Make It Work: Online STEM Library Instruction in a Hurry | Peer to Peer Review
By Dr. Kate Mercer, Dr. Kari D. Weaver, and Stephanie Mutch 
At the University of Waterloo, after a year of transitioning content for instruction online, we have had the opportunity to iterate, moving beyond our initial efforts to a more cohesive and intentional instructional design and delivery.  

ALA Announces COVID Library Relief Fund, ReMember Fund
By Lisa Peet 
The American Library Association launched two relief funds at the beginning of April. The $1.25 million ALA COVID Library Relief Fund will offer grants of $30,000–$50,000 to public, school, academic, and tribal libraries across the United States and U.S. Territories that have been affected by pandemic-influenced budget contractions. The ReMember Fund will ensure that ALA members financially impacted by COVID-19 can maintain their membership.

Former New York Public Library President Vartan Gregorian Dies
By Lisa Peet 
Vartan Gregorian, president of the New York Public Library (NYPL) from 1981–89, died on April 15 at age 87. Gregorian, a professor of history and Near Eastern studies, took leadership of the library during the tail end of the fiscal crisis that pushed New York City to the brink of bankruptcy and left NYPL facing a $50 million deficit, helping restore the library to solvency through substantial fundraising efforts and advocacy.

Spotlight: Jane Goodall Gives Us Hope
By Barbara Hoffert 
Self-help from a woman who has helped the world. 

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UPDATE: Reprieve for Seattle National Archives Threatened with Closure
By Lisa Peet 
After more than a year of uncertainty and threatened legal action, on April 8 the Biden administration stopped the sale of the Seattle National Archives, reversing the Office of Management and Budget's previous approval of the facility's sale in 2020. Selling the 10-acre property would have resulted in moving valuable records far from the tribal and regional communities that routinely accessed them. 

Kathy Wang’s Impostor Syndrome Gets Buzz as Summer Must-Read | Book Pulse
By Kate Merlene  
Simon & Schuster refuses to cancel Pence memoir despite worker protests. Alyssa Collins is awarded the Octavia E. Butler Fellowship. George W. Bush speaks on his new book Out of Many, One: Portraits of America's Immigrants. 

SOCIAL SCIENCES   
America on Fire: The Untold History of Police Violence and Black Rebellion Since the 1960s
By Elizabeth Hinton  
Readers interested in social movements in the United States, past or present, will not want to miss this illuminating work.

The Invention of Miracles: Language, Power, and Alexander Graham Bell’s Quest To End Deafness
By Katie Booth  
A stunning biography that documents the Deaf people’s lengthy and ongoing efforts to have ASL acknowledged as a valid language. Booth’s writing stands apart and sheds insight on disability history in the 20th century. 

PREMIUM
The Passenger: How a Travel Writer Learned to Love Cruises & Other Lies from a Sinking Ship
By Chaney Kwak  
This powerful memoir about making tough choices and finding new directions will appeal to a variety of travel readers. 

HISTORY 
PREMIUM
Days of Steel Rain: The Epic Story of a WWII Vengeance Ship in the Year of the Kamikaze
By Brent E. Jones  
A decent snapshot of a cruiser in the Pacific. It should appeal to readers interested in U.S. navy life on a World War II ship. 

PREMIUM
The Nine: The True Story of a Band of Women Who Survived the Worst of Nazi Germany
By Gwen Strauss  
A fast-paced account that is strongly recommended for lovers of action-oriented narrative nonfiction, and for women’s history collections. 

PREMIUM
A Fire in the Wilderness: The First Battle between Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee
By John Reeves  
Reeves shows that battles can reveal heroism not through victories but at a basic level of survival. He has produced an evocative account of the human costs of the Civil War.

Reading, Writing, and Racism: Disrupting Whiteness in Teacher Education and in the Classroom
By Bree Picower  
Classroom teachers, curriculum instructors, and administrators, especially those eager to implement culturally responsive teaching strategies, will find this title essential to starting conversations about antiracist pedagogy.

PREMIUM
In Teachers We Trust: The Finnish Way to World-Class Schools
By Pasi Sahlberg & Timothy D. Walker  
For all readers, especially educators and parents, seeking a persuasive explanation for the excellent results of Finnish schools. 

Essential Fall Poetry Previews: Oct. 2021, Pt. 5 | Prepub Alert
By Barbara Hoffert 
Five key poetry collections for every library. 

New Study Looks at Race, Gender Representation in Award-Winning Children’s Books
By Kara Yorio   
Research by the Becker Friedman Institute at the University of Chicago shows that characters in award-winning children's books still skew male and light-skinned. 

Literature, Film, Music: Arts Previews: Oct. 2021, Pt. 5 | Prepub Alert
By Barbara Hoffert 
Reviews of Burning Boy: The Life and Work of Stephen Crane, H.G. Wells: Changing the World, Colorization: One Hundred Years of Black Films in a White World, and more. 

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