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| September 18, 2018 |  Of, By, and For the People: Best Small Library in America 2018 By John N. Berry III Where the Appalachian Trail meets the French Broad River in western Madison County, NC, 21,000 citizens celebrate their great library. On operating revenue of just $25 per capita, the Madison County Public Libraries has totally engaged its community with partnerships, outreach, relationships, and top-notch professional service. |
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 Attorney Sues for Access to Tanton Papers in Closed Archive By Lisa Peet Hassan Ahmad, a Virginia-based immigration attorney, has filed a Freedom of Information Act request and a lawsuit to view the papers of John Tanton held at the University of Michigan’s Bentley Historical Library. Ahmad has argued that the material should be openly available, as it is relevant to current controversies over immigration policies. |
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| SPONSORED BY BAKER & TAYLOR INC. |
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 Insta Novels an Instant Social Media Hit for NYPL By Matt Enis The New York Public Library introduced Insta Novels on August 22, posting a newly digitized, illustrated version of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll on its official Instagram page. The concept has been an immediate success, with @nypl experiencing its fastest follower growth ever. |
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| "They are leading the way to the future of rural and small public libraries by providing innovative programs, delivering outreach to underserved populations, building literacy and digital library skills among residents of all ages, and serving as the community hub of a growing and changing rural area." | | |
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 Teaming Up for College Readiness By Christina Vercelletto
High school educators are joining forces with their academic counterparts to make sure students are prepared to ace college research. |
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| This cadre is made up of Latinx women and non-binary creators with debut and sophomore fictional books for children and teens releasing between Fall 2018–2019. |
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 Gale Launches Digital Scholar Lab By Matt Enis Following two years in development, Gale launched its Digital Scholar Lab (DSL), a cloud-based text mining and natural language processing solution that facilitates analysis of raw text data (optical character recognition/OCR text) from 160 million pages of Gale Primary Sources content. |
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 Libraries: A Public Good By John N. Berry III It is time, again, to reaffirm our society’s need for public institutions, public goods that are accessible to all and supported by taxes because that is the most efficient and effective way to provide them. |
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| Xpress Reviews WEB-FIRST REVIEWS OF BOOKS AND MEDIA  Elliot Reed's A Key to Treehouse Living is one of two starred fiction titles this week. "Intriguing, revelatory, and unexpected, this debut novel is highly recommended for smart readers." In nonfiction, "readers with an interest in [Winston] Churchill, as well as moviegoers whose interest was sparked by the Academy Award–winning film The Darkest Hour, will appreciate learning more about his early family life and career" in My Darling Winston: The Letters Between Winston Churchill and His Mother, by Winston Churchill and Jennie Jerome. In graphic novels, UK-based Joff Winterhart makes his U.S. debut with two books in one: Other People: Days of the Bagnold Summer & Driving Short Distances. "An enjoyable read for fans of nuanced character studies and coming-of-age stories set in the real world." And in e-originals, Syrie James's Summer of Scandal, book two in the "Dare To Defy" series, is "charming and sexy, with plenty of lingering glances and tingling will-they/won’t-they moments.... James’s latest makes a perfect beach read." See All Xpress 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 District of Columbia Public Library seeks a Librarian (Digital Curation) |
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