There is a whole world of news happening across the profession. Below are a few links to get you started with some of the exciting things happening in the world of Library Science!

• • The Research Data Access and Preservation (RDAP) Summit, to be held March 21-23, 2018 in Chicago, IL, invites calls for proposals from managers, users, and generators of digital data from all sectors, including industry, academia, government, and cultural heritage centers
  • Libraries Ready to Code is an initiative of the American Library Association, sponsored by Google, which aims to ensure libraries have the resources, capacity, and inspiration to embrace activities that promote computational thinking (CT) and computer science (CS) among our nation’s youth.
  • An interesting blog article on a strategy for organizing and shelving picture books
  • Class: Just Catalog It! Providing Access to 3-D Materials
  • ALA Midwinter event: Collective Leadership: Activating the Gifts of You and Your Team
  • ER&L offers a series of awards to support institutions that have an interest advancing their library’s e-resources management processes and build the necessary connections to colleagues in the field
  • Intellectual Freedom News 10/27/17
  • I’m a librarian in Puerto Rico, and this is my Hurricane Maria survival story
  • Keeping Up With… Higher Education
• Biloxi to teach ‘To Kill A Mockingbird’ in class again. Parents must sign permission slip.
• National Archives Releases JFK Assassination Records
• When New York Observer columnist Andrew Walker suggested closing all public libraries, the self-proclaimed “angriest librarian” (@HalpernAlex) took issue with the suggestion with a glorious pro-library rant
• Quick Classroom Exercises to Combat Stress
• Several years ago, I discovered the ISTE Librarians Network and through the network I found my tribe. The librarians I meet through the ISTE Librarians Network have helped me to become a technology leader in my school and beyond.
• Five Tech Myths People Still Believe
• The Great Stories Club is a library-led book club model that gives underserved youth facing significant challenges the opportunity to read, reflect, and share ideas on topics that resonate with them.
• Call for Advisors: ALA’s Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation Great Stories Club
• PLA’s awards programs has been designed to honor those providing public library service whose vision and accomplishments are extraordinary and deserve recognition
• ALA, Divisions & Round Tables Committee Volunteer Form The online volunteer form collects information about your background, the kind of volunteer work you’d like to do, and the names of groups to which you’d like an appointment.
• New this year, the “Big Ideas” sessions will kick off Thursday and Saturday’s activities with top-of-mind topics discussed by industry leaders: A is for Advocacy, Allies, and Action; Building Baby’s Brain with Books