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 Programming Through the Pandemic By Erica Freudenberger Using a mix of social media platforms, including Facebook Live and Stories, Instagram, Discord, Zoom, GoToMeeting, and YouTube, public libraries are taking to the internet in droves, providing a wide range of programming for patrons following "shelter in place" directives due to the coronavirus pandemic. |
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 Tech Lending and Truly Mobile Hotspots Extend Library’s Internet Access By Pam North As the coronavirus makes internet access even more crucial for schooling, many jobs, and applying for unemployment, library staff have been working on creative solutions to bring access to thousands who would otherwise be without, moving beyond Wi-Fi in parking lots and cultivating external partnerships. |
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 Library Associations Announce Joint Cultural Competencies Task Force By Lisa Peet On May 18, the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL), the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), the American Library Association’s Office for Diversity, Literacy and Outreach Services (ODLOS), and the Public Library Association (PLA) announced the formation of the Building Cultural Proficiencies for Racial Equity Framework Task Force. |
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 SPONSORED CONTENT Not Your Grandmother’s Christian Fiction For years, Christian fiction was largely characterized by historical romances populated by characters from simpler, more wholesome eras. Now, that’s changing as publishers of Christian fiction are releasing a growing number of contemporary titles that take on complex and often touchy subjects. Read More››› |
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 Register for LJ's Day of Dialog Join us on Thursday, May 28, for this year's most anticipated day-long gathering of librarians—now fully virtual and free to attend! Come hear from more than 35 authors in genre fiction, literary fiction, and nonfiction and learn about more titles and trends from editors on our popular editors’ picks panel. Due to unprecedented registration, we have increased the concurrent viewer cap to 4,000, and all live sessions will be available for on-demand viewing an hour after broadcast. |
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 Emily Oster Launches Resource for Unbiased COVID-19 Facts By Stephanie Klose Emily Oster's (economics, Brown Univ.) latest project finds her teaming up with Galit Alter (medicine, Harvard Medical) and researchers and students at institutions including Brown, MIT, Harvard, and Massachusetts General Hospital to launch COVID Explained. |
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| "The COVID-19 situation has inspired everyone on staff to be creative and come up with new ways for us to reach out and interact with our customers—no matter where they are." | | |
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 Library App Providers Launch Curbside Pickup Schedulers By Matt Enis As states and cities suspend coronavirus-related shutdown orders, two library apps—ConverSight LIBRO and CapiraMobile—are introducing curbside pickup features that will enable library staff to fulfill requests for books and other physical materials while maintaining social distancing recommendations and minimizing personal contact with patrons. |
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 The Jerry Kline Community Impact Prize | Call for Nominations The Jerry Kline Community Impact Prize, developed in partnership between the Gerald M. Kline Family Foundation and Library Journal, was created in 2019 to recognize the public library as a vital community asset. When libraries, civic entities, organizations, and the people they serve become close partners, their communities thrive. One winning library will receive $250,000 in unfettered grant monies from the Gerald M. Kline Family Foundation. Deadline: July 15, 2020. |
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%20and%20brannen%20varner%20(r.).jpg) Student-Parents and Academic Libraries | Peer to Peer Review By Rachel E. Scott and brannen varner At many of our institutions, student-parents—students with one or more dependent children—are a growing population. Research in higher education has long demonstrated that student-parents face a number of obstacles to completing degrees and participating in college experiences. Academic librarians, however, have done little work to study what student-parents uniquely need to succeed academically. |
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 Sports Documentaries To Stream After The Last Dance By Kara Yorio The Last Dance, the popular ESPN documentary series about Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls dynasty, ended over the weekend and people who were glued to every episode are starved for something new. So now what? |
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 Stephen King's 'The Stand' Coming to Netflix | Book Pulse By Neal Wyatt The New York Times rolls out its Summer Reading feature. Jennifer Weiner has ideas too. The Last Trial by Scott Turow heads a handful of new bestsellers this week. Much prize news arrives, including the shortlists for the two Orwell Prizes. Stephen King’s The Stand and a “mythic” director’s cut of Justice League make news. |
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| Xpress Reviews WEB-FIRST REVIEWS OF BOOKS AND MEDIA  In fiction, The Vanished Queen, a debut novel by Lisbeth Campbell, is one of this week's starred sff selections. “Campbell’s debut is filled with political intrigue, personal anguish, and family ties that bind. The prose moves smoothly through the alternating points of view of Mirantha, Anza, and Esvar, building well-rounded characters approaching the eve of revolution.” Also in sff, Katherine Addison's starred novel, The Angel of the Crows, “enthralls readers with...character-driven action, intriguing expressions of identity and sexuality, and a world set in an alternate 1880s London that captures the imagination.” Micaiah Johnson's debut, The Space Between Worlds, is another starred sff selection. “This exciting debut is intelligently built, with clever characters, surprise twists, plenty of action, subtly detailed worlds, and a plot that highlights social and racial inequities in astute prose.” Also in fiction, Clown in a Cornfield, by Adam Cesare, is a starred horror selection. “While this title is marketed to teens, adult readers familiar with the classic horror slasher movies of the 1980s and 1990s should find it appeals.” And Valarie Kaur's debut, See No Stranger: A Memoir and Manifesto of Revolutionary Love, is one of this weeks starred nonfiction selections. “A beautifully written exposé of activism, rebirth and 'revolutionary love' that is much needed for all readers in our current times.” See All Reviews››› |
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 Job Zone utilizes unique job matching technology to help you find the perfect job (and employers find the perfect candidate), whether you’re actively seeking or just keeping an eye out for your possibilities. Log on today and check out our newest features, including automated job and candidate matches, and email alerts. JOB OF THE WEEK Pennsylvania Integrated Library System seeks an Executive Director |
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