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November 28, 2017
Library Journal Architecture Issue 2017 LJ’s Top Trends in Library Architecture | Year in Architecture 2017
By Bette-Lee Fox
As demonstrated in this year’s 82 building projects, completed between July 1, 2016, and June 30, 2017, academic and public institutions are now regarded as places of community, of gathering, and of collaboration, even as reading remains in play. Also, check out a few of this year's photo galleries: Discovering Fun and Comfort, Renovation & Renewal, Community Centerpieces, A Sense of Play at Work, Uncommon Common Spaces, and Learning Spaces Transformed.
NYPL Schwarzman Building lion NYPL Unveils Plans for Schwarzman Building
By Lisa Peet
At a November 15 board of trustees meeting, New York Public Library administration unveiled the master plan for renovations to its main branch, the Steven A. Schwarzman Building on Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street in Manhattan.
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San Jose State University and IMLS logos SJSU-led Team Explores Blockchain in Libraries
By Matt Enis
A group led by San José State University iSchool (SJSU) Director Sandra Hirsh and SJSU lecturer Susan Alman is exploring how the library field could use blockchain, the open source, secure distributed database system originally developed to validate and record Bitcoin cryptocurrency transactions.
Promoting Healthy Communities initiative National Library Partnership Tackles Health Literacy Gap
By Jennifer A. Dixon
More than 90 million Americans have low health literacy. The Public Library Association, the American Library Association, and the National Network of Libraries of Medicine are working to expand the extent to which libraries can address this issue.
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By Christina Vercelletto
Gwinnett County Public Library, GA, and the San José State University School of Information are cosponsoring the Innovative Librarians Award.
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The Trick book cover You Might Also Like… | LJ Notable Books of 2017
By LJ Reviews
After selecting the LJ Best Books, we’re ready to recommend other notable publications of 2017.
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Handwritten Text Recognition now allows users to full text search the papers of Florence Nightingale. Medical Services and Warfare examines the history of injury, treatment and medical development within conflicts between 1850-1927. Documents include the Florence Nightingale Papers from the British Library, comprising correspondence, notes and reports.

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Cynthia Hand Cynthia Hand On Retelling A Christmas Carol for Teens
By Shelley Diaz
Charles Dickens’s holiday classic has been adapted for the stage and big and small screens multiple times. The author of the “Unearthly” series has reimagined the well-known tale of Scrooge the miser for a modern audience.
Eleanor Oliphant book cover The Costa Shortlist and Literary Listens | Book Pulse
By Neal Wyatt
The shortlist for the Costa Book Awards is out, as are new literary podcasts. The New York Times explores what we have gotten wrong about Thanksgiving.
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Zingermans Bakehouse book coverCookbook Countdown: Ending with Sweets | Wyatt’s World
By Neal Wyatt
Kick off the holiday season on a sweet note by building a display of baking books. These five titles serve as excellent starting suggestions.

March graphic novel cover A Course in Comics | Collection Development: Graphic Novels & Nonfiction
By Emilia Packard
The explosion of artistic expression and the breadth of subject matter in the current comics scene are astounding, so libraries can reflect their patron mix, emphasize diverse experiences, and provide popular works alongside those ripe for discovery.
publisher Sheila Barry Remembering Sheila Barry, Publisher of Groundwood Books
By Rocco Staino
The kid lit community is mourning the death of Sheila Barry, publisher of Groundwood Books, who died after a battle with cancer on November 15. She was 54.
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