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What We Don’t Have What We Don’t Have: A Transparent Approach to Discussing Diversity in Archival Collections | Peer to Peer Review
By Julia Corrin, Katherine Barbera, Emily Davis, and Heidi Wiren Bartlett
What can libraries and archives do when confronted with limited resources, material, and community engagement to prioritize diversity, equity, and inclusion in their work?
Martha Fogg Q&A: Martha Fogg of Adam Matthew Digital on the Mass Observation Project
By Mahnaz Dar
Martha Fogg of Adam Matthew Digital describes this database that charts the social history of Britain.
Rebekkah Smith Aldrich  Finding Our Way Forward | Sustainability
By Rebekkah Smith Aldrich 
We need to find a way to lead our libraries forward from within our spheres of influence–regardless of what the political, financial, and public health landscape will look like in the coming months. We need to address racial and social equity issues and amp up environmental stewardship efforts regardless of a lack of comprehensive leadership in Washington, DC. 
LJ Research Reports LJ Research reports for download
By LJ
Our in-house research experts conduct a variety of surveys each year focused on different aspects of public, academic, special and school libraries. Each report is made available as a downloadable pdf.
SPONSORED BY AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION  Supporting Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation Diversity in K-12
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Supporting Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation Diversity in K-12 Schools reviews interventions and strategies to create a supportive school environment for all students. Chapter authors provide insights drawn from new research, clinical professional guidelines, and the law. Topics include staff training, advocacy, systems-level change, strategies to counter school bullying, and more. 

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Homework Helpers Program Offers Tutors Homework Helpers Program Offers Tutors for NYC Families, Provides Model for Remote Learning Assistance
By Kara Yorio 
“There are people from all backgrounds,” says Christine Cruz, a speech pathologist with the NYC Department of Education who is working as an organizer for Homework Helpers and supporting tutors. “We have a lot of educators, but there’s also other professionals from all kinds of industries, there’s also college students.” 
"When working with students, we prepare them to understand that they will be unable to find some of the information they are looking for. Rather than recommending they move on when information is missing, we challenge them to think about that gap in the collected records and why it might exist.”
Napoleon Napoleon and Edgar Allan Poe: Biography Previews, Jun. 2021, Pt. 4 | Prepub Alert
By Barbara Hoffert 
Two leading figures in world history get a very different kind of treatment. 
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From LJ Reviews:
HISTORY
PREMIUM

A World Beneath the Sands: The Golden Age of Egyptology
By Toby Wilkinson  
Wilkinson is a master storyteller, and the narrative is so engaging that readers will find it hard to put down. This comprehensive study is highly recommended for anyone interested in the exploration and study of Egypt, both ancient and modern.  
PREMIUM
Fourteenth Colony: The Forgotten Story of the Gulf South During America’s Revolutionary Era
By Mike Bunn  
An excellent, well-researched introduction to a long-forgotten British colony of America’s Revolutionary era; for general readers
POLITICAL SCIENCE 
Kill Switch: The Rise of the Modern Senate and the Crippling of American Democracy
By Adam Jentleson  
A startling read that will provoke tough questions about governance, this is highly recommended to all interested in government reform.
The United Nations: 75 Years of Promoting Peace, Human Rights, and Development
By Kent Kille & Alynna Lyon  
An effective and fair-minded account of the growth, development, failures, and successes of the United Nations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE
PREMIUM

Radical Belonging: How To Survive and Thrive in an Unjust World (While Transforming It for the Better
By Lindo Bacon  
Bacon has found their voice in this book, and it's a voice we all need to hear right now.
PREMIUM
Unsolaced: Along the Way to All That Is  
By Gretel Ehrlich  
Recommended for fans of Ehrlich’s other works, or those interested in climate change observation.
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Range 5 Books That Inspired Bill Gates This Year | Book Pulse
By Mary Bakija 
Bill Gates shares the books that inspired him this year, including Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World by David Epstein and The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander. See the PEN America annual gala, which took place virtually this year and honored Patti Smith and Barack Obama, among others.  
Movers & Shakers 2021 Movers & Shakers 2021 | Call for Nominations Deadline Extended
The editors of Library Journal need your help identifying the emerging leaders in the library world. Movers & Shakers profiles up-and-coming, innovative, creative individuals from around the world—both great leaders and behind-the-scenes contributors—who are providing inspiration and model programs for others, including programs developed this year in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The deadline for nominations has been extended to December 15.
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Meredith Schwartz One Step Forward | Editorial
By Meredith Schwartz 
On November 7, Pfizer announced interim findings of a 90 percent effectiveness rate for its SARS-CoV-2 vaccine. On November 16, Moderna announced a similar interim finding of 94.5 percent effectiveness. While there are cautionary notes, it is still a hopeful sign that the most stringent measures to contain community spread may be behind us by 2022. Yet the right-now coronavirus news is grim. 
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By LJ Reviews 

Malcolm X, MLK Jr., Presidents and Foreign Policy, 1774, and More in U.S. History Titles: December 2019 to date as identified by GOBI Library Solutions from EBSCO.

1. Sword and the Shield: The Revolutionary Lives of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr.
Joseph, Peniel E.
Basic Books
2020. ISBN 9781541617865. $30.00

2. Do Morals Matter? Presidents and Foreign Policy from FDR to Trump.
Nye, Joseph S.
Oxford University Press
2020. ISBN 9780190935962. $24.95

3. 1774: The Long Year of Revolution.
Norton, Mary Beth
Alfred A Knopf
2020. ISBN 9780385353366. $32.50
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