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APALA Summer Newsletter – June 2022

President’s Message

Dear APALA colleagues,

What an extraordinary year! Our APALA members dedicate and volunteer their time, commitment, passion, and service to bring our association work and community together through many important projects. I would like to thank our many chairs and co-chairs, and the APALA Executive Board members as well as all those who have volunteered this year to serve in an APALA committee or task force. Thank you for all you do. APALA thrives with your leadership, support, and service!

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Announcements & News

ALA Annual is back in person! Check out the list of APALA events at ALA Annual 2022 in Washington DC.

The APALA Career Center is now live and accepting job posts!

The APALA Podcast has launched!  Listen to the first episode!

APALA receives donation from Springer Nature.

Yoko Ferguson Co-Authors Article “Ethical and Anti-Oppressive Metadata: A Collaboration Between Catalogers and Archivists at George Mason University Libraries.”

Recent Publication Co-Edited by Yen Tran: “Embracing Change: Alternatives to Traditional Research Writing Assignments.”

APALA Mentorship Committee releases results of year-end survey from the Mentorship Program.  Congratulations to the proteges and mentors!

APALA 2022 Travel Grant and Scholarship Award recipients announced.

2022 Talk Story Grant winners announced.

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APALA Stands in Solidarity With BCALA and with Families and Victims of Mass Shootings and Violence


APALA Election Results


Southeast Asia Librarianship: Past and Future


Family Literacy Focus 2021-2022 Annual Highlights Reel


5 Things I Wish I Knew (Mentoring post)


Mentorship Reflections (Jaena & Kim)


Book Reviews

Skinship” by Yoon Choi

House of Sticks” by Ly Tran

Yes Means Yes” by Elaine Tai


Member Highlights

Amy Kyung Eun Breslin

Jennifer Embree

Ayshea Khan

Member Updates

Jaena Rae Cabrera

Yen Tran