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from an ALA press release The next installment in the series of American Library Association (ALA) President Jim Rettig’s ALA Connections Salons will be an online discussion with Pat Scales, President of the Association for Library Services to Children (ALSC). The discussion, entitled “Kid Connections” will take place from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. EST Friday, Oct. 17. Online Programming for All Libraries (OPAL) Coordinator Tom Peters will begin the hour with an interview with Scales, whose association recently hosted its 2008 National Institute in Salt Lake City, Utah, Sept. 18-20. Attendees of the institute participated in program tracks on “Technology and Children’s Services,” “Programming in the New Millennium” and “Inspiring Lifelong Reading.” After 36 years as a middle school librarian and advocate for students’ right to read, Scales is passionate about helping young people find books that are just right for them. Following the interview, participants will be free...