Science-Based Reopening Plans in Everyday English
By Kirsti S. Thomas and Julie Sheppard
There is no 100 percent protection against the risk of COVID-19 aside from self-isolation, but we hope that the plans we’ve developed for re-opening our academic libraries will help you figure out how to provide the best protection for your staff and patrons.

Libraries Collect COVID-19 Stories in Quaranzines
By Gina Murrell
Across the nation, libraries big and small are embracing the quaranzine. A portmanteau of “quarantine” and “zine,” the quaranzine is a creative outlet that allows individuals and communities to process difficult thoughts and emotions concerning the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Covid-19 insurance rebates fall short of what consumers deserve

You can help your patrons get their fair share by working with consumer advocate ValChoice. We built insurance literacy tools for your library:

• Auto and home insurance calculators
• Educational videos for all driving ages
• Insurance company ratings and reports

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Library Labor: We Need a National Library Workers Organization | Editorial
By Meredith Schwartz
We need a National Library Workers Organization. The COVID-19 crisis has brought home to American workers their individual vulnerability—and their collective power.

Expanding Online Student Success Strategies for the COVID Era | Peer to Peer Review
By Dena Laton and Sarah Mollette
Online classes pose many challenges, from baseline access to computers and the internet to requiring proficiency with new technologies and platforms, as well as motivation issues.

Playaway Offers Direct Delivery of Library Materials to Patrons
By Matt Enis
In response to coronavirus shutdown orders that have left public library branches closed across the country, Playaway—developer of products including Playaway pre-loaded audiobook devices, Wonderbook read-alongs, and Launchpad pre-loaded tablets—recently began offering its customers the option to ship products directly from the company to patrons’ homes.

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.

NYPL Acquires Martha Graham Archive, FCC and IMLS Team Up on $50M from CARES Act | News Briefs
By Lisa Peet
The New York Public Library of the Performing Arts has acquired the archive of modern dance trailblazer Martha Graham, IMLS and the FCC will team up to promote the use of $50 million from the CARES Act to help address the digital divide during the ongoing pandemic, and more news briefs.

Antiracist Booklists; Sarah Pinsker's 'A Song for a New Day' Wins Best Novel Nebula | Book Pulse
By Neal Wyatt
The Nebula Awards are announced. A Song for a New Day by Sarah Pinsker wins for Best Novel. The finalists for the Locus Awards are announced. The Lies That Bind by Emily Giffin leads holds this week.

Walking and Talking with Margaret A. Edwards Award Winner Steve Sheinkin
By Stan Mack and Daryl Grabarek
Sheinkin’s works have illuminated little-known accounts and events, and heroes whose lives, actions, and courage continue to reverberate today.

COVID-19 Is an Opportunity to Rethink Youth Librarianship | Reimagining Libraries
By Mega Subramaniam and Linda W. Braun
The past few months have been full of adjustments for every person in the world. For many young people, the adjustments take shape along a spectrum.

The Intersection of Art History, Music, and Sociopolitical Movements | Academic Best Sellers
By LJ Reviews
A vibrant and inspiring introduction to feminist music history, an exploration of the Bauhaus school and its legacy, and a thoughtful account of how art and history inform each other top the list of best-selling music and art books, as compiled by GOBI Library Solutions from EBSCO.

Help Us Tell the COVID-19 Story: Do you have a story to share?
By SLJ staff
In this unprecedented health crisis, School Library Journal editors seek your help in covering the ongoing story. We invite our readers to provide information on specific issues below to help us report stories that matter to the library community.

Silvia Moreno-Garcia on the Evolution of the Horror Genre, #OwnVoices, & Her Latest Novel, 'Mexican Gothic'
By Becky Spratford
Nebula Award–nominated Silvia Moreno-Garcia is known for novels that feature stellar world building, complex characters, and immersive stories spanning multiple genres, from crime fiction to fantasy to horror.

Summer Reading Heats Up | Book Pulse
By Neal Wyatt
More Summer Reading lists arrive. Crime fiction is in the spotlight, as is Elin Hilderbrand. Simon & Schuster names Jonathan Karp as C.E.O. Day of Dialog is now archived for viewing. The BookExpo Adult and YA Editor’s Buzz sessions took place last week.

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WEB-FIRST REVIEWS OF BOOKS AND MEDIA

Kent Russell's In the Land of Good Living: A Journey to the Heart of Florida is one of this week's starred social sciences titles. "A humorous, heartfelt tribute to the underbelly of Florida and its people. Recommended for fans of travel literature or the unusual survival story." In nonfiction, Anthony M. Amore's starred selection, The Woman Who Stole Vermeer: The True Story of Rose Dugdale and the Russborough House Art Heist, is a "captivating book that will entertain fans across genres with its seamless blend of true crime, biography, and art history." The Dragons, the Giant, the Women, Wayétu Moore's starred memoir of the Liberian Civil War, "weav[es] moments of lightness into a story of pain and conflict, family and war, loss and reunion. Recommended for readers of women’s stories and those interested in learning about African lived experience both on the continent and in the diaspora." And Antony Dapiran's City on Fire: The Fight for Hong Kong is this week's starred political science title. "This fascinating read is essential for anyone interested in the current affairs of Hong Kong, specifically, and China, generally. Readers looking for a more academic take on a similar topic should consider Ngok Ma and Edmund W. Cheng’s The Umbrella Movement."

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