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| | The Price of a Pandemic | Budgets and Funding 2021
By Lisa Peet
Budgets, modestly up, reflect pre-COVID planning, but how they’re spent has changed drastically: Circ, hours, and staffing see major pandemic drops while tech, e-content, and safety spending rise. |
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| | SPONSORED BY BIBLIOLABS Jennifer Smith Turner’s Debut Novel Wins BCALA Prize
Founded in 1970, the Black Caucus of the American Library Association (BCALA) is a leading advocate for libraries serving the nation’s African-American community. The BCALA has given awards for traditionally-published poetry and prose for twenty years. In 2016, the BCALA launched the Self-Publishing Literary Award in cooperation with BiblioLabs, a Charleston-based software/media company.
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| Public Libraries and Open Government Data: Partnerships for Progress
By Carole L. Palmer, Nic Weber, Kaitlin Throgmorton, & Bree Norlander
University of Washington iSchool researchers present an overview of the Open Data Literacy project's work to date, and share highlights from a survey of the current landscape of open data in Washington State's public libraries. |
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| | | Science for Everyone | Editorial
By Meredith Schwartz
Much emphasis on STEM in libraries has focused on preparing patrons for careers in related fields, whether they are kids and teens or adults looking to retrain. But providing everyone with the tools necessary to grapple with the impact of STEM on their medical decisions, votes, and consumer choices, even if they never work in scientific fields, is just as crucial. |
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| | | | | At-Home Fitness Apps
By Jennifer Dayton
Even though pandemic-related restrictions are relaxing a bit, leaving home to work out still might feel like something that isn't going to happen soon. But there are apps that can help keep your body and mind in shape. The following do not require equipment other than a mat, a chair, and a little dedication on your part. |
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| SPONSORED CONTENT Tech Tools: Reopening and Beyond
Even before the pandemic emerged, libraries were investing in new technologies designed to save time and improve efficiency by supporting customer self-service, freeing up library staff to focus on more strategic work. COVID-19 has accelerated this trend and in the process, is transforming how libraries function in the 21st century.
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| Isabel Wilkerson, Les and Tamara Payne Shortlisted for 2021 Lukas Prizes | Book Pulse
By Mary Bakija
Caste by Isabel Wilkerson, The Dead Are Arising by Les Payne and Tamara Payne, and After the Last Border by Jessica Goudeau are among the books on the 2021 shortlists for the Lukas Prizes from the Columbia Journalism School and the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University. Adaptations coming out this week include Cherry, based on the book by Nico Walker, Moxie, based on the book by Jennifer Mathieu, and The Mauritanian, based on Guantánamo Diary by Mohamedou Ould Salahi. |
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| | Dark Sky by C.J. Box Leads Holds Lists | Book Pulse
By Mary Bakija
Dark Sky by C.J. Box leads library holds this week. Other titles in demand include Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro, The Affair by Danielle Steel, and Later by Stephen King. New books out this week include the top LibraryReads pick of the month, The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner, and the top Indie Next choice, We Begin at the End by Chris Whitaker. |
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| | | Reviews WEB-FIRST REVIEWS OF BOOKS AND MEDIA The Ladies of the Secret Circus, by Constance Sayers, is one of this week's starred SFF selections. "Highly recommended for lovers of timeslip fiction, readers who enjoy their genres very bent indeed, and those who have dreamed of running away to the circus." In fiction, Amanda Dennis's starred debut novel Her Here "confirms the value of living boldly even as we step back to frame our experiences. Highly recommended." Also in fiction, J. S. Dewes's starred debut novel The Last Watch "is an exciting, fast-paced ride around the edges of the universe, where those rejected by much of humanity are the only ones who can save it." Joshua Jelly-Schapiro's Names of New York: Discovering the City’s Past, Present, and Future Through Its Place-Names is this week's starred social sciences selection. "While toponymy, or the study of place-names, may appear to be an overwhelming topic, Jelly-Schapiro’s writing is informative, accessible, and entertaining." And Mia P. Manansala's debut, Arsenic and Adobo, is this week's starred mystery. "There are cozy tropes (the close-knit community, the food business), but the emphasis on the Tagalog language, the culture, and drug dealing in a small town add gravity and individuality to this outstanding series kick-off."
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