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DeGiorgis, Amanda

May 9, 2014

March 3 Amanda Martinson DeGiorgis became director of Great Barrington (Mass.) Libraries.

Guggisberg, Donna

May 9, 2014

February 22 Donna Guggisberg retired as librarian at Christian County (Mo.) Public Library’s Clever branch.

Stombres, Debra

May 9, 2014

March 24 Debra Stombres became director of Morton Grove (Ill.) Public Library.

Cipparrone, Polly

May 9, 2014

January 17 Polly Cipparrone became manager of San Diego County Library’s Del Mar branch.

Juskiewicz, Scott

May 9, 2014

Scott Juskiewicz has been named interim director of the Montana Tech of the University of Montana Library in Butte.

Wolfe, Tracy

May 9, 2014

February 18 Tracy Wolfe became catalog librarian in special collections at Seattle Public Library.

Prentice, Melissa

May 9, 2014

February 28 LITA Programs and Marketing Specialist Melissa Prentice left ALA to join Mead Public Library in Sheboygan, Wisconsin.

Campion, Heather

May 9, 2014

March 3 Heather Campion became CEO of the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library Foundation.

Golden, Patrick

May 9, 2014

January 31 Patrick Golden retired as program services director at Williamsburg (Va.) Regional Library after 18 years of service.

Lindberg, Donald

May 9, 2014

Donald A. B. Lindberg, director of the National Library of Medicine in Bethesda, Maryland, has been named as recipient of the Coalition for Networked Information/Association of Research Libraries/Educause Paul Evan Peters award recognizing notable, lasting achievements in the creation and innovative use of network-based information resources and services that advance scholarship and intellectual productivity.

Braverman, Marianne

May 9, 2014

February 3 Marianne Braverman became marketing and programs manager for ASCLA and RUSA.

Vivian, Cynthia

May 9, 2014

In February Cynthia Vivian retired as head of Human Resources.

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On May 19, Teresa “Teri” Anderson became executive director of the Association of College and Research Libraries, one of the largest ALA divisions. Before joining ALA, Anderson spent more than three decades at ASIS International, a professional organization for security management professionals. She held several positions at the organization, most recently serving as vice president of innovation and outreach, a role in which she provided subject matter expertise and liaised with partners across the security industry. Anderson is a certified association executive through the American Society of Association Executives. She answered our 11 Questions to introduce herself to ALA members.

AL: The Scoop, May 27
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Rachel Milburn writes: “Teen advisory boards (TABs) are an excellent resource for libraries. TABs are the perfect group to promote a library’s young adult collection. What better way to do this than through social media? Plano (Tex.) Public Library regularly includes our TAB in social media posts to promote all sorts of things, including our collections. Our teens (and their caregivers) sign photo release forms, which allows us to include them in our online presence. Here are a few easy ways to incorporate your library’s TAB in social media posts.”

Young Adult Library Services Association: The Hub, May 23
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Kwame Alexander writes: After the firings of Carla Hayden and Shira Perlmutter from the Library of Congress, “It feels urgent for us, as citizens, to gather and plan together how to respond to this attack on our freedom to read, write, and learn. We are bringing together some smart folks, including Jason Reynolds, Ibram X. Kendi, Meg Medina, Amanda Jones, and Tracie D. Hall, to speak out about what intellectual freedom means to us and form an action plan to stand up for these freedoms.” The rally will be held May 31 at DC Public Library’s Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library at 5 p.m. Eastern and livestreamed for those not able to attend in person.

Kwamealexander.com; DC Public Library
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Danielle Melia, Lauren Kawasaki and Reshma Seth write: “George A. Jackson Elementary School’s library wants to provide a dynamic and inclusive learning environment. That makes podcasting a perfect fit. It gives students a platform to express their creativity, explore new ideas, and collaborate with peers while learning real-world skills. Our podcast project started as a collaboration between librarian Danielle Melia and coteachers Lauren Kawasaki and Reshma Seth. We wanted our 4th-graders to work in pairs to create an episode related to our unit on natural hazards. Students developed episodes to answer thought-provoking questions.”

American Libraries Trend, May
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Cinzi Lavin writes: “In the summer of 2023, a controversial book—Gender Queer: A Memoir by Maia Kobabe—was removed from the shelves of the small Connecticut library where I worked as a part-time paraprofessional. The removal was done in transgression of the library board’s book reconsideration policy. Our small staff was upset and bewildered. As the granddaughter of Europeans who fled to the US to escape fascism just before World War II, I found that the fight against this injustice in our library became very personal. I offer the following considerations to other small libraries facing similar challenges.”

American Libraries column, May
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Rosie Newmark writes: “While creating one of their in-house brews, employees at Johnson City (Tenn.) Brewing Company brought in some unexpected assistants to pour barley into the batch: library staffers. The pre-Prohibition-style lager they crafted together was called 1895, a nod to the founding year of Johnson City Public Library, located just a few blocks from the brewery’s downtown taproom. The partnership marks a growing trend of libraries working with local brewers to create signature drinks for fundraising and awareness campaigns that expand the library’s visibility to younger adult crowds.”

American Libraries Trend, May
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On May 20, the Trump administration filed a status report describing its compliance with a federal judge’s preliminary injunction in Rhode Island v. Trump, which ordered the administration to restore terminated Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) staff and grants to recipients in 21 plaintiff states. However, the Administration has filed an appeal and requested a stay of the order. ALA has filed its own, nationwide challenge to the elimination of IMLS, ALA v. Sonderling. A temporary restraining order on May 1 halted further actions to dismantle the agency, and a ruling on ALA’s request for a preliminary injunction is expected by May 29.

ALA Public Policy and Advocacy Office, May 21; AL: The Scoop, May 2

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