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Preliminary FY21 Budget Once Again Targets IMLS, Cultural Agencies, Education
By Lisa Peet
In the first step of a now-familiar process, the Trump administration’s preliminary FY21 budget, submitted on February 10, calls for drastic cuts and eliminations of cultural and educational agencies, including—for the fourth year in a row—zeroing out the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), among others. |
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Privacy in Focus at Top Tech Trends Panel | ALA Midwinter 2020
By Matt Enis
Corporations, technology companies, and government entities are gathering more data than ever about people, and libraries have an important role to play in educating the public about surveillance, personal information, and online privacy, according to panelists at the Library Information Technology Association’s Top Tech Trends panel. |
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Library of the Year 2020 | Call for Nominations
All libraries are good, some are great. LJ is looking for role-model libraries to vie for the honor of being the 2020 Library Journal/Gale Cengage Learning Library of the Year. Along with a $10,000 prize, the winner is featured in an LJ cover story in June and honored with a gala reception at the American Library Association Annual Conference. |
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A Library Story. They Say Everyone Has One. | From the Editor
By Kathy Ishizuka
Years ago, I was rushing through the children’s section of a branch of the New York Public Library, doing a bit of research for a magazine piece. Or it may have been a book project, I can’t recall. But what happened next remains a vivid memory. |
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The Ripped Bodice Announces Romance Awards; Authors Create a Virtual "Death Threat Quilt" | Book Pulse
By Neal Wyatt
Myriam Gurba, one of the lead voices speaking out against American Dirt, has revealed death threats against her and has started the Death Threat Quilt. This week in adaptations High Fidelity plays its tunes and Outlander starts season five. In award news, The Ripped Bodice Awards for Excellence in Romantic Fiction are announced as are the Rilke Prize for 2020 and the UK Society of Authors Translation Prizes. |
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