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HIGHLIGHTS

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Congressman Ben Ray Luján Named
REFORMA Legislator of the Year
On June 21, REFORMA - The National
Association to Promote Library and Information Services to Latinos and the SpanishSpeaking - named Congressman Ben Ray
Luján (D-NM-3) Legislator of the Year for
his ongoing commitment to improving library services at the national and local levels.
Luján gained the attention of the REFORMA Legislative Committee when he
introduced U.S. House Bill H.R. 3496 (Public Library Innovation Space Act) to promote
the development of maker-spaces in public
libraries. Although the bill did not become
law, REFORMA and the library community
acknowledged the work that Congressman
Luján has done to improve library services
for all, including the Latino and SpanishSpeaking communities in his area.

Mariana Atencio on Libraries as Havens

Luján also helped to secure and ship
1,500 titles from the Library of Congress
after the La Farge Branch of the Santa Fe
Public Library lost 2,000 children's and
Spanish books due to floods. In addition,
he was a co-sponsor of the American Dream
and Promise Act to keep the doors of opportunity open for DREAMers and to keep
our families together; bringing stability to
the 17,000 individuals across New Mexico
and hundreds of thousands of people across
the country.
"Libraries are the cornerstone of where
learning should be taking place," said Luján. "My advocacy comes from librarians
who made a difference in my life when I
was young. Libraries, in my opinion, are
the answer."

Upcoming YALSA
Programs, Reads

THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS

Join YALSA, Win 2020
Symposium Registration!
Have you registered for YALSA's 2019 YA
Services Symposium yet? This year, it takes
place November 1-3 in Memphis, Tenn.,
with the theme: Show Up and Advocate:
Supporting Teens in the Face of Adversity.
Now through September 15, those who join
YALSA/ALA and register for the symposium
will be entered for a chance to win registration for our 2020 symposium in Reno, Nev.
The cost of joining and then registering is
equal to the non-YALSA/ALA registration
rate. Book your hotel early to ensure availability as they have sold out in previous years.
Learn more and view the preliminary schedule at http://bit.ly/YALSA_Symposium19.

ALA is p roud t o acknowledge t h e fol l ow i n g orga n i za t i on s for
thei r generous s uppor t of t h e A n n ua l Conferen ce.

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Speaker Sponsors
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THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS

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For information on sponsorship opportunities at future events, contact Paul Graller at pgraller@ala.org or 312-280-3219
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YALSA Webinars Now Open
to Everyone
Not a YALSA member, but want to attend
our webinars live? Now you can via these new
opportunities:
$29/webinar
$59/annual subscription (individual)
$129/annual subscription (group)
Learn more at https://tinyurl.com/yalsawebinars. For information on pricing for
state library agencies or questions, contact
Linda W. Braun, YALSA CE Consultant
at lbraun@leonline.com.
Summer Reads for Teens:
YALSA's 2019 Teens' Top Ten
Nominees
Need recommended reading for teens?
Encourage teens to read the 25 nominees
from YALSA's 2019 Teens' Top Ten over the
summer so they are ready for the national
Teens' Top Ten vote, which will take place
August 15 - October 13. The 10 nominees
that receive the most votes will be named
the official 2019 Teens' Top Ten. The Teens'
Top Ten is a "teen choice" list, where teens
nominate and choose their favorite books of
the previous year. Nominators are members
of teen book groups in over 20 school and
public libraries around the country selected
by YALSA to participate. Learn more at
www.ala.org/yalsa/teenstopten.

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