About this episode

Dan Montgomery discusses the ALA Forward initiative and its potential to reinvigorate the American Library Association.

By now, you may have heard about a new American Library Association initiative called ALA Forward, but have you wondered how it will be used to reinvigorate the organization? On this show, Dan Montgomery, Executive Director of the American Library Association, shares details about ALA Forward, an initiative designed to unite and strengthen the work of libraries, and he explains how all of us can get involved.

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