an article about small business and libraries in Working Nation
https://twitter.com/WorkingNation/status/1725581756374434243
I was invited to be a signatory to "Six Guiding Principles for the AI Revolution--AI in Higher Education," a collaborative led by Elon University President Connie Ledoux Book.
https://twitter.com/AlanSInouye/status/1720188418574209457
I visited the headquarters of Penguin Random House as part of a round of meetings in New York City. Love the lobby!
https://twitter.com/AlanSInouye/status/1724493710493114439
Capitol Hill is going to the dogs, literally
https://twitter.com/AlanSInouye/status/1719799969354486146
Alan S. Inouye, Ph.D.
Senior Director, Public Policy & Government Relations; Interim Associate Executive Director, Public Policy and Advocacy; and Interim Chief Advancement Officer
American Library Association
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