Connecting the Last Mile: Libraries Find Innovative Solutions for Broadband Access
By Matt Enis
Lack of reliable broadband access has long posed challenges for many rural communities. As the pandemic ramps up the need, libraries continue to help with innovative solutions.

Breathing Room: HVAC Solutions and Resources for COVID Risk Mitigation
By Lauren Stara and Andrea Bunker
As cold weather shuts down outdoor services across much of North America, many libraries are assessing how to provide materials and programs indoors in a way that is safe for patrons and staff. 

SPONSORED BY OCLC

Will your pickup solution still work when it gets busy?

Consider a solution that’s built to last. Stay ahead of changing community needs and expectations with more choices for how people interact with your library, without adding work for staff.

Discover CapiraCurbside℠›››

NYC Library Systems See Cuts for FY21, 22 in Mayor’s Preliminary Budget
By  Lisa Peet
On Thursday, January 14, New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio released his preliminary FY22 budget, as well as outlining cuts to be enacted this year. All three of the city’s library systems—Brooklyn Public Library, New York Public Library, and Queens Public Library—will see cuts to their operating budgets, with subsequent reductions spread out through 2025.

SPONSORED BY EX LIBRIS

How Libraries Can Become Essential Partners in Academic Research

A university’s research output is only beneficial when others can easily find it. This is where libraries can add tremendous value to the research process: By leveraging their expertise in collecting, organizing, and making information easily discoverable, academic libraries can help raise the profile of their institution’s research.

Read More›››

Essential Titles for Supporting Patrons Who are Grieving | Collection Development
By Erin Shea
Building collections to help our communities is essential, but unfortunately there is no perfect "how-to" manual for grief and even though grief is something we will all experience at some point in our lives, it is still a subject that remains largely taboo in our society.

Register for the Forthcoming ALA Midwinter Galley & Events Guide
By Barbara Hoffert
If ALA Midwinter can go virtual, so can the Midwinter galley guide. Library Journal is creating a guide that covers not just galleys but key events and giveaways available at the virtual booths of key publishers. To receive the forthcoming ALA Midwinter galley and events guide, sponsored by Sourcebooks, register here.

News Literacy Week Brings Events and Information for Educators and Students
By SLJ Staff
The second annual News Literacy Week is January 25-29. It comes amid widespread calls for teaching more of these skills, as the investigations and arrests continue in the aftermath of the attack on the Capitol, which were based in part on the false claim of election fraud. 

Don DeLillo's 'White Noise' Headed to the Screen, Noah Baumbach to Direct | Book Pulse
By Mary Bakija
Noah Baumbach will direct Adam Driver and Greta Gerwig in a feature adaptation of White Noise by Don DeLillo. In other adaptation news, there are first-look deals on The Secret Lives of Church Ladies by Deesha Philyaw and Who Fears Death by Nnedi Okorafor. HarperCollins nabbed a three-book deal with Jeffrey Archer.

Talented Ripleys: Top Picks for Suspense Fiction Fans | The Reader's Shelf
By Steven Jablonski
Beware the charming, social-climbing sociopath! These murderous Machiavellians are a gift to suspense fiction, as they stop at nothing in their ruthless pursuit of success.

Nigerian Activist, Author, Tsitsi Dangarembga, Receives 2021 PEN Award for Freedom of Expression | Book Pulse
By Mary Bakija
PEN International honors activist and author Tsitsi Dangarembga, This Mournable Body, with its 2021 Award for Freedom of Expression. This week's new best sellers include Star Wars: Light of the Jedi by Charles Soule, Neighbors by Danielle Steel, The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins, and Keep Sharp by Sanjay Gupta.

Xpress Reviews

WEB-FIRST REVIEWS OF BOOKS AND MEDIA

Serpentine, by Jonathan Kellerman, is one of this week's starred mysteries. “Readers will keep turning the pages to fit the pieces of the puzzle together in this twisty, complex “Alex Delaware” title (after The Museum of Desire).” And Molly Greeley's The Heiress: The Revelations of Anne de Bourgh is one of this weeks starred fiction selections. “Treading lightly on beloved [Jane] Austen ground, Greeley’s storytelling is intricate, masterly, and delightfully imaginative. Highly recommended for Austen fans as well as readers of period fiction.”

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.

JOB OF THE WEEK
Tompkins County Public Library (NY) seeks a Library Director IV