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July 10, 2018
Protecting Library Workers Protecting Library Workers’ Discourse around Social Justice | ALA Annual 2018
By Lisa Peet
Research demonstrating pervasive microaggressions inside of higher education and out has helped validate many of those who felt marginalized or voiceless.
Library by the Numbers screenshot Ohio State Library Launches Custom Infographics Tool
By Matt Enis
The State Library of Ohio has launched Libraries by the Numbers, a web-based data visualization tool that enables users to create custom infographics about individual library systems using data drawn from their Institute for Museum and Library Services Public Library Surveys.
News Bites Online Courses, TED Partnership, and More from ISTE 2018 | News Bites
By SLJ
News and announcements from the annual International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) conference.
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By Rebekah Kati
The migrant situation at the United States-Mexico border is complicated, fluctuating, and has its origins in many areas including history, politics, and economics. This list aims to provide guidance to librarians and general readers with resources to contextualize current events.
The video game Fortnite is officially a full-blown craze, which as summer vacation gets underway, shows no sign of letting up.
"The fear is something I can’t quite describe. I didn’t know if anyone was going to show up at my office."
Holi Event Celebrating Hindu Festival Teen Advisory Board Organizes Holi Event Celebrating Hindu Festival
By Gina Martinez Feil
It was a colorful day of culture and fun in Palo Alto thanks to a collaborative effort led by the Mitchell Park Library Teen Library Advisory Board.
Inspired by Jacqueline Woodson’s Brown Girl Dreaming, three middle schoolers and their classmates created project to impact the lives of younger students and literacy rates in Cleveland.
Joseph Bruchac Native YA: Four Native American Authors on Their Messages for Teens
By Alia Jones
Joseph Bruchac, Dawn Quigley, Eric Gansworth, and Cynthia Leitich Smith share stories from their lives and discuss their latest novels.
Scientist Maria Miranda Cruz makes her debut as a middle grade novelist with Everlasting Nora.
Clock Dance Run Your Week: Big Books, Sure Bets, & Titles Making News | Book Pulse
By Neal Wyatt
It is a news-y Monday: Clock Dance by Anne Tyler leads holds this week. Comics legend Steve Ditko has died. The English Patient by Michael Ondaatje wins the Golden Man Booker. Ron Charles of The Washington Post announces a change in his job.
By Felicia A. Smith
Racial literacy requires critical thinking to assess situations or texts for inequalities, which is part of comprehensive information literacy skills. As society is making more of an effort to value underrepresented groups’ experiences, we need to make that same type of progress in libraries.
image Cultural Literacy and Diversity for Librarians

Join us on Tuesday August 7, 2018 at Simmons College in Boston for an immersive, interactive day of learning. You'll get tips on performing a diversity audit and learn how to craft selection policies and guidelines that set benchmarks for diversity and inclusion. Register by July 13 to take advantage of our special early-bird rate!
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