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 Growing Practice: Library Gardens By Erica Freudenberger Library gardens help address food insecurity, ease environmental impact, provide stress relief, and serve as pandemic-safe space for community connection. |
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 Go Outside And Grow: Eight Titles To Get Back To The Great Outdoors By Deborah Broocker Whether your volunteer gardening goals are motivated by Community Supported Agriculture guidelines or more relaxed recreational interests, the following titles should address the fundamentals of establishing a broad range of projects, both large and small. |
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 Schomburg Center Director Joy Bivins on Collecting, Serving the Public, and the Importance of Access By Lisa Peet On June 4, Joy Bivins was named Director of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, a research division of The New York Public Library. As the Schomburg Center’s associate director of collections and research services since June 2020, Bivins led the Schomburg’s five public service divisions and served as chief curator. Previously, she served as chief curator of the International African American Museum in Charleston, SC, and director of Curatorial Affairs at the Chicago History Museum. |
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 Call for Information: Completed library renovation or new construction projects Library Journal is collecting information about recently completed library construction projects for inclusion in our upcoming architecture issue. If your library completed a library construction or renovation project between July 1, 2020 and June 30, 2021, please tell us about it! We are especially interested in any special features or design elements of your project (e.g., green, flexible design, etc.). Submitting high quality images of completed projects is encouraged. If you have questions, please email Laura Girmscheid at Lgirmscheid@mediasourceinc.com. The deadline for submissions is Friday, August 27, 2021. There are separate links for public and college/university library projects: Public libraries: www.LibraryJournal.com/PublicArch2021 Academic libraries: www.LibraryJournal.com/AcademicArch2021 |
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| "College students are overwhelmed with the weight of the world. Having a garden is such a positive way to make a change in the world." | | |
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 Black Ice by Brad Thor Tops Holds Lists | Book Pulse By Kate Merlene
Black Ice by Brad Thor leads holds this week. Six LibraryReads and four Indie Next picks publish this week. August’s issue of Entertainment Weekly arrives along with the August LibraryReads list. People's book of the week is Committed: Dispatches from a Psychiatrist in Training by Adam Stern. The Millions shares its “Most Anticipated: The Great Second-Half 2021 Book Preview.” |
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 American Booksellers Association Apologizes For Anti-Trans Book | Book Pulse By Anita Mechler The American Booksellers Association has apologized for including “an anti-trans book” in a recent promotional shipment to members. The 2021 Center for Fiction First Novel Prize longlist is announced, Li Kotomi wins the Akutagawa Prize, and Patricia Highsmith’s diaries will be available to the public, published in November. Interviews abound with: Tiffany McDaniel of Betty, Stephen King of Billy Summers, Kristen Radtke of Seek You: A Journey Through American Loneliness, Savala Nolan of Don’t Let It Get You Down: Essays on Race, Gender, and the Body, Jasmine Guillory of While We Were Dating, and Sophia Benoit of Well, This is Exhausting. |
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 Floyd Cooper Has Died; Children’s Literature World in Mourning Again By Kara Yorio Award-winning children’s illustrator Floyd Cooper has died. He was 65. The Highlights Foundation confirmed the news in a tweet on Friday, “We were tremendously sad to learn this morning that our dear friend and faculty member Floyd Cooper has passed away. Thank you, Floyd, for your many gifts to us.” |
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| Reviews WEB-FIRST REVIEWS OF BOOKS AND MEDIA  A Constitution for the Living: Imagining How Five Generations of Americans Would Rewrite the Nation’s Fundamental Law, by Beau Breslin, is this week's starred Law and Crime selection. "Entertaining, instructive, and learned, Breslin’s creative narratives brim with analytical and historical detail that explain the workings of the U.S. Constitution and Constitutional framing." And Adrian Tchaikovsky's Empire in Black and Gold is this week's starred science fiction and fantasy title. "Highly recommended for fantasy and steampunk readers looking for a truly epic (and complete!) tale, fans of the author, and anyone looking for a great but different story about the rise and overthrow of fantastic empires." See All Reviews››› |
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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. JOB OF THE WEEK The University of California, San Diego Library seeks a Program Director Collection Development and Management |
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