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 Outstanding Outreach By Erica Freudenberger Outreach librarianship meets community members where they are, building relationships that improve libraries and lives. |
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 James Madison University’s Furious Flower Poetry Center Receives $2M from Mellon Foundation By Lisa Peet The Furious Flower Poetry Center at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, VA, is the nation’s first academic center devoted to Black poetry. With the help of a recent $2 million, four-and-a-half-year grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the Center will receive the necessary support to continue its mission of supporting Black poets in American letters and cultivating poetry appreciation among students of all levels. |
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SPONSORED BY UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA ONLINE  Fully Online Bachelor’s Degrees in Library Science
Gain an edge on your resume by completing your bachelor’s degree completely online from the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO). Select from Library Science, BMS or Library Science, BS Ed. Students choose UNO for individualized guidance from faculty, high employment placement rates and local and regional professional networks. Learn More››› |
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 Ways To Watch | Programs That Pop By Bill Harmer & Alex Giannini No matter how audience behaviors ultimately swing in the future, hybrid events will be a pillar of our new normal. We must continue to refine our capability of being anywhere and everywhere for anybody. |
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 Gale Case Studies | Reference eReviews By Rob Tench Gale Case Studies complies a number of case studies in each of the three modules which encompass multidisciplinary subjects. The topics covered (LGBTQ+ issues, political extremism, and public health) intersect with a wide variety of studies. Straightforward with helpful functions to create citations and facilitate discussions, this resource is ideal for undergraduates, although it could appeal to the general researcher as well. |
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| "We can’t be a profession or institution that expects people to come to us—or eventually we won’t have a profession or institution." | | |
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 2022 Youth Media Award Winners By SLJ Staff Here are the winners of the 2022 Youth Media Awards, announced during a virtual ceremony at ALA's LibLearnX. |
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| SPONSORED BY BIBLIOLABS  LJ Talks with Nikesha Elise Williams, Winner of 2021 BCALA Prize Founded in 1970, the Black Caucus of the American Library Association (BCALA) is a leading advocate for libraries serving the nation’s African American community. In 2016, the BCALA launched the Self-Publishing Literary Award in cooperation with Bibliolabs, a Charleston-based software/media company. The award’s goal is to highlight and amplify new African American voices. |
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 Tom Lin and Hanif Abdurraqib Win Carnegie Medals | Book Pulse By Kate Merlene Tom Lin and Hanif Abdurraqib are named Andrew Carnegie Medal winners. The 2022 RUSA Book & Media Awards are announced including the Notable Books List, Reading List, The Listen List, The Sophie Brody Medal, Essential Cookbooks: The CODES List, and the Outstanding References Sources List. |
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 Q&A with Award-Winning Horror Novelist Alma Katsu By Becky Spratford Alma Katsu is an internationally award-winning novelist. The Hunger is one of NPR’s 100 favorite horror stories, and The Deep was nominated for the Stoker and Locus awards for best horror novel. Her latest novel, The Fervor, is a horror novel set in a Japanese internment camp. LJ caught up with her to talk about writing, the power of horror fiction, and authors who inspire. |
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 Hanif Abdurraqib, Colson Whitehead Among National Book Critics Circle Award Finalists | Book Pulse By Anita Mechler The National Book Critics Circle Awards finalists are announced. Colm Tóibín is named the 2022–2024 Laureate for Irish Fiction by the Arts Council of Ireland. Celeste Ng is coming out with a new novel, Our Missing Hearts, in October. Interviews abound with Chloe Gong of Foul Lady Fortune, Jessi Klein of I’ll Show Myself Out, William Barr of One Damn Thing After Another, and more. |
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| Reviews WEB-FIRST REVIEWS OF BOOKS AND MEDIA  The Modern Tiffin: On-the-Go Vegan Dishes with a Global Flair, by Priyanka Naik, is a starred how-to selection. "The perfect cookbook for planning summer meals, this bright and creative collection puts an innovative spin on vegan cooking and will appeal to a broad range of home cooks, vegan or not." And in parapsychology, Ora North's Mood Magick: Wellness Spells and Rituals To Find Balance in an Uncertain World is this week's starred selection. "Filled with cogent observations, each spell becomes a self-supporting message that validates the difficulty of living with mental health challenges yet provides structure for self-awareness, restores connection to the body, and engenders mood alchemy."
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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 Santa Monica Public Library (CA) seeks a Director of Library Services |
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