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As COVID-19 Threat Grows, Libraries Balance Patron Needs with Staff Safety and Containment By Erica Freudenberger As recommendations to slow the spread of COVID-19 across the country become common knowledge, public events have been canceled, public schools have closed, and calls for social distancing to flatten the curve have become the norm. But some libraries remain divided on whether to remain open but suspend public programming, outreach, or meeting room rentals; limit hours; or close entirely. |
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Close Your Library | Editorial By Meredith Schwartz When I started writing my editorial for the April issue last week, a mere handful of public libraries had closed to contain the spread of COVID-19, though many had canceled public programming. Less than a week later, nearly 500 have closed to the public. We should close all of them. |
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National Book Critics Circle Announces 2019 Award Winners By Barbara Hoffert Scheduled for Thursday, March 12, the National Book Critics Circle’s annual awards ceremony was canceled owing to the current coronavirus pandemic. But the voting went on, with results announced Thursday night. |
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Can't-Miss Print Titles | Best Reference 2019 By Mahnaz Dar, Maggie Knapp, Patricia Lothrop, Dave Pugl, Laurie Selwyn, and Rob Tench This year's Best Reference articles are marked by stunning visuals, from the stirring Protest! A History of Social and Political Protest Graphics to the quirky Atlas of Poetic Zoology. |
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How Do We Read in 2020? NEA Has Some Answers | Book Pulse By Neal Wyatt The Boy from the Woods, by Harlan Coben, leads holds this week. The National Endowment for the Arts has issued their 2020 “How Do We Read” report. David Lagercrantz is going to write a modern Sherlock Holmes series. |
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Racism, Addiction, and Classism in Healthcare: Academic Best Sellers in Medicine By LJ Reviews A fascinating examination of the past and present of women's healthcare; a century-spanning history of the evolution of our culture and the practice of medicine; and an analysis of how middle-class Black women navigate the complexities of dealing with doctors top the list of best-selling medicine books, as compiled by GOBI Library Solutions from EBSCO. |
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Reviews WEB-FIRST REVIEWS OF BOOKS AND MEDIA Tatyana Fazlalizadeh's Stop Telling Women To Smile: Stories of Street Harassment and How We’re Taking Back Our Power is one of this week's starred nonfiction selections. "An important addition to women’s studies, art history, and political collections that will also be valuable in more general public library holdings." Russians Among Us: Sleeper Cells, Ghost Stories, and the Hunt for Putin’s Spies, by Gordon Corera, is one of this week's starred political science titles. "This exciting read will be enjoyed by fans of real life and fictional spy stories." Also in nonfiction, Thomas Rid's starred title, Active Measures: The Secret History of Disinformation and Political Warfare, is "A fascinating read for those who appreciate learning about history within a complex political context." And Hilary Mantel's The Mirror & the Light, the finale of Mantel's "Wolf Hall" Trilogy, is this week's starred fiction selection. "Mantel has no equal in historical fiction at setting a scene, telling a compelling story, and delineating vibrant characters. Libraries won’t be able to keep this book on the shelves." See All Reviews››› |
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