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| March 7, 2017 |  Harvard Biz Alums Offer SFPL Pro Bono Consulting By Lisa Peet While many public libraries could benefit from business counsel from a team of experts, professional consulting services are not always in the budget, even for larger systems. But recently San Francisco Public Library had the opportunity to do just that. |
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 Best Databases of 2016 By LJ Reviews Many databases and digital reference products were reviewed in 2016. Here we've selected the cream of the crop. |
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 Best Reference Titles of 2016 By LJ Reviews This year's list, compiled by a group of LJ’s top reference reviewers and editors, spans a wide range of subject areas, from a dictionary of Shakespearean vocabulary and a journey through classic sf films to an encyclopedia of cheese. |
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| SPONSORED BY NICHE ACADEMY  What Your Homeless Patrons Can Do For You It’s common to speak of the challenges presented by our homeless patrons. This article, however, will make the case that your library's response to homeless patrons can shine a bright light on the relevance and power of a 21st century library in a way that few other issues can. Read how››› |
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 Best Free Reference Websites & Apps By Gary Price INFOdocket editor Gary Price highlights the top free online resources and apps that should be at the fingertips of every reference librarian. |
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| "The question was: how do we evolve? What do we need to be doing differently?" | | |
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 Library of the Year 2017 | Call for Nominations All libraries are good, some are great. LJ is looking for role-model libraries to vie for the honor of being the 2017 Library Journal/Gale Cengage Learning Library of the Year. The postmark or email deadline is April 4, 2017. |
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 Streaming Story Times | Field Reports By Chris Moody Do you want to web stream your story times? The Youth Services Department at the Fayetteville Public Library, AR, hoped to make these events available to parents and children who couldn’t get to the library, and our patrons’ response has been fantastic. |
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| From the Pages of infoDOCKET ... |
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 The Best in Making and Tech at Toy Fair 2017 By Kristina Holzweiss What does a maker librarian do when she’s playing hooky? Visit the North American International Toy Fair at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, of course. |
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 Tor Authors, Latinx Superheroine Take Manhattan By SLJ Gabby Rivera debuted the first issue of Marvel’s “America” comics at Midtown Comics’s downtown location in New York City. A group of Tor and Tor Teen authors gathered at the Flatiron Building to celebrate their recent fantasy titles. |
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 Feminism for Everyone: Kelly Jensen on Here We Are By Mahnaz Dar
Sure to rally teens, Here We Are: Feminism for the Real World is a loving tribute to the gains feminism has made—and a call to action that encourages readers to continue to strive for equality and inclusivity. |
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| Xpress Reviews WEB-FIRST REVIEWS OF BOOKS AND MEDIA  Julia Dahl's Conviction is this week's starred fiction title. "Newcomers to this award-winning series can jump right in with this installment and be eager to read about Rebekah’s earlier investigations (Invisible City; Run You Down). The unsettling coercion of a confession from a teenage suspect could make this a good suggestion for fans of the show Making a Murderer." In nonfiction, Benjamin Heber Johnson's Escaping the Dark, Gray City: Fear and Hope in Progressive-Era Conservation explores the U.S. conservation movement, beginning with its roots in the 19th and 20th centuries. "Scholars interested in the history of progressive movements and/or of the roots of conservation principles should enjoy Johnson’s detailed, readable account." In audiobooks, Ann Voskamp's spiritual memoir The Broken Way: A Daring Path into the Abundant Life is "a valuable addition to resources that address the psychology of self-harm and the toll of unacknowledged trauma and anxiety, from an inspirational Christian point of view.... Narrator Jaimee Paul’s voice skillfully conveys...tension with a startling sense of sharp, pleading anger." In graphic novels, Gabrielle Bell's graphic memoir, Everything Is Flammable, "while more realized than her earlier comics, still flows from the same source—being both a celebration and critique of women who don’t hew to social conventions and might not even know where to begin." And The Lady and the Highlander, by Lecia Cornwall, is this week's starred e-original. "Cornwall (Beauty and the Highland Beast; When a Laird Finds a Lass) has done a remarkable job of fleshing out minor characters and creating an immersive story. The beats may be familiar, but the skillful storytelling draws readers in and holds some surprises."
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 Job Zone utilizes unique job matching technology to help you find the perfect job (and employers find the perfect candidate), whether you’re actively seeking or just keeping an eye out for your possibilities. Log on today and check out our newest features, including automated job and candidate matches, and email alerts. JOB OF THE WEEK The City of Santa Barbara Library seeks an Assistant Library Director |
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