EVENTS
ALA to host 2024 Virtual Membership Meeting on June 18
ALA President Emily Drabinski sent out the email below announcing the upcoming membership meeting on Tuesday, June 18. If you have an interest in the business of the organization and are a member, you should plan to attend.
In addition, you should consider joining ALA.
Here is the email from President Drabinski (in part):
“I am excited to invite you to our upcoming annual ALA Virtual Membership Meeting, scheduled for Tuesday, June 18th.
The Membership Meeting serves as a crucial platform for ALA members to actively engage in discussions surrounding key issues impacting libraries and librarianship. It’s also an opportunity for members to advocate for important causes by introducing Resolutions, Memorials, and Tributes. You can access guidelines on submitting these items online.
In addition to these discussions, attendees will receive valuable updates from ALA leaders, gain insight into the latest organizational developments, and hear reports from myself, along with the President-Elect, Executive Director, and Treasurer.
Please remember to register for this session via Zoom by June 13th to ensure you receive your voting credentials for the meeting. Your active participation is vital, and registering by the deadline ensures that your voice is heard and your vote counts. Voting credentials will be distributed on June 17th. ALA staff may not be able to accommodate members who have not Zoom registered by June 13th.
Official email from Cindy Kohl, ALA President:
During this critical time when citizens are acutely aware of the importance of civic engagement, we’re excited to share information about how you can mobilize your community in supporting libraries and the freedom to read: Banned Books Week 2024 (Sept. 22-28) and the Freedom to Read Community Day of Action (Oct. 19).
Banned Books Week 2024
Banned Books Week kicks off this Sunday, featuring the theme “Freed Between the Lines,” award-winning filmmaker Ava DuVernay as honorary chair, and student activist Julia Garnett as youth honorary chair.
Banned Books Week is an important time to engage readers through education, advocacy, and programming about the problem of book censorship. Libraries and other organizations across the country will host a wide range of events, and ALA will offer several free, virtual programs (for some, registration is required) to inspire and inform. Events will feature honorary chairs Ava DuVernay and Julia Garnett, as well as bestselling authors like Eliot Schrefer (Queer Ducks (and Other Animals)), Patricia McCormick (Sold), Christina Soontornvat (The Squad (The Tryout #2)), Maulik Pancholy (30 Rock), and more! Be sure to check back for event updates throughout the week.
On Saturday, September 28, Banned Books Week will wrap up with the second annual Let Freedom Read Day, when we’re asking everyone to get ready to take at least one action to defend against censorship and stand up for the library staff, educators, writers, publishers, and booksellers who make them available. Whether you have five minutes, or an hour or more, please join us by taking one action next Sunday!
Freedom to Read Community Day of Action
Finally, we hope you’ll capitalize on the energy and interest generated by Banned Books Week and participate in the Freedom to Read Community Day of Action on October 19.
ALA and Unite Against Book Bans have partnered with the Association for Rural and Small Libraries, Brooklyn Public Library, New York Public Library, and Queens Public Library to provide everything you need to host an event or engage on social media. Sign up to join organizations in more than 30 states that will host an event on October 19!
To be responsive to our members in diverse areas around the country, promotional materials and graphics are available with and without the ALA logo, as well as for customization in Canva. Other templates, including a media alert, are available in editable formats, for customization to best suit your community.
We are grateful to all of our members for serving their communities in a good way, today and always. Please feel free to reach out to me with any questions, and I welcome your feedback. Thank you and I appreciate your support!
Cindy Hohl
ALA President
From an official California Library Association email:
2024 CLA CONFERENCE
EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION HAS BEEN EXTENDED THROUGH THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2024
Early Bird Registration has been extended for the 2024 CLA Annual Conference in Pasadena, CA October 17-19, 2024.
Early Bird Registration Now CLOSES Thursday, September 12, 2024.
Advanced Registration Now OPENS on Friday, September 13, 2024.
Visit our Conference website to see programs, speakers, how to register and much more.
The link to the 2024 CLA Annual Conference site is
https://www.cla-net.org/mpage/2024
Questions? Contact CONF24@CLA-NET.ORG
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Below is information that you can use to find events. You may be coming from the Book Flood Podcast to get further information.
Events & Conferences
- Reading League California will start a book study on October 1 (“Literacy Foundations for English Learners: A Comprehensive Guide to Evidence-Based Instruction”)
- CSLA Call for Proposals; first deadline is August 30.
- Ventura County Office of Education’s Library and Literacy Day is on October 1. Proposals and Registration
- CDE Library Survey due in 2 weeks on August 31
- Alexander Street performing arts multimedia training. 10/2 and 10/3 (California State Library)
- California Young Readers Medal readers needed
- California Reading Association Conference (virtual) (10/4-10/5)
- Fall CUE Conference (10/5-10/6)
- School Library Journal Day of Dialog (10/10) virtual
- CLA Annual Conference (10/17-10/19) in Pasadena
- CSLA 2025 in San Jose (1/23 -1/26)
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- Informational podcast on 9/5 with René Hohls, President of California School Library Association
- Author Visit: On 9/12, Children’s Author Nikki Shannon Smith
- Author Visit: On 9/19, YA & Children’s Author Margarita Engle
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