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| SPONSORED BY INGRAM CONTENT GROUP  A NEW Podcast on Innovative Library Programs & Collections! Librarians have been creating innovative programming for their communities with amazing success. From catching on to crazes such as Pokémon Go to partnerships with AARP, programming can run the gamut for resourceful librarians. Tune in today to pick up a few creative library programming ideas of your own. Listen Now! |
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 Librarian of the Year | Call for Nominations Library Journal is seeking nominations for the annual Librarian of the Year Award to honor a professional librarian for outstanding achievement and accomplishments reflecting the loftiest service goals of the library profession. The postmark deadline is October 31, 2017. |
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 EveryLibrary Building National Base of Library Supporters By Christina Vercelletto Marking its fifth anniversary on September 5, EveryLibrary, a nonprofit political action committee dedicated to building voter support for libraries, announced its One Million Americans For Libraries Campaign. |
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| SPONSORED BY INGRAM CONTENT GROUP  Floating Collections: How It Can Work in a Public Library I’m sure, like many of you, I watch a lot of education webinars. They are a great way to learn things in a cheap, convenient way. You always think: I can listen with half an ear while multi-tasking three different things. Occasionally, I put everything else away and listen with both ears. A few weeks ago, I did the latter. I closed my email, laid my pen down, and listened for an hour to a really great library webinar. Tell Me More››› |
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| "Engaging your community is not inherently political.... I think the act of being that convener is very powerful." | | |
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 Reaching New Audiences | NYCC Professional Day 2017 By Annalisa Pesek In a move to support its diverse and ever-growing body of attendees, the 12th annual New York Comic Con this year extended its regular programming efforts by partnering with nearby businesses and institutions. |
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 Run Your Week: Big Books, Sure Bets, and Titles Making News | Book Pulse By Neal Wyatt Book Pulse is a daily update designed to help collection development and readers’ advisory librarians navigate the never-ending wave of new books and book news. The Rooster Bar by John Grisham is this week’s big book; librarians pick Joe Hill’s Strange Weather; and Danielle Steel opens high on the best seller lists. |
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 The Job Outlook: In 2030, Librarians Will Be in Demand | Editorial By Rebecca T. Miller A fascinating new report takes a fresh look at what the workforce is going to look like in the future and which skills will be highly sought after. According to “The Future of Skills: Employment in 2030”, there will be an increased call for librarians, curators, and archivists, among other occupations. |
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From the Pages of infoDOCKET... |
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 Virtually There | Product Spotlight By Matt Enis Public interest in virtual reality technology is on the rise. This spotlight takes a look at currently available headset hardware. |
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 Telling Stories | Office Hours By Michael Stephens We’ve been talking about the power of a story for a long time in our field. Libraries have always been about access to the stories of the world, collected, cataloged, and placed on a shelf waiting to be discovered. |
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| Xpress Reviews WEB-FIRST REVIEWS OF BOOKS AND MEDIA  Eryk Pruitt's What We Reckon is this week's starred fiction title. "A finalist for the Derringer Award, Pruitt ( Dirtbags; Hashtag) delivers an excellent addition to the gritty Southern noir genre. Readers of Hunter S. Thompson and David Joy will enjoy the psychedelic twists and turns as well as the rapid-fire dialog." In nonfiction, "those who are familiar with punk rock will find" Stacy Russo's We Were Going To Change the World: Interviews with Women from the 1970s and 1980s Southern California Punk Rock Scene "absorbing and illuminating as will musical, cultural, and women’s studies historians." Alex Berenson's The Prisoner is this week's starred audiobook. "John Wells is back, and this time he is voluntarily going undercover—again—as an al-Qaeda operative in a CIA black-site Bulgarian prison.... The narration by George Guidall is exceptional; the accents, his smart use of cadence, and his smooth yet engaging tone make this wonderful story even better." Renegade: Martin Luther; The Graphic Biography, by Dacia Palmerino with illustrations by Andrea Grosso Ciponte, is this week's starred graphic novel. "Longtime Italian collaborators Ciponte and Palmerino present their first work in English [translated from Italian by Michael G. Parker] with this earnest take on Luther’s life, wonderfully rendered through paintings and collages that dip into the biography at critical moments." And Hamilton’s Battalion: A Trio of Romances, by Rose Lerner, Courtney Milan, and Alyssa Cole, is this week's starred e-original. "Taking a page from the musical Hamilton’s diverse cast of characters, these stories tackle issues of race, sexual orientation, religion, and class while still managing to be heartwarming and humorous."
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 Empower Your Community with Coding Mission Possible! You don’t need tech chops to put together a progressive coding program at your library. Learn from the leading companies, organizations, and libraries in this online event and workshop. As a subscriber to LJXpress, you’ll save 25% off when you register using promo code “LJX25”. Discounted team rates are also available, please call 646-380-0773 to learn more. |
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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 Alachua County Library in Florida is seeking a Library Manager |
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