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Hachette Book Group Acquires Workman Publishing
By Anita Mechler
On August 16, Hachette Book Group and Workman Publishing announced that they have entered into a binding agreement for Hachette to acquire Workman. The transaction is expected to close this fall after regulatory approval by the Justice Department. |
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Calculating the True Value of Library Labor | Peer to Peer Review
By Rachel Ivy Clarke, Katerina Lynn Stanton, Alexandra Grimm, and Bo Zhang
Economic measurements almost always exclusively focus on the materials offered by libraries. But what about all the intangible services that library workers provide, such as children’s story hour, makerspace trainings, ESOL, citizenship preparation, job search help, and on-demand reference consultations? How might we communicate the value of all of the other services libraries provide beyond materials? |
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SPONSORED CONTENT TODAY’S MLIS: Prepared for Change
This year’s featured MLIS programs trained numerous library leaders honored by Library Journal as Movers & Shakers. Read more to find out which programs helped launch these talented members of the library community.
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Trail Tales | Programs That Pop
By Lisa Vos
Libraries of Stevens County (LOSC), WA, was honored to create a community program called Trail Tales in partnership with two other rural library districts in Northeast Washington. LOSC, North Central Washington Libraries, and Pend Oreille County Library District joined with the Colville National Forest and Upper Columbia Children’s Forest to create a reading experience to be enjoyed in the great outdoors. |
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NARA Task Force on Racism Releases Recommendations
By Lisa Peet
On January 20, his first day in office, President Joe Biden issued Executive Order 13985, Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government. The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) had already begun its own process in September 2020, when it established an Internal Task Force on Racism following the murder of George Floyd and the subsequent increased focus on issues of racial injustice. |
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Dog Days of Summer
By Elissa Bongiorno
Furry friends have been stalwart companions to so many during the pandemic, providing company or encouraging long walks—not to mention all those couch snuggles. What's not to love? Whether you're a longtime dog owner, welcomed a pooch early pandemic, or are just now considering bringing a pet into your home, there are lots of online resources to help you find, care for, entertain, and even travel with your furry best friend. |
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What Christine Day and Andrea L. Rogers Want You to Know
By Kara Stewart
In our limited weekly series "In Their Own Words," we will be featuring Kara Stewart's exclusive book reviews, as well as interviews with Native creators. This week, Stewart speaks with Christine Day and Andrea L. Rogers about their realistic and historical middle grade fiction titles. |
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SPONSORED BY PLAYAWAY Pre-loaded Content from Playaway Helps Libraries Stem COVID Learning Loss
Schools and libraries are looking for effective solutions to address COVID-related learning loss. Letting students borrow devices that come pre-loaded with educational content can help. Findaway offers a wide range of Playaway Pre-loaded Products for learners of all ages, including audiobooks, read-along books, and tablets.
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Louise Penny’s The Madness of Crowds Tops Holds Lists | Book Pulse
By Kate Merlene
The Madness of Crowds by Louise Penny leads holds this week. One LibraryReads and four Indie Next picks arrive. September’s issue of Entertainment Weekly is out with a "must list" that includes A Slow Fire Burning by Paula Hawkins and Matrix by Lauren Groff. People's book of the week is Seeing Ghosts by Kat Chow. |
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Call for Information: Completed library renovation or new construction projects
Library Journal is collecting information about recently completed library construction projects for inclusion in our upcoming architecture issue. If your library completed a library construction or renovation project between July 1, 2020 and June 30, 2021, please tell us about it! We are especially interested in any special features or design elements of your project (e.g., green, flexible design, etc.). Submitting high quality images of completed projects is encouraged. If you have questions, please email Laura Girmscheid at [email protected]. The deadline for submissions is this Friday, August 27, 2021. There are separate links for public and college/university library projects:
Public libraries: LibraryJournal.com/PublicArch2021
Academic libraries: LibraryJournal.com/AcademicArch2021 |
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2021 Harriet Tubman Prize Finalists Are Announced | Book Pulse
By Anita Mechler
The 2021 Harriet Tubman Prize finalists are announced, and Gene Wolfe becomes part of the Chicago Literary Hall of Fame’s 2021 class of inductees. George Floyd’s aunt, Angela Harrelson, is coming out with a book, Lift Your Voice: How My Nephew George Floyd’s Murder Changed the World to be released in February 2022. Walter Mosley is writing a new "The Thing" series for Marvel. |
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Reviews WEB-FIRST REVIEWS OF BOOKS AND MEDIA In Law and Crime, Deborah Tuerkheimer's Credible: Why We Doubt Accusers and Protect Abusers is this week's starred selection. "Tuerkheimer (Pritzker School of Law, Northwestern Univ.) paints an enlightening and deeply disturbing portrait of how bias affects the way society views the victims of sexual assault or abuse and the alleged perpetrators.... With recently overturned sexual misconduct convictions like Bill Cosby’s in the news, this is a relevant and significant study that will leave readers reeling but also hopeful that this knowledge can be used to prevent assault and abuse." Hurricane Lizards and Plastic Squid: The Fraught and Fascinating Biology of Climate Change, by Thor Hanson, is this week's starred sciences title. "This compelling read will spark the interest of everyone who cares about what is happening to the natural world." Rabih Alameddine's The Wrong End of the Telescope is this week's starred fiction selection. "The great strength of this latest novel from National Book Award finalist Alameddine (An Unnecessary Woman) lies in how it deftly combines the biographical with the historical; the small, more personal moments often carry the most weight. A remarkable, surprisingly intimate tale of human connection in the midst of disaster." In reference, the starred selection Pregnancy and Birth, by Keisha L. Goode and Barbara Katz Rothman, is "a thoughtful look at issues confronting pregnant Americans. Will appeal to readers who work in think tanks, those involved with public health, and premed, nursing, midwife, and doula students." And in poetry Jim Harrison: Complete Poems is this week's starred selection. While author Harrison "will always be better known as a fiction writer than a poet...the sheer scale of this massive collection (over 900 pages) gives ample testimony to his lifelong dedication to poetry.... and may be the perfect lure for ardent readers of Harrison’s fiction; they will find many poems to cherish."
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Poudre River Public Library District (CO) seeks an Executive Director |
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