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 Proposed FY23 Federal Budget Boosts IMLS, Cuts IAL; Advocacy Deadline Is Tight By Lisa Peet On March 28, President Joe Biden released his proposed federal budget for Fiscal Year 2023. The $5.8 trillion budget focuses on reducing the deficit as well as investments in economic growth and job creation. The final FY22 budget was only signed into law on March 11, meaning that the appropriations process began later and deadlines for final FY23 appropriations will be tight. |
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 More Suggested Reading About Ukraine | Booklist By Irina Kurylec Librarian Irina Kurylec (Ukrainian Library at the Ukrainian Educational and Cultural Center in Jenkintown, PA) suggests titles in history, political science, graphic novels, poetry, and literature for U.S. library patrons looking to read about the history of Ukraine and recent events in the country. |
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| “Information is the first step towards change—which is why access to free and independent information is essential in a democracy. Where the media cannot report on injustices, there is no public control, no free formation of opinion. And that is exactly what authoritarian governments try to prevent. Freedom of information is a human right and the library is a symbol of this human right.” | | |
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POLITICAL SCIENCE
PREMIUM No EscapeBy Nury Turkel An important, harrowing overview of the ongoing human rights crisis in Xinjiang, China. |
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PREMIUM Scorpion’s DanceBy Jefferson Morley With a complex cast of characters, Cold War espionage, and tense courtroom drama, Morley’s timely book will appeal to readers seeking an in-depth understanding of both Watergate and CIA history. |
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 Q&A with Amy Schneider, 40-Game Jeopardy! Champ By Lisa Peet Amy Schneider, a former software engineer, made history from November 2021 through this past January with her 40-game winning streak on Jeopardy!—the most successful woman to compete on the show, with the second-longest run (Ken Jennings, who won 74 games, was the show’s host during her appearance), and the first openly transgender contestant to qualify for the Tournament of Champions. |
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 ACADEMIC BESTSELLERS: Physiology By LJ Reviews Life Out of Balance, Adaptation and the Brain, Polyvagal Safety, and more in physiology titles: March 2021 to date as identified by GOBI Library Solutions from EBSCO. 1. Life Out of Balance: Homeostasis and Adaptation in a Darwinian World Hagen, Joel B. University of Alabama Press 2021. ISBN 9780817320898. $59.95 2. Adaptation and the Brain Healy, Susan D. Oxford University Press U.K. 2021. ISBN 9780199546756. $95.00 3. Polyvagal Safety: Attachment, Communication, Self-Regulation Porges, Stephen W. W. W. Norton 2021. ISBN 9781324016274. $45.00 |
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