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| June 29, 2017 |  Intellectual Freedom and Open Access | ALA 2017 By Lisa Peet “Intellectual Freedom and Open Access: Working Toward a Common Goal?” invited three librarians from different sectors to weigh in on where and how the two principles overlap, and how they can support each other. |
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| SPONSORED BY PROQUEST  A Salute to Canada’s Sesquicentennial Anniversary Canada is partying with “unanimity” and “heartiness” like it’s 1867. On July 1, 1867, with passage of the British North America Act, the Dominion of Canada (a confederation of four provinces – Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick) was officially established as a self-governing entity within the British Empire. Read More››› |
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 New Writers Museum Hosts CCF Benefit | ALA Annual 2017 By Lisa Peet The American Library Association (ALA) Annual conference, held in Chicago June 22–27, got off to a literary start with a sold-out Friday night reception at the American Writers Museum (AWM) featuring poet, author, and activist Nikki Giovanni, to benefit ALA’s Cultural Communities Fund. |
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| "From the newest freshmen and their parents to the saltiest trustee, from the activist faculty member to the demanding donor, the [college] president must work well with them all and win everyone over." | | |
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 From Cuba to Good Eating | Nonfiction Previews, Dec. 2017 By Barbara Hoffert Reviews of Cuba on the Verge: 12 Writers on Continuity and Change in Havana and Across the Country; The Last Black Unicorn; The Danger Within Us: America’s Untested, Unregulated Medical Device Industry and One Man’s Battle To Survive It, and more. |
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 Summer Travels | Classic Returns By Liz French Reviews of And I’d Do It Again, Wright Sites: A Guide to Frank Lloyd Wright Public Places, Essays on the Self, and more. |
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| Back in May we began the first of a three-part series about women in jazz (LJ 5/1/17). This month, let’s pick up where we left off, looking at women jazz instrumentalists and composers from the 1960s and 1970s. |
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 LJ Nonfiction Reviews: July 2017 By LJ Reviews Employing humor, affection, and the careful eye of a trained art historian, Gopnik offers an enjoyable and engaging story of New York City; Banks’s comprehensive Girls Auto Clinic Glove Box Guide is indispensable; Lythcott-Haims faces difficult truths head-on in her memoir, an important addition to any collection; Twitty’s lip-smacking period recipes are valuable contributions to Old South historiography. |
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 Paul Kix’s The Saboteur | Last of the December Picks By Barbara Hoffert Raised in a fairy-tale chateau and educated at top schools, French aristocrat Robert de la Rochefoucald joined the Churchill’s Special Operations Executive (fondly dubbed the Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare) when the invading Nazis imprisoned his father. Forget thrillers, this a white-knuckle story, and it’s important. |
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 LJ Reference Reviews: July 2017 By LJ Reviews Tucker’s work is best for undergraduate students of military history; an ideal volume for anyone with a serious interest in The Beatles; The Elements are the building blocks of our world, deserving a place in every school and public library; Brill’s valuable resource on the Middle East and Islamic Studies supplies the foundation for coursework and scholarship across a range of disciplines. |
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From the Annoyed Librarian ... |
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BESTSELLERS: BiologyBy LJ Reviews1. The Book That Changed America: How Darwin’s Theory of Evolution Ignited a NationFuller, Randall Viking 2017. ISBN 9780525428336. $27
2. Body Messages: The Quest for the Proteins of Cellular Communication
Fantuzzi, Giamila
Harvard University Press
2016. ISBN 9780674088948. $39.95
3. The Death and Life of the Great Lakes
Egan, Dan
W.W. Norton
2017. ISBN 9780393246438. $27.95
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 How To Integrate Multiple Literacies Into Your Strategic Plan We have convened some of today’s leading advocates, thinkers, and doers on literacy programming in public libraries to discuss in actionable terms how public librarians are redefining literacy. Don’t wait, register by August 4 to take advantage of our special early-bird rate. Please call 646-380-0773 to inquire about our discounted team rates. |
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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. |
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