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 Public Libraries Tackle Telehealth Challenges By Sossity Chiricuzio The U.S. healthcare system, already often inadequate and inaccessible to the vulnerable and marginalized, is now so overtaxed that even physical proximity and insurance coverage can’t guarantee services in an emergency. Telehealth can bridge accessibility issues, but that leaves out the many who still don’t have reliable broadband access at home. |
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 Libraries Providing Home COVID-19 Test Kits Face Challenges By Lisa Peet
Libraries have been distributing masks throughout the pandemic. In 2021, they began partnering with local health departments to distribute test kits as well—at curbside, in parking lots, or in the building—with varying results. |
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 Inclusive I-Do’s: 15 Resources To Build a Collection By Kelly Griffin The landscape has improved for LGBTQIA+ couples seeking to celebrate their unions, and publishing offerings reflect that progress. However, there is consensus among the authors of and contributors to these books that there are still too few resources. Therefore, it is vital to build library collections that incorporate titles for LGBTQIA+ patrons. |
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SPONSORED BY PROQUEST, PART OF CLARIVATE  O’Reilly for Public Libraries Meets New Demands on Workforce Development The pandemic accelerated existing trends in remote work, e-commerce, and automation, with up to 25 percent more workers than previously estimated potentially needing to switch occupations. These shifts have forced public libraries to take a close look at their workforce development programs O’Reilly for Public Libraries [OPL], has become an increasingly important tool in this arena. Read More››› |
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 Inclusive Family Planning: Eight Resources To Build Collections By Kelly Griffin While information about how to change a diaper or childproof a home may be the same for any parent, LGBTQIA+ parents must navigate other challenges, like securing legal protections for their family, that largely do not exist for heterosexual parents. Here are eight resources to build collections. |
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| "We wanted to have a say with our schedule, as well as our workload. Up to now, there hasn’t been any say for staff on both those aspects. Hiring practices—there’s not currently a system in place for people to move up from a page to a library assistant to a librarian. We want to be able to set that up." | | |
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 Black History Month Book Suggestions | Book Pulse By Anita Mechler Several more Black History Month booklists publish. New interviews are out with Marlon James of Moon Witch, Spider King, Sharman Apt Russell of Within Our Grasp: Childhood Malnutrition Worldwide and the Revolution Taking Place to End It, Destiny O. Birdsong of Nobody's Magic, Jennifer Haigh of Mercy Street, and Chuck Klosterman of The Nineties: A Book. |
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 House Of Sky And Breath By Sarah J. Maas Tops Holds Lists | Book Pulse By Kate Merlene House of Sky and Breath by Sarah J. Maas leads holds this week. One LibraryReads and three Indie Next picks publish this week. The Southern Book Prize winners are announced. The PROSE Award winners are announced. Thuy Linh Nguyen Tu wins the R.R. Hawkins Award. People's book of the week is The Family Chao by Lan Samantha Chang. |
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| Starred Reviews WEB-FIRST REVIEWS OF BOOKS AND MEDIA  In reference, Turtles of the World: A Guide to Every Family, by Jeffrey E. Lovich and Whit Gibbons is "authoritative, visually compelling, and broadly accessible.... This guide will please a broad swath of readers interested in turtles." Randi Minetor's Debating Your Plate: The Most Controversial Foods and Ingredients is a starred how-to selection. "A strong updated complement to Myrna Chandler Goldstein and Mark A. Goldstein’s Food and Nutrition Controversies Today. Minetor encourages readers to make up their own minds on nutrition, food science, and marketing." Ways and Means: Lincoln and His Cabinet and the Financing of the Civil War, by Roger Lowenstein, is a starred history title. "Based on Chase’s papers and other documents, Lowenstein’s clearly argued book shines a light on an oft-neglected history of the American Civil War and how it shaped the U.S. economy." And in biography, Hannah Gadsby's Ten Steps to Nanette: A Memoir Situation is "a can’t-miss memoir that will make readers laugh, cry, and everything in between." See All Reviews››› |
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 Job Zone utilizes unique job matching technology to help you find the perfect job (and employers find the perfect candidate), whether you’re actively seeking or just keeping an eye out for your possibilities. Log on today and check out our newest features, including automated job and candidate matches, and email alerts. JOB OF THE WEEK University at Albany (NY) seeks for Administrative Positions |
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