Since founder and president David Isay conceived of StoryCorps in 2003, the organization has recorded over 356,000 interviews with over 640,000 people in all 50 states, in over 50 languages, with the archive housed at the American Folklife Center (AFC) at the Library of Congress.
Students learn invaluable skills they can apply in a variety of settings and applications. Across the nation, there has been renewed debate over the value of humanities degree programs as campus leaders look to overcome steep budget challenges.
In 2019, Kent District Library’s human resources department set out to strengthen its approach to staffing the organization. Its goals were to create greater equity in the selection process through reduction of implicit bias; improve the viability of candidates through competency testing; and ensure the quality of hires to help reduce first-year turnover, improve the diversity of the workforce, and ensure their competency on the job.
The editors of Library Journal need your help in identifying emerging talents in the library world—both great leaders and behind-the-scenes contributors who are providing inspiration and model programs for others. Our 22nd annual round of Movers & Shakers will profile up-and-coming individuals from around the world who are innovative, creative, and making a difference fighting against censorship, and helping improve their workplace. From librarians and non-degreed library workers to publishers, vendors, coders, entrepreneurs, reviewers, and others who impact the library field—Movers & Shakers 2024 will celebrate those people who are moving all types of libraries ahead! Please let us know about anybody you think we should be aware of. Submissions will close on October 23, 2023.
“I always start with what the Kitchen Sisters say about making narratorless radio—they call it ‘writing with other people’s words.’ I love this because it acknowledges the craft—a kind of authorship—while maintaining that the material we work with is not entirely ours.”
India issues criminal charges to Booker Prize–winning novelist Arundhati Roy over a 2010 speech. Kevin Lambert, Francine Cunningham & Sarah Ens win 2023 ReLit Awards.
Probing issues from the mire of outrage to the violence of the drug war to the history of immigrant detention, these nine titles are sharply focused and forceful reads.
A two-pronged survey from the perspective of both academic librarians and faculty reveals how campus libraries contribute to student success, what the barriers are, and what could be done to further the impact of the library. Access to detailed data tables is available at the end of the report.
Herszenhorn expertly portrays Navalny as a resilient figure and as a “prisoner of conscience” who evolves from a crusader to a political leader symbolizing democratic Russia.
Scholars of art can learn from the detailed captions, while folklore and horror fans will appreciate the creepy images of skeletons and vicious Kasha and his burning chariot.
The LJ editors are seeking nominations for the 35th annual Library Journal Librarian of the Year Award, sponsored by Baker & Taylor, to honor a professional librarian for outstanding achievement and accomplishments reflecting the loftiest service goals of the library profession. Deadline to submit: November 6, 2023
Norwegian novelist and playwright Jon Fosse wins the Nobel Prize for Literature. Fiction finalists are announced for the Kirkus Prize. The shortlists for the Goldsmiths Book Prize and the Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize for comic fiction are announced. PEN America is opening an office in Florida to combat the state’s book bans.
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