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| June 13, 2017 | Making It Happen | Programming
By Jennifer A. Dixon
LJ surveys public libraries to benchmark how Maker initiatives are taking hold across the field. |
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Lakewood, OH, Mom Sues Library Over Teen’s Rough Treatment
By Lisa Peet
The mother of a Lakewood, OH, teenager has filed suit against an off-duty police officer serving as security who broke her daughter’s jaw on November 7, 2016, during an incident at the Lakewood Public Library’s Madison Branch. |
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U. Chicago Undergrad Library Workers Unionize
By Jennifer A. Dixon
The new Student Library Employees Union (SLEU) could represent up to 220 members, the majority of them undergraduates, and will negotiate with UC on wages, hours, and third-party legal representation. |
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OverDrive to Introduce Cost Per Circ Option
By Matt Enis
OverDrive announced that Simon & Schuster Audio, Baker Publishing, and Lerner Publishing will be making ebooks and audiobooks available for licensing on the OverDrive platform via a cost-per-circ model later this year. |
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Librarians Shout ‘n Share Their Literary Finds | BookExpo 2017
By Wilda Williams
Cosponsored by the Association of American Publishers (AAP) and LJ, the ninth annual edition of the ever-popular Librarian Shout ‘n Share panel literally took center stage on the final day of BookExpo 2017, held May 31–June 2 at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in Manhattan. |
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SPONSORED BY LEARNINGEXPRESS Information & Media Literacy: Skills Needed in Today’s World
LearningExpress, an EBSCO company, presented a webinar last week on the skills necessary to obtain reliable information for effective research and navigating daily digital life. Reviewing the meaning of information and media literacy, they looked at some of the challenges patrons face and suggested solutions to help patrons build literacy skills.
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| BookExpo Book Buzz 2017
By Barbara Hoffert
What buzzed big at BookExpo this year? Big-name books, of course, like Pulitzer Prize winner Jennifer Egan’s Manhattan Beach (Scribner) and new works from National Book Award winners Jesmyn Ward (Sing, Unburied, Sing, Scribner) and Alice McDermott (The Ninth Hour, Farrar). |
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| "We also are trying to steer away from the ‘maker’ label as we feel that it can read very bro-y and tech-y, and [we try to] emphasize that these types of DIY programs are for everyone, all ages, every skill level." | | From "Making It Happen | Programming" |
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Bookmobile for a Day | Programs That Pop
By Kristi Smith
The Lane Library at Armstrong State University (ASU) does not have a bookmobile, but on April 12, four librarians fashioned one out of a golf cart for National Bookmobile Day. The location was the entire ASU campus in Savannah, GA. |
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Creating UX Buy-In | The User Experience
By Nadaleen Tempelman-Kluit
Facilitating meetings that encourage creative strategizing can be a way to move organizational thinking from problem-solving to solution-focused. |
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Be Open-Minded To the Next Generations | Blatant Berry
By John N. Berry III
A late-night argument with my son Tom and a brief discussion with Christian Zabriskie, who wrote the letter “Condescending!” in this month’s Feedback, set me ruminating on the way our perspectives change as we age. |
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Karan Mahajan Wins NYPL’s Young Lions Fiction Award
By Barbara Hoffert
On Thursday, June 1, at a packed event at the New York Public Library’s Stephen A. Schwarzman Building on 42nd Street, Karan Mahajan was awarded this year’s Young Lions Fiction Award for The Association of Small Bombs (Viking). |
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Remembering Ray Lyons
By Keith Curry Lance
It is with great sadness that I report the untimely passing on May 14, 2017, of Ray Lyons, my collaborator in the creation of the Library Journal Index of Public Library Service and my coauthor for the annual November cover story on the nation’s Star Libraries. |
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| Xpress Reviews WEB-FIRST REVIEWS OF BOOKS AND MEDIA Mary-Rose MacColl's Swimming Home is one of two starred fiction titles this week. "Readers who enjoy their historical fiction with complex characters and a fast-paced narrative will undoubtedly find this novel a perfect fit." In nonfiction, "anyone eager to learn more about the brain, the mind, consciousness, and the history of 20th-century neuroscience will enjoy" Adrian Owen's Into the Gray Zone: A Neuroscientist Explores the Border Between Life and Death, an "engaging combination of science, detective story, and memoir." In graphic novels, Rise of the Dungeon Master: Gary Gygax and the Creation of D&D [Dungeons & Dragons], by David Kushner with illustrations by Koren Shadmi, is "an affectionate tribute to the classic RPG and its creator; those who grew up playing the game will appreciate this edition." And in Redemption, the latest e-original by Kelly Moran (Tracking You), "rich characterizations, realistic emotions, and a lovely story make for a can’t-put-it-down emotional read."
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How To Integrate Multiple Literacies Into Your Strategic Plan
We have convened some of today’s leading advocates, thinkers, and doers on literacy programming in public libraries to discuss in actionable terms how public librarians are redefining literacy. Don’t wait, register by June 23 to take advantage of our special early-bird rate. Please call 646-380-0773 to inquire about our discounted team rates. |
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