Vital and Visible: Academic Librarians Lead on Distance Learning
By Matt Enis
When the COVID-19 pandemic shut down campuses, libraries helped salvage spring semesters by supporting distance learning. Plans for fall remain in limbo, but academic librarians share what they’ve learned.

Distance Learning: Supporting K–12 Learners
By Linda Rodgers
School and public librarians are joining forces to help socially distanced kids finish the school year and stay strong through summer.

ALA Survey Reports Similar Library Reopening Plans, But Scattered Schedules
By Lisa Peet
The American Library Association’s (ALA) recent survey on how U.S. public, academic, and K–12 libraries have responded to the coronavirus pandemic will not surprise anyone with an eye on the field, but serves as a snapshot of mid-May concerns and projections.

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Kaetrena Davis Kendrick on Low Morale Among Public Librarians
By Lisa Peet
Kaetrena Davis Kendrick recently completed a new study examining low workplace morale among public librarians, and is working on a report analyzing responses to a November 2018 call for librarians who wished to talk about their experiences.

Sales Soar for Antiracism Books and Titles by Black Creators
By Kara Yorio
The protests and conversation happening across the country in the last week have sent many white Americans to books, particularly those titles found on antiracism lists.

What the World Needs Now | Sustainability
By Rebekkah Smith Aldrich
It has been a magnificent thing to watch libraries respond to the COVID-19 crisis. Libraries are doing immediate, deep work to address social inequalities. Here are a few examples I’ve gathered in the past weeks.

Civil Unrest, Civil War, Fantasy, Fiction | What We're Reading & Watching
By Liz French
In this edition of “What We’re Reading & Watching,” LJ and School Library Journal staffers look backward and forward and even out of this dreadful new normal to find answers and pose new questions.

10 Books To Nurture Budding Young Activists | Summer Reading 2020
By SLJ Reviews
Learning to recognize and combat racism and other forms of injustice and move toward a more equitable world is a lifelong process—and one that must start as early as possible. Aimed at infants and toddlers through elementary school students, these titles introduce topics such as intersectionality and privilege, with explanations that are age-appropriate and honest.

The Jerry Kline Community Impact Prize | Call for Nominations
The Jerry Kline Community Impact Prize, developed in partnership between the Gerald M. Kline Family Foundation and Library Journal, was created in 2019 to recognize the public library as a vital community asset. When libraries, civic entities, organizations, and the people they serve become close partners, their communities thrive. One winning library will receive $250,000 in unfettered grant monies from the Gerald M. Kline Family Foundation. Deadline: July 15, 2020. 

Top Five Antiracist Titles, including Ibram X. Kendi's How To Be an Antiracist | Book Pulse
By Neal Wyatt
Sales figures and holds data indicate the top five in-demand antiracist titles. The International Booker Prize moves its announcement date to August 26. More Pride Month reading lists arrive. There is going to be a museum for Frankenstein. Book covers are in the news.

The 2020 Eisner Award Nominations, Reviewed
By SLJ Staff
From a poignant tale of racist microaggressions to an exploration of childhood anxiety to dynamic reimagining of a misunderstood supervillain, these comics are bold, fearless, and bound to resonate with readers. See below for a full listing of the nominations for children and teens, with links to their SLJ reviews.

On Twitter, #PublishingPaidMe Reveals Inequity Around Author Advances | Book Pulse
By Neal Wyatt
Dance Away with Me by Susan Elizabeth Phillips tops holds this week. Always the Last to Know by Kristan Higgins is People’s Book of the Week. The July Indie Next list is out; the top pick is Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia. More antiracist booklists and reports published over the weekend.

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WEB-FIRST REVIEWS OF BOOKS AND MEDIA

Sanaë Lemoine's debut novel, The Margot Affair, is one of this week's starred fiction selections. "This thoughtful and beautifully written first novel perfectly portrays the inner life of a teen as she navigates the path to adulthood. It’s hard to put down and highly recommended for readers who love coming-of-age stories." Two Rogues Make a Right, the conclusion to Cat Sebastian's "Seducing the Sedgwicks" trilogy, is one of this week's starred romance titles. "With this life-affirming final act...Sebastian delivers a fiercely joyous tale of two people fighting to give each other a home and learning to love well." Elin Hilderbrand's 28 Summers is another starred romance. "Because Jake and Mallory meet only one weekend a year, their relationship is rendered, a perpetual holiday. Less a story about a secretive affair and more a tale of sweet nostalgia and fate, this title will be popular with a wide audience." Rift Zone, by Tess Taylor, is one of this week's starred poetry selections. "In her third volume of poems, following Work & Days, NPR online poetry reviewer Taylor examines what it means to live close to the edge, both symbolically and in the real world.... An important book to consider and savor." And Peggy Lee: A Century of Song, by Tish Oney, is this week's starred performing arts selection. "Those seeking the skinny on personal information, such as Lee’s four marriages and subsequent divorces, should look elsewhere, but those wanting to geek out on the subtleties of Lee’s jazz slides, phrasing, and vocal interpretive prowess will be richly rewarded."

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