Library directors often bear the brunt of intellectual freedom challenges from community members—even from their own boards—and some have chosen to leave.
Youth sports and fitness play a central role within communities—and so do public libraries. Now, an online platform from Hiveclass aims to bring the two together by helping libraries become a hub for kids and their families to learn how to play a sport, keep fit, and otherwise remain active.
In January, Arizona State University (ASU) announced that its Labriola National American Indian Data Center received a $1 million grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to enable the center to better help Tribal nations that want to establish archival collections. The project is called “Firekeepers: Building Archival Data Sovereignty through Indigenous Memory Keeping.”
In an effort to “affirm and reflect the challenges local teens face in their day-to-day lives”; help them “learn key project management, critical thinking, and social-emotional skills for career readiness”; harness their enthusiasm “into ethical, directed action”; and engage them “year-round in meaningful ways,” Prince George’s County Memorial Library System, MD, last August hosted its first annual social justice summer camp.
Media Source, Inc., parent company of LJ and literacy solution provider to K–12 schools, public and school libraries, and higher ed institutions, last week announced the appointment of Scott Crawford as the new President and General Manager of its subsidiary AKJ Education, a Baltimore, MD-based wholesaler serving libraries/schools with quality educational materials.
“I discovered that a library’s ability to effect positive, equitable actions in a community is only as strong as the board that approves the policies that support those actions.”
Women’s history is not confined by borders or dates. It is unfolding in the headlines every day, around the globe. It is in the pages of these 10 books too, which range across time and continents while considering the varied lives and histories of women.
The NYT Magazine writes about building a canon of Black literature. The International Prize for Arabic Fiction shortlist is announced. The Kate Wilhelm Solstice Awards and the German Audiobook Prize winners both arrive. Conversations with authors illuminate thoughts from Omise’eke Tinsley, Rebecca Makkai, Michael Schulman, Kazuo Ishiguro, Will Sommer, Andrea Dunlop, and Ann Beattie.
Pineapple Street by Jenny Jackson leads holds this week. Seven LibraryReads and ten Indie Next picks publish this week. People’s book of the week is Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton. Also getting buzz are What Happened to Ruthy Ramirez by Claire Jimenez and In Memoriam by Alice Winn. USA Today shares details from Paris Hilton’s forthcoming memoir.
These must-see documentaries offer something for everyone, from a feel-good story about letters to Santa to a coming-of-age sport documentary about hockey in Minnesota. There's even a roller-coaster, rags-to-riches tale about a PEZ candy outlaw.
Alison Goodman's latest mystery, The Benevolent Society of Ill-Mannered Ladies, is a starred selection. "Fans of Georgette Heyer’s Regency novels will savor this mystery from 'Dark Days Club' series author Goodman. Well-developed characters, a touch of romance, and cases involving social issues of the period enhance the experience." After the Shadows, by Amanda Cabot, is a starred Christian fiction selection. "Cabot (The Spark of Love) is becoming a must-buy. Her sensitivity and realistic portrayal of characters often on the margins of history really shine in this new historical series, which includes a child with Down syndrome, a domestic-abuse survivor, and a family impacted by suicide." And Verity and the Forbidden Suitor, by J.J McAvoy, is a starred romance. "This charming book is likely to be popular with fans of romance, historical fiction, and multicultural reimaginings of historical romance, such as TV’s Bridgerton,. Recommended for all public library collections."
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