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 Audio In Depth March 2022 By LJ A quarterly offering on audiobooks (editions will also publish in June, September, and December) designed to highlight the abiding pleasures of the format, showcase key narrators, and support collection building, with titles that range from recordings of best sellers to audio-only productions. Listeners will find works that delight, inspire, terrify, charm, and surprise. |
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 LJ Talks to the 2023–24 ALA Presidential Candidates By Lisa Peet Now that voting for the American Library Association (ALA) 2023–24 presidential campaign has begun, LJ invited candidates Emily Drabinski, interim chief librarian at The Graduate Center, City University of New York (CUNY); and Kelvin Watson, executive director of the Las Vegas–Clark County Library District, to weigh in on some key issues. |
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 Anti-Hate Statements: How and Why To Write One for Your Library By Cindy Khatri and Van McGary As public and academic libraries continue to navigate equity, diversity, and inclusion work, it has become increasingly common for organizations to release statements in solidarity with communities in crisis. In this article, we hope to give you the strategies needed to write and distribute an impactful statement. |
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| SPONSORED BY EX LIBRIS, PART OF CLARIVATE  The Stakes Are High for University Research. Here’s How Libraries Can Help The stakes are high for researchers, and the institutions that employ them, to showcase their work effectively. Librarians can add significant value for their institutions by collaborating with individual researchers and research office staff to identify new publishing channels, catalog university research and make these works more easily discoverable, among other activities. Read More››› |
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 Change the Scene | Backtalk By Bronwen Gamble and Matt Finch How do you plan for the future when your focus is on “getting back to normal”? After all, there is no going back—only forward into the unknown. The thought of devising a new strategic plan for Reading Public Library, PA, at the end of 2019 was daunting. |
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 UPDATE | PLA in Person: Conference Preview By LJ While the state of Oregon will be dropping the mask mandate effective March 12, PLA 2022 requirements for masking and vaccination/negative test outlined below will remain in effect during the conference. |
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| "If trying to ban books teaches kids that when something is uncomfortable, or something is difficult, we should close the door and run away, that's not a very successful life strategy." | | |
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 Top 10 Family Music Albums from 2020 and 2021 By Veronica Schwartz De Fazio COVID may have taken a lot away, but it also gave family music a new, louder voice that will continue to evolve and grow. Here are 10 not-to-miss family music albums from 2020 and 2021. |
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 2022 International Booker Prize Longlist Announced | Book Pulse By Anita Mechler The 2022 International Booker Prize longlist is announced. There is news about an Idaho bill that could lead to prosecution of librarians for certain books. Interviews with Geo Maher, Melissa Febos, Martha Beck, Qian Julie Wang, Malinda Lo, Julia May Jonas, and Karen Walrond. |
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 What Makes the Best Audiobooks? | A Conversation with the Listen List By Sarah Hashimoto Each year, the American Library Association’s Listen List Council publishes a juried list of the year’s best audiobooks, highlighting extraordinary narrators and listening experiences. 2022 Chair Nanette Donohue, 2023 Chair Janice Derr, and committee members Ron Block and Matthew Galloway share their thoughts. |
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 Cormac McCarthy, Bob Dylan To Publish New Books | Book Pulse By Kate Merlene Cormac McCarthy will publish two interlinked novels this fall. Bob Dylan will publish The Philosophy of Modern Song in November. Poet Sonia Sanchez will be awarded the Edward MacDowell Medal. Finalists for the 2021 Nebula Awards, Baen Fantasy Adventure Award, and Plutarch Award are announced. Shelby Van Pelt’s forthcoming debut, Remarkably Bright Creatures, picks up early buzz. |
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| Reviews WEB-FIRST REVIEWS OF BOOKS AND MEDIA  In reference, Anette Moldvaer's The Coffee Book is one of this month's starred selections. "In-depth and accessible, this volume will fascinate coffee lovers wanting to learn more about the popular beverage, as well as those interested in learning about coffee varieties, brewing techniques, and recipes." Her Country: How the Women of Country Music Became the Success They Were Never Supposed To Be, by Marissa R. Moss, is one of this month's starred performing arts titles. "A must for anyone interested in country music and how the genre reflects on the United States as a whole." Fire and Flood: A People’s History of Climate Change, from 1979 to the Present, by Eugene Linden, is a starred social sciences selection. "Of the many books written on climate change and how humanity has gotten to where it is and where it needs to go, this is one of the most essential." And Keith O’Brien's Paradise Falls: The True Story of an Environmental Catastrophe is a starred history selection. "This authoritative book deserves a wide audience and should provoke reflection on just how much we have progressed in the 45 years since the Love Canal disaster." See All Reviews››› |
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