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Counting on Equity | Editorial
By Meredith Schwartz
The 2021 ParkScore rankings, conducted annually by the Trust for Public Land, show a significant shakeup. It’s not because of major changes to the parks in the past year, but to the scoring: this year the Trust added equity to its decision matrix, which includes access, investment, amenities, and acreage. The resulting change in the lineup of top-scoring park systems shows how inadequate measuring overall access is for learning whether everyone is well served. |
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Council Makes Cautious Progress | ALA Annual 2021
By Meredith Schwartz
The Council of the American Library Association (ALA), meeting virtually at the Annual Conference, chose to take more time to consider several key proposals. Most notably, while the resolution to review the core values and one to require round tables to have at least 150 members both passed, the more ambitious of the Forward Together Resolutions Working Group’s outputs, which would restructure the committees and Council itself, were not voted on. |
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The Jerry Kline Community Impact Prize | Call for Nominations (Deadline next Monday)
The Jerry Kline Community Impact Prize, developed in partnership between the Gerald M. Kline Family Foundation and Library Journal, was created in 2019 to recognize the public library as a vital community asset. When libraries, civic entities, organizations, and the people they serve become close partners, their communities thrive. One winning library will receive $250,000 in unfettered grant monies from the Gerald M. Kline Family Foundation. The deadline for nominations is next Monday, July 19, 2021. |
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New Technologies of the Fourth Industrial Revolution | ALA Annual 2021
By Matt Enis
“New digital technologies are bringing changes that are much more rapid and comprehensive than in the past to the way we live, work, and interact with one another. The idea that the recent advancement in digital technologies has reached qualitatively distinct stage of digital revolution is becoming more widely accepted,” explained Bohyun Kim, chief technology officer and professor for the University of Rhode Island Libraries, Kingston, during the "New Technologies of the Fourth Industrial Revolution: AI, IoT, Robotics, and Beyond” on demand presentation at the American Library Association's 2021 Annual Conference. |
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ALA Featured Speakers Talk of Equity, Change, Hope| ALA Annual 2021
By Lisa Peet
The all-virtual format of the American Library Association (ALA) 2021 Annual conference, held June 23–29, meant new options for attendees who previously hadn’t been able to travel to the event, and also allowed ALA to put together an impressive roster of speakers. In between Nikole Hannah-Jones’s Opening Session and Barack Obama’s closer, a lineup of dynamic guests attracted thousands of viewers apiece. |
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Barack Obama Releases Annual Summer Reading List | Book Pulse
By Kate Merlene
Barack Obama releases his annual Summer Music and Reading Lists. Raven Leilani wins the VCU Cabell First Novelist Award for Luster. The International Association of Culinary Professionals announces the finalists for the 2021 IACP awards. The 2021 Prometheus Awards Winners are also announced. |
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Call for Information: Completed library renovation or new construction projects
Library Journal is collecting information about recently completed library construction projects for inclusion in our upcoming architecture issue. If your library completed a library construction or renovation project between July 1, 2020 and June 30, 2021, please tell us about it! We are especially interested in any special features or design elements of your project (e.g., green, flexible design, etc.). Submitting high quality images of completed projects is encouraged. If you have questions, please email Laura Girmscheid at Lgirmscheid@mediasourceinc.com. The deadline for submissions is Friday, August 27, 2021. There are separate links for public and college/university library projects:
Public libraries: www.LibraryJournal.com/PublicArch2021
Academic libraries: www.LibraryJournal.com/AcademicArch2021 |
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SPONSORED CONTENT TODAY’S MLIS: Prepared for Change
This year’s featured MLIS programs trained numerous library leaders honored by Library Journal as Movers & Shakers. Read more to find out which programs helped launch these talented members of the library community.
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Yuri, Yaoi, and Everything in Between
By Anja Webb
Even after Pride month, it's important to ensure that your library’s collection includes titles that feature LGBTQ characters. Additionally, as manga’s popularity skyrockets and demand increases, so too will the need for inclusive books in the genre. Here are six manga that star characters of diverse sexualities. |
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SPONSORED CONTENT 21st Century Libraries: Changing from the Ground Up
Libraries have been reinventing themselves for well over a decade, as the emergence of smartphones and ubiquitous connectivity has put access to information into nearly everyone’s hands. No longer just repositories of information, libraries have morphed into full-service community centers that aim to meet a wide variety of civic and social needs.
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Reviews WEB-FIRST REVIEWS OF BOOKS AND MEDIA Palace of the Drowned, by Christine Mangan, is one of this week's starred mysteries. "Mangan’s excellent sophomore effort feels like an homage to Hitchcock and Highsmith both." Eric LaRocca's Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke is one of this week's starred horror selections. "A must-read for fans of body horror, epistolary novels, and depravity, this pulse-pounding novella is one that readers will surely devour in one sitting." Miranda James's What the Cat Dragged In is another starred mystery. "The 14th 'Cat in the Stacks' mystery, with its family stories, descriptions of meals, and two cats, might be the most satisfying in the series for regular readers." The Book of Accidents, by Chuck Wendig, is another starred horror selection. "Wendig blends horror, fantasy, and small-town family drama in an ambitious epic that spans both a multitude of worlds and the interior expanse of the human heart. This one’s essential." And Karin Slaughter's False Witness is another starred mystery. "Slaughter skillfully and assuredly relates the violence of a sociopath, while creating an emotional connection to lives touched by tragedy and addressing current events. Her latest will be a favorite for thriller lovers, as well as fans of Jennifer Hillier, Michael Koryta, and Alafair Burke."
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