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 Fine-Free: It’s Time | Editorial By Meredith Schwartz The movement in public libraries toward eliminating late fines for borrowed materials is equitable—and practical. |
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SPONSORED BY OCLC  Maximize Your Community Impact As you continue to put your community at the center of everything you do, now there’s a system that does the same. Wise offers the key to unlock your library's potential to anticipate community needs and reach people more effectively. Are you ready to be a Wise library? Learn more about Wise››› |
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| SPONSORED BY SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY |
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 Movers & Shakers 2022 | Call for Nominations The editors of Library Journal need your help identifying the emerging leaders in the library world. Movers & Shakers profiles up-and-coming, innovative, creative individuals from around the world—both great leaders and behind-the-scenes contributors—who are providing inspiration and model programs for others, including programs developed this year in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Please use this form to let us know about anybody you think we should be aware of. Submissions will close on December 6, 2021. |
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| "Although the majority of employed graduates express satisfaction with their current placement (65 percent), this is a clear decline from 2019 (72 percent), perhaps reflecting the uncertainty and stress of altered working conditions under the pandemic." | | |
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 The Fine Art of Working with Parent Volunteers By Wayne D’Orio Volunteers in your school library should lessen your daily workload. While they’re making sure your space stays organized and useful—with the added bonus of parent participation—a team of volunteers reshelving books, helping create displays, and assisting with inventory frees you to address bigger issues. |
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 Game On by Janet Evanovich Tops Holds Lists | Book Pulse By Kate Merlene Game On: Tempting Twenty-Eight by Janet Evanovich leads holds this week. The Polari Prize winners are announced, including Mohsin Zaidi and Diana Souhami. The 2021 Chelsey Award nominees are announced. Four LibraryReads and eight Indie Next picks publish this week. People's book of the week is Carry the Dog by Stephanie Gangi. |
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 Joy Williams and Brian Broome Win the 2021 Kirkus Prize | Book Pulse By Anita Mechler Congratulations to Joy Williams, Harrow, and Brian Broome, Punch Me Up to the Gods, for winning the 2021 Kirkus Prize for fiction and nonfiction. Also, kudos to the 2021 Barnes & Noble Book of the Year finalists, Waterstones Book of the Year shortlist, and Warwick Prize for Women in Translation longlist. |
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| Starred Reviews WEB-FIRST REVIEWS OF BOOKS AND MEDIA  The Annotated Mrs. Dalloway, Merve Emre's new "lavish, detailed guide" to the classic Virginia Woolf title, is one of this week's starred literature selections. "A rich work that ably supports readers and teachers." These Precious Days: Essays, by Ann Patchett, is another starred literature title. "For the author’s many fans and anyone who loves beautiful writing." And Jenny Holiday's Duke, Actually, a sequel to A Princess for Christmas, is this week's starred romance. "This smashing sequel is packed with delightful characters, snappy dialogue, and a fairy-tale European setting. A top pick for every holiday romance reading list." See All Reviews››› |
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