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 Stacey Abrams: Libraries Must Tell the Story of America | ALA Virtual 2020 By Meredith Schwartz At the American Library Association's (ALA) virtual conference held last week, replacing the annual in-person conference which was canceled because of the pandemic, ALA President Wanda Brown invited as her President’s Program speaker Stacey Abrams—author, Georgia gubernatorial candidate, and founder of the organizations Fair Fight (for voting rights) and Fair Count (for census participation). |
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 ALA Governance: Change Inside and Out | ALA Virtual 2020 By Meredith Schwartz Of the many innovations necessitated by the American Library Association (ALA) Annual conference shift from in-person to virtual because of COVID-19, governance meetings using two technologies in tandem were among the most high-stakes. |
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 Serving the Transgender Community: It's More Than Just Bathrooms! | ALA Virtual 2020 By Lisa Peet
A live panel of transgender and nonbinary librarians and allies, held on June 24 at the American Library Association’s (ALA) virtual conference, offered an abundance of useful information and resources for libraries to better serve their transgender communities and ensure that transgender staff are comfortable in the workplace. |
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| SPONSORED CONTENT  Recipes for Learning In this extraordinary time, with people shuttered in their homes instead of traveling, books can serve as windows into regions and cultures we can’t visit physically. That’s exactly what a new wave of cookbooks accomplishes, as publishers are looking to create works that are more than just collections of recipes. Read More››› |
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 Mapping the American Literacy Ecosystem By Ian Chant In a crowded field, knowing which partners are right for your team, and how best to work with them, can be tricky. Here’s a rundown of some key players in the literacy space and their thoughts on what to know before you reach out for support for training, teaching tools, grants, etc. |
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| "We have these flares [of protest] that fade into acceptance. We forget what we know. We have to be more intentional about memory, more intentional about lifting this up and asking the questions." | | |
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 Libraries Provide the Basics During COVID-19 By Emily Joy Oomen Most public libraries stopped distributing materials during the pandemic to stop the spread of the coronavirus. But that doesn’t mean they stopped distributing anything. Some leveraged their expertise at getting resources into the hands of patrons to help those suddenly struggling with the bare essentials of life: food, diapers, the means to clean up, or a place to sleep. |
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 How to Make the Most of Zoom for Every Kind of Event By Ben Drain Online meetings have become ubiquitous for many of us. Once our library started offering Virtual Meeting Rooms to the public via Zoom, we immediately began fielding questions on how to best structure online events. Since how an event is structured has such a large impact on its success, we wanted to share some best practices we’ve learned. |
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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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 Adult Nonfiction Struggles, but Antiracism Titles Make an Impact By Barbara Hoffert According to data provided by BookScan, a division of the NPD Group covering the book industry, the week ending June 6 had some good news to offer. Sales that week rose in all four major categories—adult fiction, adult nonfiction, juvenile fiction, and juvenile nonfiction—and year-to-date sales showed growth compared with last year’s sales for the first time since March 1, registering a 0.2 percent increase. |
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 Hulu Adapting Sally Rooney’s Conversations with Friends | Book Pulse By Neal Wyatt Hulu is adapting Sally Rooney’s Conversations with Friends, and Normal People will have two more short episodes, set forty years in the future. Poetry and audiobooks are both in the news and the New York Times offers “How We Got Here: Writers on Race and Racism in America.” |
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| Reviews WEB-FIRST REVIEWS OF BOOKS AND MEDIA  In fiction, V.E. Schwab's starred sff title, The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, is an "epic story of love and remembrance that probes deep into history while also penetrating profound matters of the heart." Ryan Van Loan's debut novel, The Sin in the Steel, is another starred sff title. "Van Loan’s debut is an intriguing fantasy, mixing plenty of mystery and magic to create a smart, fast-paced ride across the seas." A Deadly Education, the first book in Naomi Novik's new "Scholomance" series, is another starred sff selection. "This latest from Novik launches a new series that should appeal to aficionados of fantastical fiction as well as to those who have felt they never quite fit in and don’t understand why. The magic and mystery of this chillingly lovely novel will appeal to both YA and adult fans of J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter books." Kenneth Schneyer's latest collection of stories, Anthems Outside Time and Other Strange Voices, is another starred sff title. "By turns prescient, heartbreaking, and provocative. Highly recommended for readers who want their speculative fiction to make them think—and think hard." And with her starred sff selection, Piranesi, Susanna Clarke "creates an immersive world that readers can almost believe exists. This is a solid crossover pick for readers whose appreciation of magical fantasy leans toward V.E. Schwab or Erin Morgenstern." See All Reviews››› |
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