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 Security Experts on How To Reopen Safely By Lisa Peet As libraries prepare to reopen, measures to keep staff and patrons as safe as possible from coronavirus infection are being instituted across the country. But most of those measures require patron cooperation. General worries over lack of compliance or having to enforce new rules have added an extra layer of uncertainty for those returning to work. |
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 Through COVID-19 Closures, Libraries Take Book Clubs Virtual By Mahnaz Dar Though most libraries remain closed in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, public librarians are still connecting with their patrons—thanks, in part, to virtual book clubs. While the face-to-face versions are familiar ground, virtual book clubs can be unchartered territory for some. |
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 Online Literary Trivia Offers Fun and Funds | Program That Pop By Sara Wigal
Many libraries are cancelling their galas and other in-person fundraising events due to the global pandemic. As a member of the Next Chapter Society, which works with Tennessee’s Nashville Public Library Foundation to fundraise for the Nashville Public Library, I worked with my committee to shift our summer activities online. |
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| "Look at a local public health department for similarly situated public organizations. Using similar language in different public spaces will help the public understand what's expected, and eliminate some of the vagueness between the different thresholds they're walking through." | | |
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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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 Joy Bivins, Maureen Sullivan, Chad Helton, and More Library People News By Lisa Peet Joy Bivins is the new Associate Director of Collections and Research Services at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Maureen Sullivan is the Interim State Librarian at the Connecticut State Library, Chad Helton was named director of the Hennepin County Library system, and more library people news. |
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 Reading the Roaring Twenties: Fiction & Nonfiction | Collection Development By Emma Carbone & Margaret Heller The 1920s are a popular setting for fictional works and a rich subject for nonfiction, allowing authors to explore financial inequality contrasted with lavish parties, the motivations behind Prohibition and the seedier reality, and the exuberance felt by a society happy to see the end of World War I while enjoying the ability to buy on credit for the first time. |
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 Making Cocktails at Home By Devon Thomas If the cocktail aficionado can't go to the fancy bar, then the fancy bar must come to the aficionado. Here is a collection of books that will help thirsty readers mix up some libations in their own spaces. All titles are available digitally. |
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 Everyone Is Talking About The Art of Her Deal: The Untold Story of Melania Trump | Book Pulse By Neal Wyatt The Art of Her Deal: The Untold Story of Melania Trump by Mary Jordan is the book of the day, getting full court media coverage. 28 Summers by Elin Hilderbrand leads library holds this week. People’s Book of the Week is Our Time Is Now: Power, Purpose, and the Fight for a Fair America by Stacey Abrams. The next battle in publishing might be over books by conservative authors. |
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| Reviews WEB-FIRST REVIEWS OF BOOKS AND MEDIA  A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor, the second title in Hank Green's "Carls" sff series, is one of this week's starred fiction selections. "Throughout this adventurous, witty, and compelling novel, Green delivers sharp social commentary on the power of social media and both the benefits and horrendous consequences that follow when we give too much of ourselves to technology. An essential choice for all sf collections." One of this week's starred history titles, Talking Until Nightfall: Remembering Jewish Salonica, 1941–44, by Isaac Matarasso, is "a poignant, gripping, and beautiful multigenerational look at life before and during the Holocaust, as well as the process of rebuilding after the war." Norman Ohler's The Bohemians: The Lovers Who Led Germany’s Resistance Against the Nazis is another starred history selection. "Ohler’s gifts as a writer shine as he brings to life the personalities, motivations, and machinations of the Red Orchestra. Complementary works include Shareen Blair Brysac’s Resisting Hitler and Fritz Stern and Elisabeth Sifton’s No Ordinary Men." Here We Are: My Friendship with Philip Roth, by Benjamin Taylor, is this week's starred memoir. "Like Roth, Taylor is a terrific raconteur, and readers are likely to be as entertained by his opinions as those of the Pulitzer Prize winning novelist. An eloquent and touching account that should appeal to all who appreciate the value of true friendship." And in fiction, Sung J Woo's Skin Deep is this week's starred mystery. "With just the right mix of clever twists, endearing charm, looming threats, and contemporary issues (identity, privilege, cultural appropriation, the ugliest parts of the beauty trade), literary novelist Woo ( Love Love) debuts quite the absorbing new mystery series, hopefully with multiple volumes to come." 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 Allen County Public Library (IN) seeks an Assistant Library Branch Manager |
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