Courtney Young, Penn State Greater Allegheny head librarian and 2014-15 ALA president recently attended the White House launch of the ConnectED: Library Challenge Initiative. Young met President Barack Obama and several of the president’s team who are leading the project. The initiative seeks to transform teaching and learning through digital connectivity and content. For more information ConnectED, see: https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2015/04/30/fact-sheet-spreading-joy-reading-more-children-and-young-adults.

For more on the launch of the initiative, see http://www.districtdispatch.org/2015/04/ala-welcomes-white-houses-connected-library-challenge/