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The American Library Association (ALA) is the oldest and largest library association in the world. Within the ALA are other divisions, including the Member Promotion Task Force. The members that are part of the this task force are charged with promoting ALA membership within their respective units. 

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The American Library Association (ALA) is the oldest and largest library association in the world. One of their goals is to inform people about libraries and information. To help do this they have the 'ASK the ALA Library' tool on their website. It allows people to read about commonly asked questions, along with blogs on different topics. 

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The Association of College and Research Libraries is a division of the American Library Association. In April of 2005, the ACRL held their 12th National Conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The theme of the conference was “Currents and Convergence: Navigation the Rivers of Change.” The conference was held to provide a setting to discuss major issues, and to offer networking opportunities for the members who attended.

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"Ask A Librarian” is a slogan and a library website tool used to help patrons contact a librarian to find the information they are looking for. With most library websites, ask a librarian features provides direct access to the librarian to ask questions through a chat box.

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"Hooked on Books” was a tagline featured on library advertisements, including buttons and posters, created by Campbell and Hall in the late 1960s to early 1970s. Advertisements referenced being addicted to library books with common drug addiction text.

An example from a poster includes: 

Hooked on Books? A book addict need NEVER suffer WITHDRAWAL PAINS!! THE HABIT: develops with CLOSE CONTACT. SIDE EFFECTSSS → 1. Vocabularies improve 2. Eyes brighten 3. Horizons enlarge. COLD TURKEY → Library is Closed. Overdose? → eyedrops. ANTIDOTE - UNKNOWN. CURE - NO SUCH THING!

In the 1970s, a surge of anti-drug rhetoric and campaigning took place. The Nixon Administration Ad Council spent over 100 million dollars on anti-drug campaigning between 1970 and 1972. Heroin was notably a problem for the American populace, and President Nixon in 1971 called drugs, “America’s public enemy number one.” With the widespread knowledge of and effect of drugs during the 1970s, memorabilia and items centering around drugs were common during this time.

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"The U*N*A*B*A*S*H*E*D Librarian" is a letter magazine containing information on how to run a library successfully, including cataloging, programming, and library procedures, among other topics. The magazine also features texts about library life in general, cartoons, and even poems about libraries. It was started by Marvin Scilken in 1971 as a quarterly publication and is still being published today.

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"The U*N*A*B*A*S*H*E*D Librarian" is a letter magazine containing information on how to run a library successfully, including cataloging, programming, and library procedures, among other topics. The magazine also features texts about library life in general, cartoons, and even poems about libraries. It was started by Marvin Scilken in 1971 as a quarterly publication and is still being published today.