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ALA Takes 2021 Midwinter Meeting Virtual
By Lisa Peet
Following a successful virtual version of its Annual conference in June, the American Library Association (ALA) announced on August 6 that in light of the continuing pandemic, the next Midwinter meeting, originally scheduled to be held in Indianapolis in January 2021, will also be an all-virtual event. |
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Request for Info: Library Renovation or Construction Projects
Library Journal is collecting information about recently completed library construction projects for inclusion in an upcoming issue. If you completed a library construction or renovation project between July 1, 2019 and June 30, 2020, please tell us about it! Click on the link below where you can download a working copy of the form and fill out your responses online. We have separate links for public and academic libraries.
Public libraries: www.LibraryJournal.com/PublicArch2020
Academic libraries: www.LibraryJournal.com/AcademicArch2020
The deadline for submissions is Monday, August 28, 2020. |
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LJ Talks to Comedy-Rock Duo Tenacious D | Author Spotlight
By Tom Batten
Jack Black and Kyle Gass's latest project, previously released as an animated film and music album, is the ribald rock opera Post-Apocalypto, which finds the duo wandering a postapocalyptic world ruled by monsters, robots, and hate-mongers. |
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Choppy Water by Stuart Woods Leads Library Holds for the Week | Book Pulse
By Neal Wyatt
Choppy Water by Stuart Woods leads holds this week. People’s Book of the Week is A Saint from Texas by Edmund White. Midnight Sun by Stephenie Meyer gets focused coverage. New virtual book events make news as both DC FanDome and The L.A. Times Festival of Books announce dates to login. |
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Face Masks Kids and Adults Will Want to Stick Their Noses In
By Melanie Kletter with Meredith Schwartz
It's back-to-school time, and this year many parents need to shop for face masks as well as notebooks and pencils. For young people (and adults) who love books, movies, comics, and cartoon characters, there are many cool and creative face coverings available. Here are some of our favorites. |
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Xpress Reviews WEB-FIRST REVIEWS OF BOOKS AND MEDIA Me and Sister Bobbie: True Tales of the Family Band, by Willie Nelson and others, is one of this week's starred performing arts titles. "Country fans, especially Willie Nelson devotees, will devour this down-to-earth yet inspiring account of an unbreakable bond between brother and sister." Alyssa Cole's mystery, When No One Is Watching, is a "sizzling summer thriller [that] starts on low and heats up fast. Smart, sexy, and surprising, this suspenseful novel revealing the underbelly of urban gentrification will keep readers reading late into the night." In law and crime, Christine Montross's starred title Waiting for an Echo: The Madness of American Incarceration is "a must-read that asks us to consider who our system is leaving behind." And in nonfiction, starred selection What’s Wrong with Economics? A Primer for the Perplexed, by Robert Skidelsky, is "an excellent overview of the field and a good starting point for students of economics. Highly recommended reading."
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