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Photo by Cognotes. CFGroup 19 | Crowley 9 | e-Image Data Cover 2 | Emporia State University Cover 3 | San José State University 5 | American Library Association JobLIST Cover 4 THE MAGAZINE OF THE AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION Address: 50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611 Back from the Bayou Website: americanlibrariesmagazine.org Email: [email protected] Phone: 800-545-2433 plus extension Career Ads: JobLIST.ala.org ere in the American Libraries offices, my col- INTERIM EDITOR AND PUBLISHER leagues and I are still recovering from a whirl- Sanhita SinhaRoy wind Annual Conference and Exhibition in How did you [email protected] | x4219 Binged on beignets New Orleans. (You can read some of the ways recover from SENIOR EDITORS H conference? Amy Carlton we’ve tried to recuperate in the masthead answers to [email protected] | x5105 Po st ed the right.) With the incredible help of four librarian George M. 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Printed in USA. Periodicals postage paid at Chicago, Illinois, and additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Personal members: Send address changes to American Libraries, c/o Membership Records, ALA, 50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611. ©2018 American Library Association. All rights reserved. No portion of this magazine may be reproduced or republished without written permission from the publisher. 2 July/August 2018 | americanlibrariesmagazine.org from the PRESIDENT Libraries = Strong Communities As cornerstones of democracy, libraries empower people truly believe that, together, we can make a benefit our membership, our profession, and the difference within the profession, the com- communities we serve, and impact public policy. munities we serve, and the American Library My goals as ALA president include: IAssociation (ALA). Change is continuous. We ■ supporting the redesign of the Advocacy cannot foster change once and think it is done. University website already underway We must continue to take action to bring the ■ supporting the Washington Office’s advo- change we constantly need to make our commu- cacy efforts, which include developing a nities stronger. Hence my presidential initiative, video series to teach library advocates how Libraries = Strong Communities. to effectively use storytelling Change takes commitment, courage, and ■ working with colleagues in ALA chapters Loida Garcia-Febo effort. By collaborating, we can take action to and state associations to strengthen our ensure that libraries receive the support needed advocacy efforts to continue serving communities at academic, ■ expanding conference educational pro- public, school, special, and all other types of grams and introducing webinars focused libraries. The voices of our big ALA team of on library advocacy more than 58,000 members and advocates from My national library tour will support across the globe make us invincible. Libraries = Strong Communities to call atten- Libraries are bastions of democracy, access, tion to the significant role libraries of all types intellectual freedom, diversity, and the public play within their communities. Participating good. They play a central role in helping people library leaders, advocates, and I will address and communities. local and national issues as well as generate This is our time. public awareness of programs and resources. By actively collaborating and advocating we Elected officials, community organizations, can make our communities stronger. Our efforts state library associations, ALA divisions and can have a domino effect, impacting our neigh- chapter members, and the public will be borhoods, then possibly the city, the region, the invited to participate in regional events and country, and the world. advocacy efforts. My vision for our Association: ALA will be I would like to encourage libraries across the the leading voice of libraries advocating while nation to replicate these events, highlighting Let’s work standing firm about our core values. ALA will the value of libraries and empowering patrons have a voice at the decision makers’ table—at to advocate for their libraries at the local, state, together to city councils, statehouses, and the US Congress— and national level. advocate particularly for our patrons who have no voice. As our society struggles during these chal- ALA will advance library concerns on local lenging times, libraries continue to be cor- for libraries and national agendas, focusing on lines of nerstones of democracy. Libraries Transform, action that complement the pillars of ALA’s Libraries = Strong Communities.