The Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) this month received a $750,000 grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to fund a multi-year effort to connect the digital collections of libraries, museums, universities, and other American cultural heritage institutions with Wikipedia.
To combat the digital divide, reduce barriers to service, and add even more ways to engage with the library outside our walls, Pioneer Library System took action to install solar benches in all the communities we serve.
Indie romance offers a multitude of stories and story types that reflect the desires of authors and readers. They span a variety of subgenres, are culturally and/or racially diverse, feature various types of relationships, and even offer a variety of lengths, from novellas to full-length novels. If readers want a deep dive into Irish gods and goddesses falling in love, indie romance is the place to look. A small-town series of novellas based on popular song titles from the 1980s? Indie romance is there. A dark romance series about a trio of assassins, bent on revenge, who find their one true love working at a coffee shop? Yep, you guessed it. Indie romance.
Cynthia “Cina” Pelayo is an International Latino Book Award–winning and three-time Bram Stoker Awards–nominated poet and author. She talks with LJ about her writing process, writing history, and the horror genre.
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 2023 Oscar nominations are announced, including nods for literary adaptions All Quiet on the Western Front, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris, and Women Talking. The 2022 Sarton Awards and Gilda Prize shortlists are announced. This Other Eden by Paul Harding gets reviewed. Apple TV+’s Dear Edward, based on the novel by Ann Napolitano, gets a trailer. Plus, a new online exhibit offers a close-up look at L.M. Montgomery’s original Anne of Green Gables manuscript.
“This grant will offer an opportunity to make millions of cultural treasures from hundreds of American libraries, archives, and museums freely available online.”
The NAACP Image Awards nominees are announced in the Outstanding Literary Works category. Nominees are also out for the Edgar Allan Poe Award. There are interviews with authors including Adriana Herrera, Liz Harmer, Jinger Dugger Vuolo, Kristin Chenoweth, Lauren Fleshman, Jessica Johns, Matthew Connelly, Ann-Marie MacDonald, Monica Heisey, and Matthew Salesses. There is adaptation news for Yomi Adegoke’s Slay In Your Lane and Henry James’s The Beast In The Jungle.
Library Journal invites library directors, safety and facilities heads and other stakeholders in library safety to join peers from major North American library systems to learn about best practices from within and outside the library field at LJ’s inaugural Public Library Safety Summit, being held April 27 & 28 in Columbus, OH.
Please help us prioritize which subjects we delve into at this initial meeting by completing a brief survey. If you and/or your colleagues are unable to attend the in-person event and are interested in attending our online course in the Fall, you can indicate that in the survey.
Erica Berry's starred nonfiction debut Wolfish: Wolf, Self, and the Stories We Tell About Fear is "a fascinating read, perfect for fans of Mary Roach’s Fuzz, or anyone who enjoys learning about wolves and what they can teach about human nature." In romance, Emily Henry's Happy Place is a starred selection. "This sexy and profoundly romantic novel will satisfy fans of best-selling Henry’s (Book Lovers) thrilling trademark mix of witty banter and intensely emotional storylines." A Generous Meal: Modern Recipes for Dinner, by Christine Flynn, is a starred sciences title. "Flynn may be Canada’s best-kept secret, with her laidback attitude, entertaining chops, and deceptively simple dishes. She will be a popular fresh new voice for cookbook shelves." And also in sciences, Wildlife Anatomy: The Curious Lives & Features of Wild Animals Around the World, is another starred selection. "This book, more than many like it, will entice readers to consult it over and over, consistently finding new information each time they do. Highly recommended for all libraries."
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