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Download of What Is in Store and Then Attend the RDA Tech Forum to Share Your Thoughts, Ideas, and Concerns JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2017 THE MAGAZINE OF THE AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION Midwinter PREVIEW + ATLANTA DINING GUIDE NEWSMAKER: Neil Patrick p. 56 Harris p. 28 Referenda Roundup p. 36 Resources for Former Inmates p. 50 PLUS: 2016 Year in Review, Library Cats, Embedded Business Librarians Get more with a Booklist subscription than ever before...for just $73! Booklist Publications keeps you on top of the best books with 8,000+ recommended- only and starred reviews, top 10 lists, read- and listen-alikes, trend alerts, core collection lists, and classroom connections—all available to read in print, online, or digitally. Connect with us at www.booklistonline.com so you won’t miss out on Booklist’s webinars, e-newsletters, and The Booklist Reader. To receive 55% off today, visit bit.ly/booklist73* *Offer good for new subscribers only. Expires January 31, 2017 January/February 2017 American Libraries | Volume 48 #1/2 | ISSN 0002-9769 COVER STORY 56 Midwinter Preview The conversation starts here... BY Terra Dankowski 64 Eating in the ATL Where to dine during Midwinter BY Creative Loafing Atlanta and Phil Morehart 50 FEATURES 32 2016: Year in Review A look back on the stories that affected libraries BY The Editors 36 Referenda Roundup How states performed on library measures BY Kathy Rosa and Kelsey Henke 64 44 Embed with Business Taking your library into the business world BY Barbara A. Alvarez 50 Keeping Inmates on the Outside Libraries offer services and support to ease prisoner reentry BY Megan Cottrell 32 ON THE COVER: Photo © Nickolay Khoroshkov/Adobe Stock 18 29 24 UP FRONT TRENDS OPINION 4 From the Editor 18 Library Cats Leave Some ANOTHER STORY Looking Out for Sneezing, Others Feline Fine 30 Revisiting an Old Friend Communities Libraries face hard choices as BY Joseph Janes BY Laurie D. Borman resident kitties grow scarcer ON MY MIND BY Anne Ford 10 From Our Readers 31 Best of Both Worlds 22 The Future of Library Cards BY Michael Oden ALA Technology makes library resources more accessible PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 6 From the BY Kaitlin Throgmorton President IN PRACTICE Moving Forward 24 Bringing Assistive 70 Never Neutral Together Technology to Patrons BY Meredith Farkas BY Julie B. Todaro Libraries and state agencies team up to offer technology training for DISPATCHES 8 From the Treasurer patrons with visual impairments 71 Social Media Optimization A Look at ALA’s BY Alison Marcotte BY Doralyn Rossmann and Scott W. H. Young Finances BY Susan H. Hildreth SPOTLIGHT YOUTH MATTERS 12 Update 26 ‘How Would I Respond?’ 72 Partnerships Beyond Four Walls BY Ashley J. Cooksey What’s happening A school librarian helps middle schoolers learn the lessons of the Holocaust at ALA LIBRARIAN’S LIBRARY BY Anne Ford 74 Developing New Skills NEWSMAKER BY Karen Muller 28 Neil Patrick Harris On reading, writing, and SOLUTIONS why he owes librarians a lot 76 Improving Library Websites PLUS Products to enhance your online presence 19 By the Numbers 27 Global Reach PEOPLE 29 Noted & Quoted 78 Announcements THE BOOKEND 80 A Librarian with Spirit(s) 80 Crowley 16 | Dominican University 55 | GEICO 17 | McGraw-Hill Education Cover 4 | San José State University 15 | Scannx 54 | American Library Association American Libraries 11 | Association of College and Research Libraries Cover 3 | Booklist Cover 2 | Choice 7 | Conference Services 9 Development Office 21, 42–43 | Editions 49 | JobLIST 73 | Public Programs Office 23 | Resource Description and Access 3 | United for Libraries 5 TRANSFORMING RDA The RDA Toolkit Restructure and Redesign Project will be a major focus of discussion at the ALA Midwinter Meeting. The project aims to significa ntly improve the functionality and utility of RDA Toolkit and will include revisions to RDA based on the IFLA Library Reference Model. Attend the RDA Forum for a full download of what is in store and then attend the RDA Tech Forum to share your thoughts, ideas, and concerns. RDA RDA FORUM TECH FORUM DATE January 21 DATE January 23 TIME 10:30-11:30am TIME 1:00-2:30pm ROOM GWCC-B407 ROOM GWCC-B405 LEARN MORE AT RDATOOLKIT.ORG/BLOG/3RPROJECT from the EDITOR THE MAGAZINE OF THE AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION Address: 50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611 Looking Out for Communities Website: americanlibrariesmagazine.org Email: [email protected] Phone: 800-545-2433 plus extension ast year was a banner year for the library world Career Ads: JobLIST.ala.org as well as for American Libraries. In October, EDITOR AND PUBLISHER everyone cheered as Carla Hayden was con- Laurie D. Borman firmed as Librarian of Congress. 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