Dear Colleagues, Please make note of two exciting events that are coming up at the annual conference of NCL member the American Library Association, June 21-26 in New Orleans: At the Opening General Session of the American Library Association’s Annual Conference & Exhibition, Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden will moderate a conversation with former First Lady Michelle Obama. On Saturday, June 23, XPRIZE, The Barbara Bush Foundation, and Dollar General Literacy Foundation will announce the finalists of the first phase of the Adult Literacy XPRIZE and launch the second phase, the Communities Competition. For more information about the conference, visit https://2018.alaannual.org/ Cordially, Deborah Deborah Kennedy Senior Consultant / Owner, Key Words President, National Coalition for Literacy office: 202-364-1964 (September-May) office: 603-293-2402 (June-August) www.key-words.us www.national-coalition-literacy.org