Advocating for the Right to Read | Digipalooza 2023 By Matt Enis Book banning groups are becoming more organized, but libraries are evolving new tactics to oppose censorship efforts, panelists said during the “#UniteAgainstBookBans: Advocate for your community’s right to read” panel with Emily Drabinski, Sara Gold, and Lisa Varga, with moderator Brian Potash, at OverDrive’s biennial Digipalooza conference in Cleveland August 9–11. |
Science Fiction and Fantasy Research Collection at Texas A&M University | Archives Deep Dive By Elisa Shoenberger While many library collections and archives start with a gift of materials from a donor, sometimes a collection originates with a forward-thinking librarian and curator. Thanks to Hal W. Hall, special formats librarian at Texas A&M University (TAMU) Library from 1970 to 2010, TAMU is now home to the Science Fiction and Fantasy Research Collection at Cushing Library. |
SPONSORED BY BLOOMSBURY DIGITAL RESOURCES Music Traditions from Around the World
In this featured content, we highlight five music traditions from around the world, to offer an insight in to the cultures and the people that created them.
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Display Shelf | Alien Contact By Melissa DeWild While those on Earth continue to contemplate whether life exists elsewhere, there are definitely aliens inhabiting library bookshelves. Gather up these riveting space operas and stories of first contact for an out-of-this-world display. |
SPONSORED BY BLOOMSBURY DIGITAL RESOURCES Interpreting Shakespeare: Discover The First Folio
Learn from The Arden Shakespeare Fourth Series general editors how different versions of Shakespeare’s plays can significantly alter their interpretation, and explore how Drama Online’s resources can support understanding of different textual interpretations through the play scenes and book chapters.
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HISTORY Star Crossed: A True Romeo and Juliet Story in Hitler’s Paris By Heather Dune Macadam & Simon Worrall Readers interested in World War II, French history, the arts, and stories of true love will enjoy this title. PREMIUM To Besiege a City: Leningrad 1941–42 By Prit Buttar An in-depth military analysis of the Siege of Leningrad that homes in on the German and Russian weaponry and strategies that led to the lengthy stalemate. Best suited for academics. 1923: The Crisis of German Democracy in the Year of Hitler’s Putsch By Mark William Jones What sets this book apart from other titles on the subject is the author’s focus on regional political and economic differences within Germany and his research on the early deportations of Jews from Bavaria and the consequent impact. A relevant title for readers of world history. |
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