Punk rock music has lived many lives, but its spirit has always meant the freedom to question everything, and to create or think for yourself. So how does one take the heart of this movement and archive it? That’s a question John Davis and Ben Jackson, manager of the University of Maryland’s (UMD) Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library, had to ask themselves while creating their online exhibit, Persistent Vision: The D.C. Punk Collections at the University of Maryland.
Rebuffing a move to ban so-called “socially divisive” material from its collection, a small regional library in eastern Kansas got a new lease for its main branch last month. But its longtime director says it was alarming to see a usually routine process used as leverage in a months-long battle over censorship.
Book bans are often argued to be an infringement of First Amendment rights, but are they also a violation of civil rights? When it comes to the case of Granbury ISD, TX, the ACLU of Texas says yes. The Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights is looking into it.
Forthcoming DVDs and Blu-rays include the grandly delicious Big Night, the classic caper film, The Italian Job, and Bruno Samper and Kristina Buožytė’s post-apocalyptic film, Vesper.
An iconic eatery, a resonant road trip, and Patricia Highsmith are among January’s must-see documentaries.
“We serve everybody. And the door is open to everybody. That’s what we’re charged to do.… That’s what my board directs us to do. That’s who are we. To insinuate that we would do different is harmful and hurtful.”
Library Journal and School Library Journal are thrilled to announce that we will be hosting our annual Public Library Youth Services Leadership Summit in person on March 30 (full-day) and 31 (half-day) at Broward County Library in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Join us and youth services professionals and educators from across the country to learn about innovative, effective, and actionable best practices from the library leaders who are implementing them.
The 2023 RUSA Book & Media Awards are announced, including the Notable Books List, Reading List, the Listen List, the Sophie Brody Medal, Essential Cookbooks, and the Outstanding References Sources list. Julie Otsuka and Ed Yong are named Andrew Carnegie Medal winners. Colleen Hoover’s Heart Bones tops holds lists. Two LibraryReads selections and two Indie Next picks publish this week. Plus, People’s book of the week is Twelve Months and a Day by Louisa Young.
Carolina De Robertis wins the John Dos Passos Prize. The Swansea University Dylan Thomas Prize longlist is out. The Authors Guild is supporting an antitrust action against Google. Interviews feature Hua Hsu, Pamela Anderson, Davon Loeb, Eleanor Shearer, Rebecca Rukeyser, Nikole Hannah-Jones, Vauhini Vara, Angie Cruz, Aubrey Gordon, Margaret Heffernan, and Zachary Shore. There is adaptation news for Colleen Hoover’s It Ends With Us and Stephen King’s short story “Children of the Corn.”
Happy Place, by Emily Henry, is a starred romance selection. "This sexy and profoundly romantic novel will satisfy fans of best-selling Henry’s (Book Lovers) thrilling trademark mix of witty banter and intensely emotional storylines." Also in romance, Ava Wilder's Will They or Won't They is another starred selection. "Wilder (How To Fake It in Hollywood) has created a gem of a novel with characters who unfold in complex and unexpected ways. The grounded Hollywood story utilizes a perfectly paced slow-burn romance, and at the end there’s a winking nod to the entire journey." In sciences, Julia Rothman's Wildlife Anatomy: The Curious Lives & Features of Wild Animals Around the World is a starred title. "This book, more than many like it, will entice readers to consult it over and over, consistently finding new information each time they do. Highly recommended for all libraries." And in mystery, T. Jefferson Parker's The Rescue is a starred selection. "For lovers of quality crime fiction; Parker (Then She Vanished) never disappoints."
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