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20 COGNOTES HIGHLIGHTS ALAANNUAL.ORG/MOBILE–APP|#ALAAC19 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. P lat i n u m S p o n s o r Gale, A Cengage Company Shuttle Buses D i am o n d S p o n s o r ProQuest Spectrum Scholarships ABRAMS Yoga & Meditation Room DK Yoga & Meditation Room Library Ideas The Park @ ALA BiblioCommons Wi-Fi E-Image Data Lanyards My Book Tote mobile app powered by Combined Book Exhibit Candlewick Press Hotel Room Keys Innovative Lanyards Random House Children’s Books Lanyards D i v e r s i t y i n Pu b l i s h i n g P a v i l i o n Speaker Sponsors Dark Horse Comics Library of Congress Simon & Schuster HarperCollins Children’s Books Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group Top Shelf Productions HarperCollins Christian Publishing Penguin Random House THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS Ruby Sponsors For information on sponsorship opportunities at future events, contact Paul Graller at pgraller@ala.org or 312-280-3219 A L A A N N U A L . O R G | A L A A N N U A L . O R G / M O B I L E - A P P | # A L A A C 1 9 5 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.