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LJ is read today by more than 100,000 library directors, administrators, librarians and staffers, hipsters and traditionalists alike. Between the print magazine and libraryjournal.com, LJ's comprehensive coverage includes analytical news and features ranging from gadget-geek technology to the nitty-gritty of boardroom policy. LJ's Book Review weighs in on nearly 7000 books annually, from the seemingly obscure to the biggest best sellers, along with hundreds of audiobooks, videos, databases, graphic novels, zines, magazines and just about anything else your library collects to serve the community.
LJ is read today by more than 100,000 library directors, administrators, librarians and staffers, hipsters and traditionalists alike. Between the print magazine and libraryjournal.com, LJ's comprehensive coverage includes analytical news and features ranging from gadget-geek technology to the nitty-gritty of boardroom policy. LJ's Book Review weighs in on nearly 7000 books annually, from the seemingly obscure to the biggest best sellers, along with hundreds of audiobooks, videos, databases, graphic novels, zines, magazines and just about anything else your library collects to serve the community.
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NY Times Report: “News That Can Last a Million Years”
From The New York Times: Inside an ancient salt mine, on the edge of a small Alpine lake in Austria, Martin Kunze is preparing for the end times. He is not a doomsayer or a conspiracy theorist. A ceramist, Mr.
America's Star Libraries: What's Next
The newest output measure in the PLS is library website visits. Even before the COVID-19 pandemic closed many library buildings to the public, websites were a major access point for many library users.
Report: “2020, the Year You Want to Forget? Archivists Say Not So Fast”
From the National Post: “I think it’ll be really interesting for students and researchers to come to this material and see what people were creating, what people were thinking, and how this moment will be remembered,” said Olivia Wong, a curatorial special at Ryerson University’s Archives an...
Dr. Jill Biden to Bring ALA Midwinter Meeting and Exhibits Virtual to a Close http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2020/12/jill-biden-bring-ala-midwinter-virtual-close
CHICAGO – The American Library Association (ALA) announced today that the next First Lady, Jill Biden, Ed.D, will participate in ALA Midwinter Meeting & Exhibits virtual meeting on Monday, Jan. 25, from 11:15 a.m. – noon CT. Dr. Biden will join a conversation with ALA President Julius C. Jeffers...
Jennifer R. Nelson Chosen as New State Librarian for the New Jersey State Library
From the New Jersey State Library/TESU: Thomas Edison State University (TESU) announced that Jennifer R. Nelson has been chosen to serve as the new State Librarian for the New Jersey State Library (NJSL), an affiliate of TESU.
America’s Star Libraries 2020: The LJ Index of Public Library Service
Every public library is a star to the community it serves. LJ’s Star Library Ratings and the LJ Indexof Public Library Service spotlight the best of the best across America. The 2020edition is the 13th. This year, 5,608 U.S. public libraries are scored on the LJ Index,and there are 262Star Librari...
An open house on New Year's Eve: what could go wrong? Check out our starred review of Fredrik Backman's Anxious People here:
Looking for a New Year's read? Check out LJ's starred review of Oona Out of Order.
A Look at Some of the Works From 1925 Entering the Public Domain on January 1, 2021
From the Center for the Study of the Public Domain (Duke University School of Law): On January 1, 2021, copyrighted works from 1925 will enter the US public domain,1 where they will be free for all to use and build upon. These works include books such as F.
Goodbye, 2020! These 144 titles across 15 categories in our 2020 Best Books will help get libraries and readers through to better days https://www.libraryjournal.com/?page=best-books-2020&utm_source=editorial&utm_medium=LJFB&utm_campaign=articles
In a year that many would call one of the worst in recent memory, we were still rewarded with great books. TheLJBest Books of 2020 gathers 144 titles across 15 categories to help get libraries and readers through to better days. Comfort reads mix with fresh new perspectives in this selection of outs...
A Look Back at New Year's Eve Through the Newly Available Daily News Archives
A Brief Look at the Library of Congress Work Projects Administration (WPA) Poster Collection
Join innovative librarians and educators as they showcase lessons learned from teaching in the ever-shifting landscape of in-person, hybrid, and all-remote learning. Register here: https://bit.ly/3gXvQe5
Barnes & Noble Previews Buzziest Books Coming in 2021 | Book Pulse
Barnes & Noble lists forthcoming books already getting a lot of buzz, which include The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins, The Prophets by Robert Jones, Jr., and Of Women and Salt by Gabriela Garcia. Adaptations out this week include Elizabeth Is Missing, based on the book by Emma Healey, and The Watc...
America's Star Libraries: The LJ Index of Public Library Service 2020
This is the 13th year of the LJ Index of Public Library Service and Star Library ratings. The 2020 scores and ratings are based on FY18 data from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Public Library Survey (PLS). Because of that delay, they don’t reflect the impact of the coronavirus...
What DC Public Library Customers Read, Listened To, and Watched in 2020
From DCPL: Reading has long been shown to help people cope with anxiety, learn new skills, make sense of troubling times and practice self-care. The top reads at the DC Public Library in 2020 show customers exploring and adjusting to this year’s events.
The Buzz of Shonda Rhimes's 'Bridgerton' | Book Pulse
Will the popularity of the new Shonda Rhimes's Bridgerton series eliminate some of the obstacles that have kept more mass-market romance books from being adapted into TV shows and movies? Lit Hub highlights some of the best but lesser-hyped books of 2020, while AARP and Bustle preview books that wil...
Join innovative librarians and educators as they showcase lessons learned from teaching in the ever-shifting landscape of in-person, hybrid, and all-remote learning. Register here: https://bit.ly/3gXvQe5
Gina Millsap, CEO and director of the Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library (TSCPL) for the past 15 years, retired on December 1. After a 45-year career in libraries—Millsap served as director of the Ames Public Library, IA, and at the Daniel Boone Regional Library, MO, prior to making Kansas her home—she plans to keep advising and advocating.
Gina Millsap, CEO and director of the Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library (TSCPL) for the past 15 years, retired on December 1. LJ caught up with her on her next-to-last day at TSCPL to find out more about her achievements, her challenges, and what’s next on her agenda.
'Hush-Hush' by Stuart Woods Leads Holds This Week | Book Pulse
Hush-Hush by Stuart Woods tops library holds lists this week. More best-of 2020 books lists are out from The Atlantic, HuffPost, and Vogue. Time offers a look at what happens when copyright on The Great Gatsby expires Jan. 1. The Night Agent by Matthew Quirk will be adapted by the creator of The Shi...
Updated: Nashville Public Library and Louisville Free Library Experience Outages Due to Christmas Day Explosion
Last Updated: December 28, 2020, 2pm Eastern Time Nashville Public Library Curbside service and computer reservation at library locations remain unavailable today due to ongoing communication systems outages following Friday's explosion in downtown Nashville.
The bill includes a $5 million increase from FY20 for the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), including nearly $2 million for the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA).
On the afternoon of December 21, Congress released and passed a $1.4 trillion omnibus spending package. The FY21 budget, along with a $900 billion Emergency COVID Relief spending package, includes a $5 million increase from FY20 for the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), including near...
Teacher, raconteur, debater, mentor, advocate, editor, and above all, librarian: colleagues and friends from the field recall Berry’s vital voice
Teacher, raconteur, debater, mentor, advocate, editor, and above all, librarian: colleagues and friends from the field recall John N. Berry III’s vital voice.
Check out this year's Stars, as well as some important upcoming changes to LJ's output measures.
Every public library is a star to the community it serves. LJ’s Star Library Ratings and the LJ Indexof Public Library Service spotlight the best of the best across America. The 2020edition is the 13th. This year, 5,608 U.S. public libraries are scored on the LJ Index,and there are 262Star Librari...
Still waiting for this bill to get signed, leaving many of us in limbo. Hang tight, everyone.
On the afternoon of December 21, Congress released and passed a $1.4 trillion omnibus spending package. The FY21 budget, along with a $900 billion Emergency COVID Relief spending package, includes a $5 million increase from FY20 for the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), including near...
Memories of our late colleague, John N. Berry III, from a great variety of voices across library land.
Teacher, raconteur, debater, mentor, advocate, editor, and above all, librarian: colleagues and friends from the field recall John N. Berry III’s vital voice.
It became clear that the story we needed to tell was about ourselves. Why was our archive missing so many voices?
As we continue to develop internal strategies to augment and mend the holes in our collections, we still need to reach out to our communities and be transparent about the absence of diversity in the University Archives. This exhibit publicly acknowledges that archives are not neutral.
Have you changed your NetGalley password? Take a minute to do it now.
NetGalley sent out an email today (and put a notice on their home page) informing users that the e-galley service has been hacked on Monday. The hackers defaced the NetGalleyContinue reading
Are those gift cards literally burning a hole in your pocket? Or are you bursting your buttons with holiday abundance?
Learn the tricks to mending your clothes with a free video series from Pikes Peak Library District, from hemming to fixing to updating. Through Thursday. ppld.org/mending-clothes-clinic. — Linda Navarro
As the end is in sight, it is all the more important for us to slow the spread and again “flatten the curve.”
On November 7, Pfizer announced interim findings of a 90 percent effectiveness rate for its SARS-CoV-2 vaccine. On November 16, Moderna announced a similar interim finding of 94.5 percent effectiveness. While there are cautionary notes—these are the companies’ numbers, not the FDA’s, and at pr...
Christmas Around the World: a look at the array of Christmas books with an international flavor that we’ve contributed to Project Gutenberg.
With this challenging year finally coming to a close, we definitely “need a little Christmas.” Distributed Proofreaders volunteers enjoy their Special Day projects, and Christmas projec…
However you celebrate the day, Happy Holidays from LJ to you and yours!
Not quite library related, but I'm guessing we can all use a little pause right about now. https://hyperallergic.com/610285/lotus-effect-origami-rubin-museum/
With The Lotus Effect, the Rubin Museum of Art invites participants to stop and recenter.
A Christmas card from the Osborne Collection of Early Children's Literature, via Toronto Public Library
A Christmas card from the Osborne Collection of Early Children's Literature.
Because who doesn't need a Julie Andrews Christmas Eve special?
Julie Andrews holiday special for Christmas Eve, “Julie’s Library.”
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