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Museum and Library Services Act Stalls in House | American Libraries Magazine In closed-door meetings in November, the House and Senate negotiated a bipartisan, bicameral agreement to move MLSA (S. 3530) forward. The Senate, with the assent of the library community, accepted changes requested by the House Republican majority prior to the bill passing the Senate on December 4....

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Money Smart Week will be March 30 through April 6, 2019.

Participate in Money Smart Week, a national initiative in its seventh year between the ALA and the Federal Reserve Bank (Chicago) to provide financial literacy programming to help members of your community better manage their personal finances. Visit the Money Smart Week home page of the Federal Reserve Bank (Chicago) for additional details about Money Smart Week.

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Money Smart Week

http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2018/08/forty-five-state-library-associations-partner-ala-offer-joint-student

Forty-five state library associations partner with ALA to offer joint student membership program CHICAGO — Forty-five state library associations (ALA Chapters) partner with the American Library Association (ALA) to offer a joint student membership program, which allows students engaged in a program of study or certification in MLS/MLIS, CAEP and LTA programs for no more than five total years ...

Forty-five Chapters (aka state library associations) partner with ALA to offer students the opportunity to join them and ALA for one low price of $40, now through August 31, 2018. Dues increase to $42 on September 1, 2018.
ALA encourages you to join and renew online by completing the secure forms found at the joint membership program page. If you join or renew online, ALA membership and the participating Chapters each receive a receipt that day of your having joined! And you save the cost of mailing or faxing your application!

ALA Joint Student Memberships Dues Increase to $42 on September 1, 2018 Forty-four Chapters (aka state library associations) partner with ALA to offer students the opportunity to join them and ALA for one low price of $40, now through August 31, 2018. Dues increase to $42 on September 1, 2018.

https://www.cnet.com/news/inside-facebook-twitter-and-googles-ai-battle-over-your-social-lives/

Inside Facebook, Twitter and Google’s AI battle over your social lives Here’s how social networks are waging war against trolls and bots using AI weapons.

https://www.districtdispatch.org/2018/07/first-house-republican-moves-to-restore-net-neutrality/

First House Republican moves to restore net neutrality - District Dispatch Today, Representative Mike Coffman, R-Colo., announced he would be signing on to a request for House leadership to hold a vote on the Congressional Review Act to restore strong, enforceable net neutrality rules.

http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2018/06/american-library-association-outraged-refugee-family-separation-policy

American Library Association outraged by the refugee family separation policy CHICAGO - American Library Association (ALA) President Jim Neal released the following statement regarding the outrageous and devastating act of separating refugee children from their parents and caregivers seeking asylum along the southwest border of the U.S. “The nation’s library community is ...

https://www.districtdispatch.org/2018/06/not-quite-the-end-of-net-neutrality/

Not quite the end of net neutrality - District Dispatch Today (June 11) is the day the repeal of net neutrality rules goes into effect. Ellen Satterwhite provides an update, with suggestions for actions readers can take.

ALA Joint Student Memberships Dues Increase to $42 on September 1, 2018

ALA Joint Student Memberships Dues Increase to $42 on September 1, 2018 Forty-four Chapters (aka state library associations) partner with ALA to offer students the opportunity to join them and ALA for one low price of $40, now through August 31, 2018. Dues increase to $42 on September 1, 2018.

Where Are Future ALA Leaders? In the ALA Student Chapters!

Where Are Future ALA Leaders? In the ALA Student Chapters! Planning on being a leader in the American Library Association (ALA) after you graduate? Great! For students, the best way to start gaining leadership skills and more is by participating in one of the ALA Student Chapters.