Robin Davis, associate head of user experience at North Carolina State University (NCSU) Libraries, was named a 2022 Library Journal Mover & Shaker for her innovative work to make libraries accessible for all, including the development of sensory maps. LJ recently reached out to learn more about what she’s been doing since then.
While Open Access has been a frequent topic of discussion in academic libraries for more than a decade, Open Access materials can play a role in public libraries. The challenge is to curate the ones patrons need and make them findable. Through panel discussions with public library staff who are developing OA collections, this series provides an overview of the current OA landscape and offers advice for implementing an OA strategy.
The American Library Association's Office for Intellectual Freedom released its annual list of most challenged titles Monday. For 2022, the Top 10 has expanded to 13 and Maia Kobabe's graphic novel memoir takes the top spot for the second year in a row.
Library Journal and Gale are pleased to announce the inaugural Libraries Defying the Odds award, created to help address the needs of public libraries in a continuously changing landscape. As libraries confront obstacles that range from natural disasters to inadequate infrastructure to intellectual freedom challenges, many have used creative problem solving, activated community support, forged strong partnerships, and otherwise found new ways to overcome these barriers and meet the needs of the people they serve. The 2023 Libraries Defying the Odds award will provide $10,000 to a U.S. public library that is stepping up for its community and staff in the face of adversity—and to celebrate library workers providing services, programming, and collections for those who need them most. Nomination deadline: May 13, 2023.
Featuring meditation, manifestation, astrology, breathwork, and more, these are the 20 body, mind, and spirit titles that library patrons are seeking.
“When someone comes in [to challenge a book], everyone should know their roles. First off, hand them a reconsideration form. Direct them to the director, don’t answer any questions.”
Happy Place by Emily Henry leads holds this week. It is also People’s book of the week and Indie Next’s #1 pick. Other titles getting buzz include Small Mercies by Dennis Lehane and The Last Remains by Elly Griffiths. The LA Times Book Prize winners are announced, as is the IPA Prix Voltaire shortlist. Five LibraryReads and six Indie Next picks publish this week.
Young British widow Emma Blackstone moved to 1920s Hollywood to care for her silent-movie star sister-in-law, Kitty. When a famous director calls for help, Emma and Kitty race over to the set of his new blockbuster movie.
Jamil Jan Kochai wins the 2023 Aspen Words Literary Prize for The Haunting of Hajji Hotak And Other Stories. More award news arrives from the Writers’ Trust Rising Stars and the Rakuten Kobo Emerging Writer Prize shortlist. Several interviews feature the voices of authors such as Melissa Coss Aquino, Genevieve Wheeler, Tove Danovich and Neil King.
All the Light We Cannot See, based on the Pulitzer Prize–winning book by Anthony Doerr, will premiere November 2 on Netflix. Will Richter wins the 2023 CBC Short Story Prize. Margaret Busby is named the new president of PEN. LibraryReads and LJ offer read-alikes for Simply Lies by David Baldacci. Interviews arrive with Orlando Ortega-Medina, Molly Ringwald, Ling Ling Huang, Katy Simpson Smith, and David Grann.
The Will of the Many, by James Islington, is a starred SFF title. "This is powerful storytelling at its finest, and the mind-blowing ending opens the series to so much more potential. Perfect for fans of Patrick Rothfuss and Anthony Ryan." Also in SFF, Jeremy P. Bushnell's Relentless Melt is another starred selection. "Bushnell (The Weirdness) seamlessly blends mystery, urban fantasy, and an exploration of gender identity into the kind of fun and fantastical ride that his readers have come to expect. Recommend to fans of TJ Klune and Kevin Wilson." Our Hideous Progeny, a debut novel by C.E. McGill, is a starred horror selection. "In this immersive, richly detailed novel, Mary is an enthralling heroine with whom readers will empathize, and owing to assured, luscious prose, whose plight they will champion." And Unmasking the Klansman: The Double Life of Asa and Forrest Carter, by Dan T. Carter, is a starred history title. "More than a biography, this book takes readers on a journey of moral reflection on U.S. history that puts in full views white supremacy’s persisting rationale of racist theology, Christian nationalism, and hateful right-wing politics."
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