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United for Libraries offers first-ever chance to livestream Institute during Midwinter Meeting; registration open

EXTON, Pennsylvania — The United for Libraries Institute: Friends, Foundations, and Trustees event will be livestreamed Saturday, January 25 during the 2020 ALA Midwinter Meeting. In-person event registration begins at 12:30 p.m. Eastern; livestreaming will be 1 p.m. – 4 p.m. Registration to join the livestream is free.

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Ten Projects Vie for $1,000 at Awesome Libraries Chapter’s Midwinter Pitch Event

Ten finalists have been selected for the Awesome Libraries Chapter’s live-pitch event at the 2020 ALA Midwinter Meeting. The Awesome Ideas Pitch for Libraries will take place Saturday, January 25th, from 5:00 – 6:30pm in the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Room 201 - ABC.

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A cornucopia of products at the ALA Store at Midwinter Meeting

Long hours and easy access near Registration make it convenient to shop and browse at the ALA Store in the Grand Hall at the Pennsylvania Convention Center during the Midwinter Meeting. The ALA Store offers products that meet the widest range of your promotional and continuing education/professional development needs—as well as fun gift items. Make sure to carve out some time in your schedule to stop by and examine the many new and bestselling items available!

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ALA seeks proposals for 2020-2021 Diversity Research Grants

CHICAGO — The American Library Association (ALA) Office for Diversity, Literacy and Outreach Services (ODLOS) seeks proposals for the Diversity Research Grant program. Applications may address any diversity-related topic which addresses critical gaps in the knowledge of diversity, equity and outreach issues within library and information science. Proposals are due by midnight Pacific time on April 15, 2020.

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Imani Perry to keynote 21st annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Observance and Sunrise Celebration

CHICAGO – Professor and author Imani Perry will deliver the keynote address at the 21st Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Observance and Sunrise Celebration during the American Library Association’s Midwinter Meeting and Exhibits in Philadelphia. The 2020 Celebration will be held from 6:30-7:30 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 27 in the Pennsylvania Convention Center, Terrace II Ballroom.

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Genealogy Institute sponsored by ProQuest at ALA Midwinter

On Friday, January 24, 2020 the RUSA Genealogy Midwinter Institute sponsored by ProQuest will explore German History during the ALA Midwinter Meeting at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, PA

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ALA live webcast to reveal next classics in children's and YA literature  

CHICAGO - On Monday, Jan. 27, 2020, at 8 a.m. ET, the American Library Association (ALA) will reveal the next classics in children’s and young adult literature during its Youth Media Awards announcements from Philadelphia. Libraries, schools and book lovers from around the globe will follow the action live by visiting http://ala.unikron.com, Facebook Live  @AmericanLibraryAssociation or following hashtag #alayma20. 

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Gretchen Rubin ('The Four Tendencies') to deliver keynote at United for Libraries’ Institute during Midwinter Meeting

EXTON, Pennsylvania — A free “United for Libraries Institute: Friends, Foundations, and Trustees” will be held Saturday, January 25, 12:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. at Free Library of Philadelphia’s Montgomery Auditorium during the 2020 ALA Midwinter Meeting. New York Times bestselling author and podcaster Gretchen Rubin (The Four Tendencies, "Happier with Gretchen Rubin") will deliver the keynote address.

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Emmy-nominated David Nicholls (“Patrick Melrose”) among featured authors at United for Libraries Gala Author Tea, sponsored by ReferenceUSA, during Midwinter

EXTON, Pennsylvania —David Nicholls, Lily King, Judy Batalion, Janelle Brown, Sam Lansky, and Amy Engel will be among the featured authors at the United for Libraries Gala Author Tea, sponsored by ReferenceUSA, from 2-4 p.m. on Sun., Jan. 26 at the 2020 ALA Midwinter Meeting in Philadelphia.

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