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June 5, 2018
LJ Library of the Year 2018 Gale/LJ Library of the Year: San Francisco Public Library
By John N. Berry III
A model and inspiration for public libraries worldwide, the San Francisco Public Library—with its committed staff, transformational leadership, amazing array of programs, partnerships, popularity, and community connections—is the 2018 Gale/ LJ Library of the Year.
PEN America Presents: Can Free Speech Be Saved? | BookExpo 2018
By Stephanie Sendaula
PEN America assembled a trio of author-advocates to talk about the past and present state of free speech in the United States at BookExpo.
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By Stephanie Sendaula
An attentive crowd at BookCon joined moderator Ingrid Rojas Contreras to attend the panel Refugee Writers on Refugee Lives and hear more about the recently published collection, The Displaced: Refugee Writers on Refugee Lives.
There There Defying Borders | BookCon 2018
By Stephanie Sendaula
What does it mean to live in a world where borders exist, whether real or imaginary? How do themes of family, resilience, and identity impact your work?
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University of Maryland Presidential Press Pool Archive Finds Home at University of Maryland
By Ian Chant
At the University of Maryland, College Park, a new archive is taking shape, tracking the history of the U.S. presidency through a slightly obscure series of original documents: White House press corps pool reports.
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2018 Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards 2018 Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards Announced
By SLJ
The awards for excellence in children’s and YA literature named one winner and two honor books in three categories.
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Lincoln in the Bardo 2018 Audie Award Winners
By Stephanie Klose
The Audio Publishers Association announced the winners of the 2018 Audie Awards at its 23rd Annual Audies Gala, hosted by narrator Simon Vance, on May 31 at the New-York Historical Society in New York City.
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Library Journal's Best Small Library in America award, sponsored by Baker & Taylor, showcases the exemplary work of libraries serving populations of 25,000 or fewer. Submit your nomination by July 2 here.
Chelsea Clinton with editor Kiera Parrott A Librarian Crowd-Sourced Reading List for Chelsea Clinton
By Kiera Parrott
A list of recommended reads for author and advocate Chelsea Clinton, who recently asked for suggestions when she keynoted LJ and SLJ’s “Stronger Together” event in Omaha, NE.
Yuri Morales Yuyi Morales Has an Immigration Story to Tell, Her Own | SLJ Day of Dialog 2018
By Kathy Ishizuka
Yuyi Morales closed out School Library Journal‘s Day of Dialog with this keynote address.
Steven Bell How About a Little Kindness for Library Leaders? | Leading From the Library
By Steven Bell
Are library leaders just lousy at leadership and management, or is there something particularly anti-authority about people who work in libraryland?
LJ's new logo LJ’s New Look
By LJ
With the publication of the June 1, 2018, issue of Library Journal comes the unveiling of LJ‘s new logo: Special thanks to LJ’s Design Director Kevin Henegan for taking the lead on developing it, with input from the whole team.
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Young Adult Library Services Association YALSA Releases Recommendations for Continuing Education for Teen Services
By SLJ
The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) and the Chief Officers of State Library Agencies spent a year researching successful continuing education models and learning what more is needed to best equip library staff to meet the needs of their teen patrons.
The President Is Missing Run Your Week: Big Books, Sure Bets, & Titles Making News | Book Pulse
By Neal Wyatt
The President Is Missing by James Patterson and Bill Clinton leads holds this week, followed by eight more titles with significant demand. People reveals its “Best Summer Books.” 
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