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image ACRL 2021 Conference Will Be Virtual Due To COVID-19 Concerns
By Lisa Peet 
Because of concerns about travel and gathering during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL)’s Board of Directors announced on October 1 that the 2021 ACRL conference, scheduled for April 14–17 in Seattle, WA, will be held as an all-virtual event. 
image 2020 National Book Award Finalists Announced
By Barbara Hoffert 
The National Book Foundation announces 25 finalists for its 71st book awards that reflect a society at the crossroads. 
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Twilight of Democracy Books That Answer, "How Did We Get Here?"
By LJ Reviews
In light of current events, patrons may be looking for answers to the question: "How did we get here?" We round up books that offer insight into American politics, from the founding of the country to the present day.
Rebekkah Smith Aldrich No Justice, No Peace | Sustainability
By Rebekkah Smith Aldrich
There is a thread running through almost all major headlines in our country this year: racial injustice. 
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Leave the World Behind N.K. Jemisin, Jacqueline Woodson, & Tressie McMillan Cottom Awarded Genius Grants; National Book Award Finalists Announced | Book Pulse
By Neal Wyatt 
The National Book Award finalists are announced. The MacArthur “Genius” Grant recipients include a number of authors, including N. K. Jemisin, Jacqueline Woodson, and Tressie McMillan Cottom. 
"A lot of the ACRL Conference is networking and talking to friends, or meeting new people. That's something we need to figure out still., because that’s something valued by our members. And our exhibitors—the ability to interact with registrants is an important part of their experience, too."
image From Daniel Boone to the Cold War: History Previews, Apr. 2021, Pt. 2 | Prepub Alert
By Barbara Hoffert 
From the Colonial murder of an Indigenous hunter to Klondike gold to two views of the Cold War, from its underpinning ideas to the Cuban Missile Crisis. 
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SOCIAL SCIENCES 
The Last Giants: The Rise and Fall of the African Elephant
By Levison Wood  
Expect interest from a range of readers, from young adults to environmentalists to animal lovers. 
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The Leader’s Guide to Unconscious Bias: How To Reframe Bias, Cultivate Connection, and Create High-Performing Teams
By  Pamela Fuller & Others  
Zealous branding aside, the authors speak from experience and provide solid advice for improving how we work (and live) together. Will appeal to a broad readership, particularly managers looking to add to their leadership toolbox, but also anyone who wants to check in on and work through their own unconscious bias. 
Magic: A History; From Alchemy to Witchcraft, from the Ice Age to the Present  
By Chris Gosden  
A fascinating exploration of magic’s hold on the human imagination. 
SCIENCES
PREMIUM

Wolf Island: Discovering the Secrets of a Mythic Animal  
By L. David Mech & Greg Breining  
Recommended as an accessible, personable account of an esteemed scientist’s foundational work on wolves. 
PERFORMING ARTS 
PREMIUM

Fast Forward, Play, and Rewind
By Michael Oberman  
There’s something more than nostalgia here: It’s documentation of a particular period of pop music, from a time whose documents are less than readily accessible. An appealing slice of pop music history for fans and researchers of the era.
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infoDOCKET FBI and CISA: Foreign Actors Likely To Use Online Journals To Spread Disinformation on 2020 Elections
By Gary Price 
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) are issuing this announcement to raise awareness of the potential threat posed by foreign-backed online journals that spread disinformation regarding the 2020 elections. 
Permission To Dream Memoir and Motivation: Nonfiction Previews, Apr. 2021, Pt. 2 | Prepub Alert
By Barbara Hoffert 
Advice on navigating life's ups and downs, often folded into memoir. 
image ACADEMIC BESTSELLERS: Physics
By LJ Reviews 

Quantum worlds, climate change, falling felines and more in physics titles: October 2019 to date as identified by GOBI Library Solutions from EBSCO. 

1. Something Deeply Hidden: Quantum Worlds and the Emergence of Spacetime.
Carroll, Sean M.
Dutton
2019. ISBN 9781524743017. $29.00

2. Six Impossible Things: The Mystery of the Quantum World.
Gribbin, John
MIT Press
2019. ISBN 9780262043236. $19.95

3. Building a Resilient Tomorrow: How To Prepare for the Coming Climate Disruption.
Hill, Alice C.
Oxford University Press
2019. ISBN 9780190909345. $24.95 

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