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Reminder about Online Disagreements and Sharing Information Publicly

Posted By Cory Stevenson May 31, 2023 03:32 PM
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Just as a reminder: It is the community members of ALA Connect that establish an open, inclusive, and collaborative environment on the platform. Every user maintains the culture of ALA Connect with professional, courteous, and inclusive communication. Since ALA Connect provides a space that fosters ...

Coming in June - You Have Questions, Your Community Has Answers!

Posted By Cory Stevenson May 25, 2023 03:29 PM
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Some members post in Connect to just share information or to start a conversation. But there are times when you really need a specific answer. In June, there will be a way for you to reach out to your community and community specifically if you are in need. In early June, most Division and Round Table ...

RE: How did the voting out the ALA Constitution ballot question come out?

Posted By Cory Stevenson Apr 19, 2023 02:48 PM
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Hi Jennifer, Thanks for your inquiry. The results can be found here: https://www.ala.org/aboutala/governance/alaelection.

Tracie D. Hall named to TIME's Annual TIME100 List of the 100 Most Influential People in the World

Posted By Cory Stevenson Apr 13, 2023 10:09 AM
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CHICAGO – TIME has named Tracie D. Hall to the 2023 TIME100, its annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world. The full list and related tributes appear in the April 24 issue of TIME, available on newsstands on Friday, April 14, and now at time.com/time100. The list, now in its twentieth ...

Help/FAQs

Posted By Cory Stevenson Apr 05, 2023 08:03 AM
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Reminder: You Have Questions, Your Community Has Answers!

Posted By Cory Stevenson Mar 31, 2023 04:49 PM
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Some members post in Connect just to start the conversation. But there are times when you really need a specific answer. Well now there is a way for you to reach out to your community and community specifically if you are in need. Specifically in the ALA Members community, and in communities that support ...

American Library Association Condemns Ongoing Threats Against Libraries

Posted By Cory Stevenson Mar 27, 2023 06:22 PM
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The following message is sent on behalf of Lessa Pelayo-Lozada, ALA President CHICAGO - The American Library Association (ALA) condemns-in the strongest terms possible-the violence, threats of violence and other acts of intimidation that are increasingly taking place in America's libraries, including ...

You have Questions, Your Community has Answers!

Posted By Cory Stevenson Jan 25, 2023 09:21 AM
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Some members post in Connect just to start the conversation. But there are times when you really need a specific answer. Well now there is a way for you to reach out to your community and community specifically if you are in need. Specifically in the ALA Members community, and in communities that support ...

ALA Connect Tip: Digest Forwarding Functionality Removed

Posted By Cory Stevenson Jan 10, 2023 11:47 AM
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Connect Tip: Digest Forwarding Functionality Removed As a Connect user, you may prefer to engage with your Connect groups from the comfort of your email inbox. Users that have saved an email address of a Discussion group to their email client as a "Contact" record for the group that they are a ...

Reminder: Winter Break Observance - December 23, 2022 - January 2, 2023

Posted By Cory Stevenson Dec 21, 2022 08:47 AM
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ALA offices will be closed from Friday, December 23 through Monday, January 2 in observance of our winter break. Offices will reopen on Tuesday, January 3. Wishing our members, partners, and community an enjoyable close of the season. We look forward to continuing our work to advance ALA's mission ...

Winter Break Observance - December 23, 2022 - January 2, 2023

Posted By Cory Stevenson Dec 14, 2022 05:30 PM
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ALA offices will be closed from Friday, December 23 through Monday, January 2 in observance of our winter break. Offices will reopen on Tuesday, January 3. Wishing our members, partners, and community an enjoyable close of the season. We look forward to continuing our work to advance ALA's mission ...

Reminder: Improving your ALA.org Experience - Scheduled Maintenance 11/4 through 11/6

Posted By Cory Stevenson Nov 03, 2022 08:22 AM
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Dear Members, This message is to notify you of scheduled maintenance at ALA.org to improve your online experience. Starting at 3pm on Friday, November 4th, through Sunday, November 6th,we will temporarily disable access to ALA.org for purchases, Connect posts, and professional development registrations. All ...

Improving your ALA.org Experience - Scheduled Maintenance 11/4 through 11/6

Posted By Cory Stevenson Nov 01, 2022 11:41 AM
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Dear Members, This message is to notify you of scheduled maintenance at ALA.org to improve your online experience. Starting at 3pm on Friday, November 4th, through Sunday, November 6th,we will temporarily disable access to ALA.org for purchases, Connect posts, and professional development registrations. ...

Banned Books Resources – Beyond the Week

Posted By Cory Stevenson Sep 23, 2022 08:36 AM
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Hello ALA leaders: As we near the end of Banned Books Week we ask that you continue to raise awareness about the unprecedented assault on the freedom to read that's escalated in the last year. Book challenges are on the rise and it's imperative that we unite and mobilize at the state and local level ...

Submit your 2023 Carnegie Whitney Grant application by Nov. 4, 2022

Posted By Cory Stevenson Sep 15, 2022 03:34 PM
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Carnegie-Whitney Awards up to $5,000 for Guides to Library Resources The American Library Association Publishing Committee provides a grant of up to $5,000 for the preparation of print or electronic reading lists, indexes or other guides to library resources that promote reading or the use of ...

Time is Winding Down! - 2023 Annual Conference Call for Program Proposals Deadline

Posted By Cory Stevenson Sep 12, 2022 03:48 PM
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Do you have innovative concepts that changed the game for your library and community? Best practices that have advanced your administrative or management processes? Or cool educational programs that energized your patrons and staff? Share your best ideas with ALA when you answer the 2023 ALA Annual Conference ...

Librarianship in For-Profit Educational Institutions Discussion Group

Posted By Cory Stevenson Aug 31, 2022 11:28 AM
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Charge: A forum for librarians in for-profit educational institutions to network, share knowledge, and collaborate on tasks, direction, and issues specific to their roles within the for-profit education industry. Community members can post as a new Discussion or email ALA-acrllfpeidg@ConnectedCommunity.org ...

History Librarians Interest Group

Posted By Cory Stevenson Aug 31, 2022 10:24 AM
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Charge: A forum to discuss issues common to subject librarians in academic or research libraries, who are working with collections and researchers in the discipline of history. Community members can post as a new Discussion or email ALA-acrlhlig@ConnectedCommunity.org Before you post: please note job ...

Image Resources Interest Group

Posted By Cory Stevenson Aug 31, 2022 10:21 AM
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Charge: A forum for ongoing discussion of the unique issues presented by the development and support of interdisciplinary image resources in academic libraries. Community members can post as a new Discussion or email ALA-acrlirig@ConnectedCommunity.org Before you post: please note job postings are ...

Research Assessment and Metrics Discussion Group

Posted By Cory Stevenson Aug 31, 2022 10:16 AM
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Charge: To provide a forum for discussion of trends and developments in the field of research metrics and scholarly impact, and the many ways academic librarians can support their faculty, administrators and students to understand, measure and extend the contributions of their research to their fields ...

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