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Read more about the article Fundraiser to help fire survivors – 12/4
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Fundraiser to help fire survivors – 12/4

San Jose State University’s American Librarian Association Student Chapter (ALASC) is raising funds to help Paradise Library, which was affected by the devastating fire that began the night of November 8th. All of the money raised from this fundraiser will be donated to the Marin County Library Foundation, which will help out Paradise Library. Drop by La Lune Sucree on…

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November 16, 2018
Read more about the article Library 2.018 virtual conference – recap
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Library 2.018 virtual conference – recap

Library 2.018 Social Crisis Management in a 21st Century World By Stacy Rivas, ALASC Blogging Assistant Along with 350 participants from all over North America, and a few around the globe, I attended the Library 2.108 virtual conference on Social Crisis Management in a 21st Century World. The conference included an opening keynote, thirteen 30-minute sessions on topics that ranged…

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October 18, 2018
Read more about the article ALA Needs Your Help! Secure Signatures on the LSTA and IAL Letters
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ALA Needs Your Help! Secure Signatures on the LSTA and IAL Letters

We received this urgent request from the ALA! Help support the funding of libraries by contacting your representatives! The Senate campaign to secure signatures on the LSTA and IAL letters ends soon. Senator Reed needs to hear by Wednesday of THIS WEEK who will sign the letters. Please help spread the word to all the members of your Chapters and anyone else…

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April 9, 2018
Read more about the article Virtual Library Legislation Day
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Virtual Library Legislation Day

From the ALA VLLD page: Virtual Library Legislative Day is part of the American Library Association’s (ALA) National Library Legislative Day, held each spring in Washington, D.C. This year, National Library Legislative Day will be May 7-8, 2018. Virtual Library Legislative Day activities will be held throughout the week of May 7-11, 2018, and will be an opportunity for all library advocates to make…

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February 11, 2018
Read more about the article ATTENTION! Help Save Net Neutrality!
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ATTENTION! Help Save Net Neutrality!

From District Dispatch: This Thursday, the FCC is expected to vote on a proposal from Chairman Ajit Pai that would rollback the strong, enforceable net neutrality protections established in 2015. The meeting will be webcast, 10:30 am – 12:30 pm EST. As John Lewis said, “Every voice matters, and we cannot let the interests of profit silence the voices of those…

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December 13, 2017
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