Proposed Missouri Rule Creates Wedge Between Libraries, Secretary of State By Steve Zalusky Missouri Secretary of State John R. (Jay) Ashcroft is receiving pushback from library leaders and staff, including the director of Ashcroft’s hometown library, in response to a rule proposed in October 2022 aiming to protect minors from inappropriate material. The “Library Certification Requirement for the Protection of Minors” proposes that the state library shall not distribute funds to certain libraries unless they certify in writing that they meet several requirements. |
Experiencing the Big Easy | LibLearnX 2023 Preview By LJ Staff While this is the second outing for the American Library Association’s Library Learning Experience (LibLearnX), it’s the first time that attendees will convene in person for the re-envisioned conference, which replaces the former Midwinter Meeting. |
Clarkson Receives Grant for “Reckoning with Race and Racism in Healthcare and Medicine” Project By Andrew Gerber Despite its science based and mission-driven underpinnings, U.S. healthcare is subject to great racial disparities. With a $10,000 grant from the Northern New York Library Network, faculty at Clarkson University in Potsdam, NY, are undertaking a new program called “Reckoning with Race and Racism in Healthcare and Medicine” to help local healthcare practitioners and students better understand the ways that racial biases determine health outcomes. |
LJ & SLJ Public Library Youth Services Leadership Summit 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 Best Media of 2022 | Wins for Eyes & Ears By LJ Reviews This year’s top picks for cinephiles and those who read with their ears include laugh-out-loud stories, fast-paced action, musical revelations, and family secrets. And that just gets us started. Selected by LJ’s editors and columnists, these audiobooks and films/documentaries offer hours of delight. Grab the popcorn or the headphones and get ready for 39 extraordinary experiences. |
Best Audiobooks of 2022 | Fiction By Sarah Hashimoto Those who read with their ears can sink into LJ’s top 10 audio fiction works of 2022. With high production values, superb characterizations, and top-notch pacing, these choices will please many. |
Best Feature Films of 2022 By Jeff T. Dick Plan a movie night with these best of the year picks for films patrons can find at the library. Titles cover plotting murder, escaping assassination, fighting crime, and conducting an affair—and that’s just the start. |
Best Documentaries of 2022 By Joshua Blevins Peck Delve into 10 wonderful documentaries that made LJ’s Best of 2022 list. They cover subjects as diverse as bees, music, art history, and incarceration. |
Spare by Prince Harry Tops Holds Lists | Book Pulse By Kate Merlene Prince Harry’s memoir Spare leads library holds lists this week and dominates book news. New books by James Patterson and Mike Lupica, Stacy Willingham, Leigh Bardugo, and Mary Kubica also get attention. Six LibraryReads picks and 15 Indie Next picks publish this week. People’s book of the week is Allegra Goodman’s Sam. |
Pacific Northwest Book Awards Announced | Book Pulse By Anita Mechler The 2023 Pacific Northwest Book Awards are announced. More leaked details from Prince Harry’s memoir are out. Apple Books is launching a line of audiobooks narrated by AI. Romance writer Susan Meachen returns from the dead. Plus, author interviews abound and feature conversations with Nicole Morse, Amanda Oliver, Laura Zigman, Kashana Cauley, and David Sedaris. |
WEB-FIRST REVIEWS OF BOOKS AND MEDIA |
The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Man: A Memoir, by Paul Newman, is a starred audiobook selection. "This gripping and emotionally wrenching memoir is given a top-notch multi-narrator production." Dahlia Lithwick's Lady Justice: Women, the Law, and the Battle To Save America is another starred audiobook title. "Inspiring and sobering, this is an essential purchase for all libraries." An audiobook version of Tom Stoppard's Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead by L.A. Theatre Works is another starred selection. "Stoppard’s play was meant to be performed just like this, with relish and verve. An outstanding production that makes the most of the audio medium." And in horror, Cynthia Pelayo's The Shoemaker’s Magician is a starred title. "A gripping story filled with ghosts, mystery, and history, this novel has many excellent entry points for a wide range of readers, but especially for those who enjoy creepy retellings of western folklore." See All Reviews››› |
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