| National Museum and Library Services Board Weighs In By Hallie Rich The National Museum and Library Services Board, which serves in an advisory capacity to the director of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), pens a letter to new Acting Director Keith Sonderling outlining which functions it considers essential obligations of the organization. |
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| Building Bridges | Reflecting on Alan Inouye’s Career as He Steps Down from ALA Public Policy Leadership By Hallie Rich Alan Inouye has led advocacy and public policy for the American Library Association (ALA) since 2007, where he’s touched everything from E-Rate to copyright to ebook access, securing hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding for libraries. His retirement from ALA this month marks a crucial moment for the association, which has weathered significant challenges in recent years and cannot afford to lose ground with relationships in Washington, DC, and across the broader library landscape. |
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| PERFORMING ARTS The World of Nancy Kwan: A Memoir by Hollywood’s Asian Superstar By Nancy Kwan Kwan’s beautifully written memoir offers thoughtful insights into the film industry and the era; it’s a must-read for film enthusiasts. PREMIUM Listen In: How Radio Changed the Home By Beaty Rubens Good for general and scholarly readers interested in 20th-century English popular culture. Yoko: The Biography By David Sheff Writing a balanced but heartfelt account that general readers will find riveting, Sheff characterizes Ono as a strong, brilliant, hard-working experimental artist and musician who battled racism and sexism in a largely solitary life. |
| Fiona McFarlane’s Highway Thirteen Wins the Story Prize | Book Pulse By Kate Merlene Fiona McFarlane wins the Story Prize for Highway Thirteen: Stories. Ann Regan wins the Kay Sexton Award, and Gustavo Bondoni wins the Jim Baen Memorial Short Story Award. The shortlist for the Women’s Prize for Nonfiction and recipients of the Writing Freedom Fellowship are announced. |
| Windham-Campbell Prize Winners | Book Pulse By Kate Merlene The winners of the Windham-Campbell Prize and longlists for the PEN America Literary Awards are announced. NYT reports how library advocates are rallying to the defense of the Institute of Museum and Library Services. |
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