ALA PPA NEWS AND DEVELOPMENTS
>> Free ALA Member Exclusive webinar: Standing Up for Libraries: 2024 Election Implications and Next Steps. Friday, November 22, 1pm Central Time. If you are an ALA member, you should have received a direct email. You can also find information on the ALA Connect space.
>> Join us at the ALA LLX 2025 conference in January 2025 in Phoenix. https://x.com/ALAConferences/status/1850746332572426538
ALA submitted comments to the FCC on Promoting Investment in the 3550-3700 MHz band, GN Docket No. 17-258 as a member of the Public Interest Spectrum Coalition
https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/search/search-filings/filing/1107113725696
ALA submitted comments to the FCC on the nomination of Julie Tritt Schell to serve on the board of directors of the Universal Service Administrative Company
https://x.com/AlanSInouye/status/1850610953701802255
https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/search/search-filings/filing/1022186872244
ALA comments on the Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Hotspots in the E-rate program--submitted to the FCC.
https://x.com/AlanSInouye/status/1845897252813836626
ALA President Cindy Hohl spoke on a panel at the White House Challenge to Save Lives from Overdose, in recognition of the efforts of libraries and library workers to respond to the opioid crisis.
https://x.com/LibraryPolicy/status/1843742558872318326
https://x.com/ALA_PLA/status/1843751564437270723
ALA President Cindy Hohl gave a plenary address at the SHLB Conference
https://x.com/LibraryPolicy/status/1841850295875227898
ALA President Cindy Hohl received the Spotlight Award from the DC Public Library Foundation. Alan Inouye accepted on her behalf.
https://x.com/LibraryPolicy/status/1842764427306602955
https://x.com/AlanSInouye/status/1842875056399008000
Qiana Johnson, ALA Policy Corps member, is a guest speaker on the podcast of the Interfaith Alliance, a UABB partner, talking freedom to read and religious freedom.
https://x.com/intrfthalliance/status/1847741075005358176
https://stateofbelief.com/showarchive/2024/october-19-2024-the-freedom-to-read-is-an-essential-human-and-religious-right/
A number of ALA Policy Corps members joined Jodi Picoult at multiple book tour stops across the country. Corps members talked about the freedom to read, opposition to book bans and censorship, and about Unite Against Book Bans (UABB). Pictured here is Tyler Hahn, a member of the intellectual freedom cadre of the Policy Corps.
https://global.penguinrandomhouse.com/announcements/why-ballantine-jodi-picoult-partnered-with-unite-against-book-bans/
https://x.com/ALALibrary/status/1841242186278387909
ALA PPA Deputy Director Megan Janicki spoke on a panel on digital inclusion at the SHLB Conference
https://x.com/LibraryPolicy/status/1841903313417121945
Denise Davis appointed ALA senior fellow for research and data
https://x.com/LibraryPolicy/status/1849554538384269681
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
1615 New Hampshire Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20009
Office 202-403-8218 ▪ Mobile 202-276-6738 ▪ ainouye@alawash.org
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