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 Insurrection in DC Evacuates Library of Congress; Closes DC Public Library Early By Lisa Peet On the afternoon of January 6, as Congress prepared to count the electoral votes to confirm President-elect Joe Biden’s victory, a mob of supporters of President Donald Trump—many of them armed—stormed the Capitol Building. The Capitol was evacuated and placed on lockdown, including the Library of Congress offices in the James Madison Memorial Building. |
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 Meeting and Parting | ALA Midwinter 2021 Preview By LJ Staff As announced in August 2020, the American Library Association (ALA) Midwinter Meeting and Exhibits, originally scheduled to be held in Indianapolis, IN, will instead take place virtually January 22–26. Also, to receive LJ's forthcoming ALA Midwinter galley and events guide to the virtual booths of key publishers, register here. |
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 Best Feature Videos of 2020 By Jeff T. Dick This list features an even split between reissued classics and recent feature films that stand the test of time. |
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 Best Audiobooks of 2020 By Stephanie Klose & Terry Hong This year’s top audiobooks, selected by LJ’s audio editor and reviewers, represent the best recorded literature published between November 2019 and December 2020. |
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| "ALA forcefully condemns the violent attempts to undermine the integrity of our electoral process and our democracy. The threats, destruction of government buildings, and looting witnessed on January 6 do not constitute peaceful protest, but domestic terrorism." | | |
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 Best Documentaries of 2020 By Joshua Blevins Peck
These Best Documentary selections include films newly available to libraries that are both important and intriguing. |
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 January’s YA Debut Authors Share Their Hopes for 2021 By Melanie Kletter We have finally made it to 2021, and these four first-time YA authors are starting the year by sharing their new books with the world. Mahogany L. Browne, Desmond Hall, Pamela N. Harris, and Alessandra Narváez Varela tell SLJ about the inspirations behind their books, their paths to publication, and their hopes for young people in 2021. |
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 46 Top Reads for 2021 | Book Pulse By Mary Bakija New York Magazine's Vulture previews 46 top reads for 2021, including The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins, My Year Abroad by Chang-rae Lee, and The Committed by Viet Thanh Nguyen. Wiley has acquired open access publisher Hindawi for $298 million. Danez Smith reviews The Prophets by Robert Jones, Jr. for the New York Times. |
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 The Current Landscape of Horror Fiction: An Interview with Usman Malik By Becky Spratford LJ Horror columnist Becky Spratford interviews Usman T. Malik, author of Midnight Doorways: Fables from Pakistan. She writes “his talent is blinding and his trajectory reminds me of Stephen Graham Jones, who I also found, like Usman, in Ellen Datlow collections first.” |
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 Publishers Weekly and Edelweiss Launch New Book Fairs | Book Pulse By Mary Bakija Following the demise of BookExpo, new book fairs from Publishers Weekly and Edelweiss are launching later this year to fill the void. The Scorpion's Tail by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child leads holds this week. The People "Picks" book of the week is Walking with Ghosts by Gabriel Byrne. |
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| Reviews WEB-FIRST REVIEWS OF BOOKS AND MEDIA  Before She Disappeared, by Lisa Gardner, is one of this week's starred mystery titles. "Fans of this incredible author, police procedurals, timely immigrant stories, strong determined women, and tales that are not tied up with a pretty bow at the end will not be able to get enough of this intense page-turner." Also in mystery, The Wife Upstairs, by Rachel Hawkins, is another starred selection. "With an even darker twist, this novel delivers a one-of-a-kind take on a well-known gothic tale. In addition to the suspenseful story line, the distorted love triangle and the impassivity of the Thornfield residents will have readers feeling simultaneously discombobulated and fulfilled." See All Reviews››› |
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 Job Zone utilizes unique job matching technology to help you find the perfect job (and employers find the perfect candidate), whether you’re actively seeking or just keeping an eye out for your possibilities. Log on today and check out our newest features, including automated job and candidate matches, and email alerts. JOB OF THE WEEK The William P. Faust Public Library of Westland (MI) seeks a Library Director |
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