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The New York Public Library (NYPL) Has the Hottest Deals for Black Friday (5th Annual Black Friday Ad)
From the New York Public Library Focusing on the central idea that everything at the Library is always a deal (i.e. free!), this year’s campaign will appeal to anyone who’s laughed at a corny used car commercial, owned one of the MANY iterations of NOW! That’s What I Call Music, or debated calling Cellino & Barnes. Additional NYPL […]
New York Public Library Releases “Best Books of 2022” List
From NYPL: The New York Public Library announced today its Best Books of 2022, a curated list of more than 250 recommended titles published this year for children, teens, and adults. For nearly a century NYPL’s expert librarians have been providing New Yorkers with their year-end recommendations, celebrating books that inspire a love of reading. This […]
Nashville Public Library Releases Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library Special Edition Library Card & More News Headlines
ALA Announces the 2023 Class of Emerging Leaders ||| Direct to List of 2023 Emerging Leaders Nashville Public Library Releases Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library Special Edition Library Card ||| Media Coverage (via Axios) NPR: Librarians Worry E-Book Pricing Might Affect People’s Ability to Borrow Books Wisconsin: Record $52 Million Going to Public School Libraries Next Year […]
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NY Times Podcast Interview: “A Small-Town Librarian Spoke Against Censorship. Then the Dark Money Came for Her. Now She’s Fighting Back.”
From NY Times “First Person”: Amanda Jones is a librarian. This summer, worried that her town might try to ban books, she spoke up at a public library board meeting about the importance of a diverse collection and preserving young people’s access to books with sexual health content and L.G.B.T.Q. themes. A few days later, […]
Urban Libraries Council Unveils Declaration of Democracy at Annual Forum
Below, the Full Text of an Urban Libraries Council News Release (November 18, 2022): Today, the Urban Libraries Council issued a call to action that provides ULC member libraries with a baseline for building policies and actions that preserve and protect democracy in our communities. The Declaration of Democracy was released to ULC members during […]
Journal Article: “A Longitudinal Comparison of Public Libraries’ Posting Activities on Twitter in April of 3 Years, Pre-, During, and Post-COVID-19”
The article linked below was recently published the Journal of Librarianship and Information Science (JOLIS). Thank you to SAGE Publishing for removing the paywall and making the article available to all. Title A Longitudinal Comparison of Public Libraries’ Posting Activities on Twitter in April of 3 Years, Pre-, During, and Post-COVID-19 Authors Youngok Choi Catholic […]
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Journal Article: “An Interprofessional Public Library-Academic Partnership for Community Outreach on Women’s Health”
The article linked below was recently published by Urban Library Journal. Title An Interprofessional Public Library-Academic Partnership for Community Outreach on Women’s Health Authors Lyndonna MarrastNorthwell Health Eun Ji Kim Danielle Ezzo Joseph Conigliaro Source Urban Library Journal, 28 (1)(2022) Abstract This article describes a collaboration between a branch of the Queens Public Library in […]
Miami-Dade Public Library’s Bookmobiles Makes Reading, Technology Accessible; The New York Times and New York Public Library Release 2022 Best Illustrated Children’s Books; and More
Association of Research Libraries: ARL Board of Directors 2023 Elected by ARL Membership & University of North Texas to Become 128th Member of ARL Miami-Dade Public Library’s Bookmobiles Makes Reading, Technology Accessible (via CBS Miami) San Francisco Voters Approve Renewal of the Library Preservation Fund (via SF.gov) The New York Times and New York Public […]
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Video Recording of a Mellon Foundation Event: “America is at the Library—Not Just the Ballot Box”
The Mellon Foundation event, “America is at the Library—Not Just the Ballot Box” was recorded on October 27, 2022. About the Event This livestream event features Mellon Foundation President Elizabeth Alexander, American Library Association Executive Director Tracie Hall, and Los Angeles Public Library’s City Librarian, John Szabo. Voters soon head to the polls for one […]
“Paper: Social Justice Storytelling Helps Librarians Advocate for Patrons, Themselves”
From the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign: Librarians need to be able to communicate about social justice issues, and teaching social justice storytelling to library school students will help them develop the skills to do so, two researchers say. Kate McDowell, an information sciences professor at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and Nicole Cooke, a former Illinois information […]
