On Saturday, June 11, a group of five men disrupted a children’s Drag Queen Story Hour at the San Lorenzo branch of the Alameda County Library, CA, shouting homophobic and transphobic insults. No one was injured, and library staff were able to move the children and their caregivers, as well as performer Panda Dulce, to a safe area of the library before members of the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office arrived and led the intruders—believed by library administration and law enforcement to be members of the East Bay Proud Boys, a local far-right group—from the building.
Two branch libraries at Prince George’s County Memorial Library System were targeted with anti-LGBTQIA+ graffiti during the Washington, DC area’s Capital Pride Week. At press time, Prince George’s County Police detectives had arrested and charged a man, who confessed to the vandalism and is currently facing two counts of malicious destruction of property and multiple hate crimes.
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The surge of interest in fake news in the last decade has prompted an outpouring of research on how the American public interacts with misinformation. This list of suggested resources will appeal to academics, to high school and undergraduate students seeking better methods for engaging with the news, and to general readers. Together, they provide a well-rounded overview of the role of misinformation through history and what readers can do about it today.
The Uvalde shooting reignited the debate to allow educators to carry weapons in school. The new law signed this week by Governor Mike DeWine makes educators and staff eligible to carry weapons on campus with much less training than previously required.
Leiden University Libraries chose the Alma platform for its flexibility, governance, ongoing support and sophisticated analytics – and the community that comes with it.
The Jerry Kline Community Impact Prize, developed in partnership between the Gerald M. Kline Family Foundation and Library Journal, was created in 2019 to recognize the public library as a vital community asset. When libraries, civic entities, organizations, and the people they serve become close partners, their communities thrive. One winning library will receive $250,000 in unfettered grant monies from the Gerald M. Kline Family Foundation. The winning library will also be profiled in the November issue of Library Journal and online. The deadline for consideration for the 2022 award is July 8, 2022.
"I would also say to not back down or be intimidated by this—intimidation and intolerance have no place in the library."
A lawsuit filed by OCLC in U.S. Federal Court, Southern District of Ohio, claims that representatives from Clarivate have been contacting OCLC customers and encouraging them to contribute bibliographic records from WorldCat to an under-development platform called MetaDoor, in direct breach of those customers’ contractual obligations to OCLC.
In a new insights report from Gale, academic thought leaders discuss their role in championing EDI on campus—and provide advice to help other colleges and universities develop effective, sustainable programs.
The American Library Association’s (ALA) annual conference returns to a live event after a two year run of virtual-only conventions owing to COVID. The in-person event will be held June 23–28 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC. Here is a curated selection of sessions that appealed to the LJ editors who are attending the conference.
Going to the 2022 American Library Association convention in Washington, DC? Then sign up for Library Journal’s galley and signing guide, which lists top titles from key publishers attending the show, plus dates and times for in-booth signings. All this information will help you navigate the show floor and find big books by Scott Turow, Lydia Millet, Angie Cruz, Kimberla Lawson Roby, and dozens more authors.
PITS® (Patron Incident Tracking System), enables clear and consistent incident reporting, automatic notifications to staff and tracking patrons who are currently suspended or trespassed. PITS® is designed to support local policies for suspensions and data collection, with detailed reporting tools to provide administrative reports for all aspects of the system.
Ruth Ozeki wins the 2022 Women’s Prize for Fiction for The Book of Form and Emptiness. Topping the best sellers lists are Tom Clancy: Zero Hour by Don Bentley, Chainsaw Man, Vol. 11 by Tatsuki Fukimoto, Counterfeit by Kirstin Chen, James Patterson by James Patterson by James Patterson, and Battling the Big Lie by Dan Pfeiffer. Interviews feature conversations with authors Kali Fajardo-Anstine, Jhumpa Lahiri, Sloane Crosley, and LeVar Burton.
The James Beard Awards were announced this week including Media Award winners Mooncakes and Milk Bread by Kristina Cho, Everyone's Table by Gregory Gourdet and JJ Goode, The Korean Vegan Cookbook by Joanne Lee Molinaro, The Zuni CafeCookbook by Judy Rodgers, and more. The Orphanage by Serhiy Zhadan wins the 2022 European Bank Prize. Library Reads and LJ share read-alikes for Elin Hilderbrand's The Hotel Nantucket.
The 2022 Manitoba Book Awards are announced. Andrew Roberts wins the Elizabeth Longford Prize for Historical Biography for George III: The Life and Reign of Britain’s Most Misunderstood Monarch. Lapvona by Ottessa Moshfegh gets reviews and a book trailer. Interviews arrive with Jessica Nabongo, Ottessa Moshfegh, John Waters, Christine Kandic Torres, Liz Prato, Nina LaCour, Rachel Krantz, Katy Tur, Joseph Han, J. Kenji López-Alt, and Carla Hayden. Plus, author A.B. Yehoshua has died at the age of 85.
This week's starred history title, Len & Cub: A Queer History, by Meredith J. Batt and Dusty Green, is "recommended for any LGBTQ+ history collection.... Thanks to the skilled archival work by Batt (currently at New Brunswick’s Provincial Archives) and Green (formerly with the Provincial Archives of New Brunswick), and the authors’ local knowledge and dedication to honoring “their boys,” the volume contains many threads that tie the photos to the greater legacy of queer people in their many contexts." This Might Be Too Personal: And Other Intimate Stories, by Alyssa Shelasky, is this week's starred memoir. "A fun, laugh out loud, yet tender read for memoir-lovers and fans of Shelasky’s work." Girl, Forgotten, by Karin Slaughter, is this week's starred mystery. "Slaughter skillfully leads readers on a thrilling journey into the past to solve the murder that a small town wants to forget, yet is still haunted by. Will appeal to fans of Michael Koryta, Joe Lansdale, and Jennifer Hillier." And in fiction, Nothing But the Truth, the debut novel by Holly James, is this week's starred selection. "Could be the next The Devil Wears Prada.... James’s debut is a sharply funny feminist spin on the 1997 Jim Carrey film Liar Liar".
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