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| July 9, 2019 | Get the Word Out
By Erica Freudenberger
By bringing books, programs, and services to community members in places they already go—expanding the concept of what libraries do in the process—libraries are redefining outreach. |
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Eisner Grant Winners Honored | ALA Annual 2019
By Annalisa Pešek
In the 1970s, the celebrated cartoonist Will Eisner (1917–2005) stood before the Library of Congress and asked that comics be shelved in the library, believing its acceptance of the medium would lead libraries across America to follow suit. |
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GNCRT's State of the Comics Union | ALA Annual 2019
By Annalisa Pešek
Comics have long been a part of the fabric of the library, but it wasn’t until the early 2000s that they really started booming, said Robin Brenner, teen librarian, the Public Library of Brookline, MA, addressing a rapt audience at the ALA Annual conference in Washington, DC. |
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News from the Show Floor | ALA Annual 2019
By Matt Enis
Vendors at this year’s American Library Association annual conference in Washington, DC launched new products, debuted significant updates, and announced winners of grants and awards. Here are a few items that LJ had an opportunity to learn about in person. |
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| "When I’ve had a hard day at the library, and we’re going over to the Adult Day Care Center, I always come back completely rejuvenated. We really love it, and they do as well." | | From "Get the Word Out" |
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Design Institute | Colorado Springs, CO
Hosted by Library Journal in partnership with Pikes Peak Library District—home of the innovative Library 21c—this full-day think tank provides expert panel discussions with architects and librarians, as well as hands-on, architect-led breakout sessions dealing with real-life design challenges submitted in advance by you and your fellow attendees. If your challenge is accepted, one person will be given free entry to the event. |
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Wicked Good Reads | Genre Spotlight: Horror
By Becky Spratford
We are in the midst of a horror renaissance. From blockbuster films like Jordan Peele’s Us and Stephen King’s It to TV series like Netflix’s Stranger Things and AMC’s The Walking Dead, dark storytelling has never been more popular. |
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Don't Call It a Comeback
By Gabino Iglesias
I keep hearing that horror is making a big comeback and keep replying, “It never went anywhere.” That said, dark times are great for dark fiction, and there’s no doubt horror is going through a revival thanks to the current sociopolitical landscape. |
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The Walking Dead and Page to Screen | Book Pulse
By Neal Wyatt
The Walking Dead comic has ended. The Locus Awards are announced, as is the winner of John W. Campbell Memorial Award for best sf novel. Lock Every Door by Riley Sager is headed to TV. |
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