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2018 ANNUAL HIGHLIGHTS

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Until we meet again - 2019 ALA Midwinter
Meeting & Exhibits - Seattle, WA
What an amazing time we had at Annual!
I thoroughly enjoyed the conference and sincerely hope that you did as
well. The thrilling speakers, educational sessions, and fun social celebrations
kept us busy and informed.

Attendees Enjoy
Screenings of
"the public"
with Filmmaker
Emilio
Estevez

Writer/director Emilio Estevez joined
ALA for special screenings of his new
film "the public." Also starring Alec
Baldwin, Jena Malone, Christian Slater,
Taylor Schilling, Che "Rhymefest"
Smith, Gabrielle Union, Jeffrey Wright,
and Michael K. Williams, this drama
tackles some of our nation's most challenging issues, including homelessness
and mental illness.
In "the public," an unusually bitter
Arctic blast has made its way to downtown Cincinnati - and the Cincinnati
Public Library. The story revolves around
the library's patrons, many of whom are
homeless, mentally ill, and marginalized,
and their interactions with the exhausted
and overwhelmed staff of librarians who
have built emotional connections with
them. At odds with library officials over
how to handle the extreme weather
event, the patrons turn the building into
a homeless shelter for the night by staging an "occupy" sit in. But what begins
as an act of civil disobedience, becomes
a standoff with police fueled by a storm
of media coverage outside the library.
Following the film, a packed audience
engaged in Q&A with Estevez, moderated by Ryan J. Dowd.

See You
in 2019
ALA Midwinter
Meeting
January 25-29, 2019
Seattle, Wash.
ALA Annual
Conference
June 20-25, 2019
Washington, D.C.

Through the many conversations that I had with conference attendees
and colleagues while onsite, I sensed a collective aspiration toward making a
difference in not only our respective communities, but in all communities.
We know that our communities need us now - more than ever! Hopefully,
through this conference you've gained insight to future forecasts, learned
what legislative policies, positive or negative, might go into effect that may
influence your library, or taken the opportunity to speak with other library
workers to discover best practices.
Much of my mission over the course of this next year is to ultimately
assist you in creating and building effective, innovative, and constructive
libraries. I look forward to bringing change to impact public policy and
ALA will be the leading voice advocating our libraries and library users
while maintaining our core values. We will build coalitions with those who
ALA President Loida Garcia-Febo
share our values, work hard to promote diversity and equity within ALA,
and offer ALA members the training they need to lead, serve, and empower our libraries, patrons, and communities.
This is why I encourage you to join us at the 2019 ALA Midwinter Meeting & Exhibits in Seattle. Highlights
include top-tier speakers, award-winning authors, topical discussions, book award announcements, and a dynamic
Exhibit Hall with events and more than 400 exhibitors showcasing the latest technologies, titles, services, and products.
The Symposium on the Future of Libraries (sponsored by ALA's Center for the Future of Libraries) is included in
your Midwinter registration, offering three days of in-depth exploration of the many futures for academic, public,
school, and special libraries.
Please join us January 25-29 for the 2019 ALA Midwinter Meeting & Exhibits in Seattle, and then June 20-25 for
the Annual Conference & Exhibition in Washington, D.C. Book early to get the best rates - Midwinter registration and
housing opens September 12, 2018, and Annual in January, 2019.
I look forward to seeing you there!
Loida Garcia-Febo

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