ALA Midwinter Meeting 2012: Molly Raphael: Petition to President Obama for School Libraries

ALA President Molly Raphael discusses the petition before the Obama administration to to ensure that every child in America has access to an effective school library program by providing dedicated funding as part of the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA).

January 23, 2012

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ALA President Molly Raphael discusses the petition before the Obama administration to to ensure that every child in America has access to an effective school library program by providing dedicated funding as part of the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). The petition, located at wh.gov/Wgd, may be signed by anyone 13 and older, making it an active example of the right of petitioning the United States government.

Here are three short interviews with Emerging Leaders Jovanni Lota, John Jackson, and Yuan Li. They share their thoughts on their bright futures.

ALA Midwinter Meeting 2012, Day 1: Francey Harris of YALSA on Open Source Multiple Literacies

Francey Harris of YALSA about the Journal of Research on Libraries and Young Adults, http://www.ala.org/yalsa/products&publications/yalsapubs/jrlya/journal

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Tara García Mathewson writes: “New data released this week by the DC-based Center for Democracy and Technology shows just how often [blocking of information in schools] happens nationwide. The nonprofit digital rights advocacy organization conducted its fifth annual nationally representative survey of middle and high school teachers and parents as well as high school students about a range of tech issues. About 70% of both teachers and students this year said web filters get in the way of students’ ability to complete their assignments.”

The Markup, Jan. 16; Center for Democracy and Technology, Jan. 15
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ALA filed an amicus brief affirming the importance of the Federal Communications Commission’s Universal Service Fund and the E-rate program that helps power broadband-enabled services and access through US public libraries and schools. More than half of all public libraries each year apply for E-rate funding. The brief is part of the record the Supreme Court will review in two consolidated cases (24-354 and 24-422) that will determine the future of vital funding for universal broadband access.

ALA Public Policy & Advocacy Office, Jan. 17
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ALA’s Social Responsibilities Round Table (SRRT) seeks nominations for the Herb Biblo Outstanding Leadership Award for Social Justice and Equality, sponsored by Library Juice Academy. Leadership can be demonstrated by accomplishments through SRRT or other ALA bodies, socially responsible groups within state, provincial, regional, or city library organizations, and/or international library organizations. To be eligible for this award, individuals must be members of SRRT or other library organizations or groups with similar goals and objectives. The deadline for nominations is February 15.

Social Responsibilities Round Table
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Cass Balzer writes: “Libraries are often gateways to new experiences, and a growing number are now offering patrons the chance to see the world in full color—literally. In recent years, libraries of all sizes have begun adding color-corrective glasses to their Library of Things collections. Made possible primarily through partnerships with manufacturers, patrons can test these glasses out before committing to purchasing their own pair.”

American Libraries Trend, Jan./Feb.
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American Libraries collects statistics related to the LibLearnX host city’s literary scene. Find the size of Arizona State University Library in Tempe’s Nicholas A. Salerno Star Wars Collection; the 1974 purchase price of Changing Hands Bookstore, one of Arizona’s largest independent booksellers; the number of Indigenous artists represented in the Heard Museum’s Billie Jane Baguley Library and Archives; and the number of books sold by Phoenix author Stephenie Meyer.

American Libraries Trend, Jan./Feb.
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“Drawing inspiration from both his Christian faith and the peaceful teachings of Mahatma Gandhi, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. led a nonviolent civil rights movement in the late 1950s and 1960s to achieve legal equality for African Americans in the US. Each year, the US honors and celebrates King’s life and legacy on the third Monday in January. Here are some books that honor the life and legacy of Dr. King and his role in the civil rights movement.” Find additional booklists from the Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change in Atlanta, Colorado Mountain College Libraries, and New Orleans Public Library.

Livingston (N.J.) Public Library, Jan. 8; Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change; Colorado Mountain College Libraries, Jan. 9; New Orleans Public Library, Jan. 13
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“After the hundreds (thousands?) of hours trawling through online image collections since the Public Domain Review’s inception, we’ve decided it was time to create one of our own! We are really excited to share with you the launch of our new sister project, the Public Domain Image Archive, a curated collection of more than 10,000 out-of-copyright historical images, free for all to explore and reuse. Our aim is to offer a platform that will serve both as a practical resource and a place to simply wander—an ever-growing portal to discover more than 2,000 years of visual culture.”

Public Domain Review, Jan. 8

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ALA Midwinter Meeting 2012: Molly Raphael: Petition to President Obama for School Libraries

ALA President Molly Raphael discusses the petition before the Obama administration to to ensure that every child in America has access to an effective school library program by providing dedicated funding as part of the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA).

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ALA Midwinter Meeting 2012, Day 1: Emerging Leaders

Here are three short interviews with Emerging Leaders Jovanni Lota, John Jackson, and Yuan Li. They share their thoughts on their bright futures.

ALA Midwinter Meeting 2012, Day 1: Francey Harris of YALSA on Open Source Multiple Literacies

Francey Harris of YALSA about the Journal of Research on Libraries and Young Adults, http://www.ala.org/yalsa/products&publications/yalsapubs/jrlya/journal