Also: SLJ's Best Books 2021, Three Librarians on the Databases They Count On |
|
| |  IMLS Report Offers Data on Libraries’, Museums’ Contributions to Community Well-Being By Lisa Peet The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), in partnership with Reinvestment Fund, recently released “Understanding the Social Wellbeing Impacts of the Nation’s Libraries and Museums,” a report on the ways that libraries and museums promote social inclusion and well-being. The study, conducted between 2018 and 2020, looked at measures that included community health, school effectiveness, institutional connection, and cultural opportunity. |
|
|
|  SFF 2022 Preview | 89 Titles To Read, Know, and Share By Marlene Harris In our annual survey of the state of science fiction and fantasy, LJ explores the landscape of possible worlds far into the future and lands born of endless imagination. Through interviews with publishers, librarians, and a best-selling author, as well as examination of forthcoming titles, we identified movements in the genre that mark its ongoing development. |
|
|
|  Amandeep Kochar on Buying Baker & Taylor By Meredith Schwartz LJ interviewed Amandeep Kochar, president and CEO of Baker & Taylor, about his leading a private investment group’s recent acquisition of the company from its previous owner, Follett, on November 4. |
|
|
|  SLJ's Best Books 2021 By SLJ Staff After months of deliberation, the editors and our insightful reviewer committee members have selected 139 exemplary titles as the best books for children and teens published this year. |
|
|
| | SPONSORED BY AGATI  Agati University of Library Design Welcome to the Agati University of Library Design, our collection of resources to help you create a space that effectively supports your community and accomplishes your mission. Here, you’ll find helpful articles, video podcasts, and webinars we’ve created. Browse through and check out any resources that you feel would be valuable! Start Learning››› |
|
|
|  Movers & Shakers 2022 | Call for Nominations 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. Please use this form to let us know about anybody you think we should be aware of. Submissions will close on December 6, 2021. |
|
|
| | "The traditional work of libraries and museums in education and reading—increasingly in terms of relationship to curriculum, to informal learning in early childhood, and K–12—is, we think, really important in the determination of success in life and social well-being." | | |
|
|
|  Three Librarians on the Databases They Count On By A.J. Muhammad, Kate Lambaria & Marcella E. Barnhart Databases form a crucial part of many library collections. Three librarians from specialized institutions, focusing on Black history and culture, the performing arts, and business, discuss their collections and explore several databases that are often the first resources they go to when fielding questions from patrons. |
|
|
| |  Page To Screen | 35 Adaptations To Build A Collection By Alana Quarles Since the start of filmmaking, books have been adapted for the screen. While production quality, casting, and popular trends can all affect the success of adaptations, a strong narrative is one element they are sure to have in common. Viewers like stories, and of course, readers do, too. |
|
|
|  Winners of the 2021 National Books Awards Announced | Book Pulse By Anita Mechler The 2021 National Books Awards winners are announced, including Jason Mott for Hell of a Book and Tiya Miles for All That She Carried. Stephen Graham Jones wins the 2021 Mark Twain American Voice in Literature Award for The Only Good Indians. The Nyabola Prize shortlist is out. |
|
|
|  Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Analysis Powered by CollectionHQ | Reference eReview By Dontaná McPherson-Joseph The CollectionHQ Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Analysis tool was created with the goal of empowering library staff to view their collections with a critical eye. Though not a diversity audit, it represents a way to begin one, as well as to create a robust collection policy aimed at increasing DEI representation in a collection. |
|
|
| | From the Pages of infoDOCKET ... |
|
|
| | Starred Reviews WEB-FIRST REVIEWS OF BOOKS AND MEDIA  The Loft Generation: From the de Koonings to Twombly; Portraits and Sketches, 1942–2011, by Edith Schloss, is this week's starred history selection. "This account of one of the most important moments in the history of modern art is invaluable as well as fascinating." And Dianna Rostad's debut novel You Belong Here Now is this week's starred fiction title. "This intricately plotted, deeply researched debut ranks among the best of the “Orphan Train”–themed novels and polishes the Western novel to a new radiance. Picture Charles Dickens on an Appaloosa for a fusion of two classic genres." See All Reviews››› |
|
|
|  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. |
|
|
| | | |
|
|
|
