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ALA's $2 Million Shortfall ALA's $2 Million Shortfall Prompts Demands for Transparency, Reform | ALA Midwinter 2020
By Meredith Schwartz
Going into the American Library Association (ALA) Midwinter Meeting, held January 24–28 in Philadelphia, the big news anticipated from ALA Council’s three official sessions was to be steps towards the long-planned major revamp of the association’s internal structure, Forward Together. But that’s not how it worked out.
Cleveland Public Library Days Before Planned Strike, Cleveland Public Library and Union Reach Agreement
By Lisa Peet
Cleveland Public Library management and its library workers’ union have narrowly averted a 400-person strike that would have temporarily closed some of its 27 branches and reduced services across the system.
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E.J. Josey E.J. Josey: Transformational Leader | Excerpt
By Renate Chancellor
During the pinnacle of E.J. Josey’s leadership in the American Library Association, he fought two systems of institutionalized racism through democratizing librarianship: segregation in the United States and apartheid in South Africa.
#DignidadLiteraria and Macmillan #DignidadLiteraria and Macmillan Meet, Publisher Commits to More Latinx Representation
By Lisa Peet
On February 3, representatives of Macmillan and its imprint Flatiron Books met with leaders of Latinx advocacy movements #DignidadLiteraria and Presente.org to discuss issues of inequity within the publishing industry that have come to the fore with the publication of American Dirt.
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Kobe Bryant’s Bookshelf Building Kobe Bryant’s Bookshelf: Q&A with LA Public Library’s Keith Kesler
By Lisa Peet
Keith Kesler, social media librarian at the Los Angeles Public Library, was looking for a way for the library to commemorate the late Kobe Bryant and his legacy. The result was Kobe’s Bookshelf, a list of books that inspired Bryant, as well as works he wrote or created.
Canterbury Tales App Canterbury Tales App Features Middle English Audio, Work by Monty Python’s Terry Jones
By Matt Enis
An international team of Medievalists led by University of Saskatchewan English professor Peter Robinson last week announced the release of a free android and iOS app of Geoffrey Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales.
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Library of the Year 2020 Library of the Year 2020 | Call for Nominations
All libraries are good, some are great. LJ is looking for role-model libraries to vie for the honor of being the 2020 Library Journal/Gale Cengage Learning Library of the Year. Along with a $10,000 prize, the winner is featured in an LJ cover story in June and honored with a gala reception at the American Library Association Annual Conference. Learn more and submit your nominations here.
Mobile While Teaching News Literacy It's Time To Go Mobile While Teaching News Literacy
By Jennifer LaGarde and Darren Hudgins
News looks different depending on the device it's viewed on. Educators need to address that, say Jennifer LaGarde and Darren Hudgins in the first article in a series on news literacy.
Ottawa Library Ottawa Library-Archives Joint Facility; New Commons at Babson College; Connected Facilities in St. Charles | Branching Out
By Lisa Peet
The design for Ontario’s Ottawa Public Library and Library and Archives Canada is unveiled, Babson College’s Horn Library gets a new Commons, St. Charles Public Library District will join three sections of the library, and the unBound Library Branch of Meridian Library District, ID, is scheduled to reopen in a new location this fall.
Heart of Blood and Ashes by Milla Vane Romantic Reads in Time for Valentine's Day | Wyatt's World
By Neal Wyatt
Valentine’s Day offers a much-needed moment to celebrate what the genre does so very well–offer books readers adore. Here are four current offerings and one to look forward to.
Coronavirus Map from CDC What Public Libraries Need To Know About the Coronavirus
By Stephen Buss
Anxiety around the coronavirus is high, stoked by media coverage, making authoritative information on health and infectious diseases more important than ever.
Dr. Duchess Harris Beyond Black History Month: Duchess Harris Explains the Historical Influence of Black Americans
By Duchess Harris
Dr. Duchess Harris, an academic, author, legal scholar, and a professor of American studies at Macalester College delivered the keynote speech at last year's Day of Dialog in Saint Paul, MN.
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Editors Spring Picks Seasonal Selections | Editors' Spring Picks 2020
By LJ Reviews
Winter is a little easier to bear for LJ’s editorial staff because we get to talk up our choices for books coming out early this year.
Debuts to Watch 2020 Forward Forecast: Books To Have on Your Radar Now
By Neal Wyatt
While autumn is still considered the main money-making season in book publishing, winter-spring releases can be as notable as their late fall counterparts, and the early months of 2020 are no exception.
Serving Veterans Serving Veterans | Collection Development
By Dave Pugl
These resources pay homage to service members and their contributions throughout U.S. history, plus cover the history of foreign wars, the legacy of the Department of Veterans Affairs and of veterans' advocates and activism.
Mercy House Naomi Novik & V.E. Schwab Announce New Titles; Vogue UK Has a New Bernardine Evaristo Short Story | Book Pulse
By Neal Wyatt
Bernardine Evaristo has a new “fantasy story about fashion & social issues” in Vogue UK’s March issue. Naomi Novik will publish A Deadly Education on Sept. 29, 2020. V.E. Schwab returns on Oct. 6 with The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue.
Hollywood Black Why Are #OscarsSoWhite—and What To Do About It: A Reading List
By Mahnaz Dar
The lack of representation in this year's Oscar's nominations were galling to many. From celebrations of marginalized artists to nuanced critiques of racism and sexism, these books will start a much-needed conversation about inclusivity and equity in Hollywood.
Birds of Prey New Carol Shields Prize to Award $150k to a Female Novelist; Birds of Prey, Locke & Key Premiere | Book Pulse
By Neal Wyatt
The new Carol Shields Prize will award $150,000 to a female novelist. The Stella Prize longlist is out. A long awaited DC comic figure takes center stage. A beloved Netflix rom-com gets complicated.
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Winter Companion The Winter Companion, by Mimi Matthews, is the final installment of the "Parish Orphans of Devon" series, and one of this week's starred romance titles. "Matthews sensitively portrays a neuroatypical protagonist facing ingrained prejudices, even from friends, and how such preconceptions limits a person’s potential." Also in romance, Scarlett Peckham's The Rakess is "highly recommended for those unafraid of a grittier love story."

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