Inclusive Higher Ed: Academic Libraries Serving Nontraditional Students
By Lisa Peet
As postrecession college enrollment continues to climb, student demographics skew ever further from the “traditional” undergraduate—the 18- to 22-year-old who enrolls immediately after high school or a single gap year, attends class full-time, lives on campus, is funded by parents or guardians, and graduates in four years.

Multnomah Partners with Portland State U. to Publish Local Ebooks in Print
By Matt Enis
Multnomah County Library, OR, (MCL) launched a partnership with Portland State University’s (PSU) Ooligan Press to publish and distribute print copies of ebooks written by local authors and selected during MCL’s annual Library Writers Project.

IMLS Funds Development of Academic Maker Competencies, Rubrics
By Lisa Peet
As academic library Maker work increasingly expands into undergraduate classroom curricula, librarians and Maker space staff find they lack the standardized vocabulary they need to communicate with instructors.

Nothing Passive About It: Self-Directed Programming
By Erica Freudenberger
In times of tight budgets and fewer staff members, passive programming—temporary, self-directed activities or exhibits that users interact with in their own time—can answer a library’s need to engage patrons with less funding and fewer human resources.

From AR/VR to Student Activism, Highlights from the Breakout Sessions | SLJ Summit 2019
By Kara Yorio
AR/VR in Education; How to Work with The Harry Potter Alliance; Encouraging Community Engagement, Providing Equity for Our Students; and Information Equity were among the topics covered at this year's summit.

National Book Award Longlists Introduce Newcomers, Bear Witness
By Barbara Hoffert
During the week of September 16, the National Book Foundation rolled out the longlists for its National Book (NBA) in Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Translated Literature, and Young People’s Literature.

Run Your Week: Big Books, Sure Bets, & Titles Making News | Book Pulse
By Neal Wyatt
The Dutch House by Ann Patchett (Harper) leads holds this week. The National Book Award longlist for fiction is out, and now that all the lists have been announced, the full set of nominees, across all categories, is getting coverage. The Guardian picks “The 100 best books of the 21st century."

Top 20 Best-Selling Music and Art Titles | Academic Best Sellers
By LJ Reviews
An examination of New York's postwar art scene, a philosophical take on the meaning and impact of art, and a look at 20th century history through protest songs top the list of best-selling books on music and art, as compiled by GOBI Library Solutions from EBSCO.

Page to Screen | Book Pulse
By Neal Wyatt
A beloved PBS show, a Stephen King story, a Korean comic, and another Fredrik Backman book hit the screens.

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WEB-FIRST REVIEWS OF BOOKS AND MEDIA

Snow, Glass, Apples, by Neil Gaiman with illustrations by Colleen Doran, is this week's starred graphic novel. "Beloved, multi-award-winning author Gaiman (‘The Sandman’ graphic novels) partners with esteemed illustrator Doran (cocreator, Amazing Fantastic Incredible: A Marvelous Memoir) to reimagine 'Snow White' as a tragic and erotically charged tale of visceral horror.... Doran, drawing inspiration from art nouveau and Irish illustrator Harry Clarke, eschews conventional formatting and panel grids, presenting the story in lush, fully painted, free-flowing layouts that nicely complement Gaiman’s lyrical narration."

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