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 On the Hill | ALA Preview 2019 By LJ Staff This year’s American Library Association (ALA) annual conference, running June 20–25 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center and surrounding venues in Washington, DC, will take ample advantage of its setting: highlights include a tour of DC area library branches and hosting not only Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden but also Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor. |
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| "Trivia legitimizes knowledge that's usually considered not important—it's the idea of valuing something even if it's not relevant to you specifically. I think that's still a much better attitude than being dismissive of someone else's interests, having that kind of trivia mindset of, 'This is really important to someone else—maybe not to me, but this informs their life.'" | | |
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 The Why | Editorial By Rebecca T. Miller Those working in libraries think a lot about the who, what, where, when, and how involved in the day-to-day operations. Sometimes, there’s even a chance to think about the why. It can be hard to take time to step back and do so, but it’s worth it, especially when the stakes are high and change is fast and furious. And thinking about why libraries are so important has me considering social cohesion, the glue of a thriving society. |
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| SPONSORED BY PROQUEST  Making Academic Research More Efficient Students and other researchers face many challenges when they’re searching for information. One of the biggest is sifting through the sheer volume of search results their query generates and honing in on the specific resources that are most relevant to their work. Read More››› |
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1. White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism
DiAngelo, Robin J. Beacon 2018. ISBN 9780807047415. $16 2. Antisocial Media: How Facebook Disconnects Us and Undermines Democracy
Vaidhyanathan, Siva
Oxford University Press
2018. ISBN 9780190841164. $24.95 3. American Prison: A Reporter's Undercover Journey into the Business of Punishment
Bauer, Shane
Penguin Books|
2018. ISBN 9780735223585. $28 |
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