| Judge Denies ALA’s Motion to Block Dismantling of IMLS By Lisa Peet In an upset to the temporary restraining order granted in American Library Association v. Sonderling, Judge Richard J. Leon has denied without prejudice the request for a preliminary injunction to block the Trump administration’s attempts to dismantle the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). |
| Withholding IMLS Funding is Illegal, Says GAO By Hallie Rich The Government Accountability Office (GAO), a nonpartisan agency within the legislative branch, issued a report on Monday finding that the Trump administration broke the law when it withheld funding to the nation’s libraries via the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). |
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| Gwinnett County Public Library Hosts Game Jam and Video Game Showcase By Matt Enis The Gwinnett County Public Library’s Learning Labs this spring hosted the library’s fourth annual Game Jam and GameDev Showcase, this year including 45 game developers and drawing more than 1,300 attendees who had an opportunity to meet the developers and try their games. |
SPONSORED BY GALE, PART OF CENGAGE GROUP New Gale Resource Helps Libraries Cater to Older Adults’ Learning Needs
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| Friends & Fiction at Five By Hallie Rich In March 2020, Mary Kay Andrews, Kristin Harmel, Kristy Woodson Harvey, and Patti Callahan Henry—along with founding cohost Mary Alice Monroe, who left the show in 2021—gathered on Zoom to talk about how they could best reach readers and support independent bookstores and libraries. From their casual conversation, the idea for Friends & Fiction was born. |
| Call for Nominations: LJ's 2025 Marketer of the Year Award Library Journal will honor one library staffer or a library team with its tenth annual Marketer of the Year award in its October 2025 issue. The award, sponsored by Library Ideas, comes with a $2,000 cash prize. The award recognizes the importance of innovative approaches to marketing of library services, the role of marketing in building library engagement, and the value of quality marketing collateral to help build a vibrant sense of the library and define its relevance in the community. |
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| Juneteenth 2025 | A Reading List By Sarah Hashimoto In 1863, President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, which declared more than 3.5 million enslaved people living in Confederate states to be “forever free.” It wasn’t until Union soldiers arrived in Galveston, TX, on June 19, two years later, however, that the enslaved first learned of their freedom. That date became known as Juneteenth, first celebrated in 1866 and declared a federal holiday in 2021. This booklist is a Juneteenth commemoration in the form of fiction and nonfiction about its history and the long-standing implications of enslavement and the Jim Crow era. |
| LJ Talks with Anthropologist Kendra Coulter, Author of The Tortoise’s Tale By Kristen Orth and Sarah-Ruth Tasko Kendra Coulter is a professor of management and organizational studies at Huron University College at Western University. As an anthropologist, she has become a leading voice in animal ethics and sustainability and written many academic works, including Defending Animals: Finding Hope on the Front Lines of Animal Protection. The Tortoise’s Tale marks her fiction debut. She talks with LJ about her philosophy, her inspirations, the role of music in her book, and her forthcoming projects. |
| Call for Submissions: LJ’s 2025 Year in Architecture Library Journal is seeking submissions for its annual Year in Architecture issue (November 2025). The issue will feature public and academic library projects completed between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025. Let us know about your remodeling projects and new buildings by filling out this online form. Material must be submitted by Friday, August 1 to be considered for the issue. |
| Mark Twain American Voice in Literature Award Longlist Revealed | Book Pulse By Sarah Wolberg The longlist for the Mark Twain American Voice in Literature Award is announced. LitHub publishes “The Ultimate Summer 2025 Reading List.” Oregon passes a law to protect access to books in school libraries. In spring 2026, Christian publisher Baker will launch Haven, an imprint it describes as “wholesome fiction without faith content.” Plus, new title bestsellers and interviews with Wally Lamb, V.E. Schwab, and Jess Walter. |
| Maurice Vellekoop’s I’m So Glad We Had This Time Together Wins Doug Wright Award | Book Pulse By Kate Merlene Maurice Vellekoop’s memoir I’m So Glad We Had This Time Together wins the Doug Wright Award. Canisia Lubrin’s Code Noir wins the Danuta Gleed Literary Award for best Canadian debut short story collection. Authors Gary David Crew and Garth Nix receive the Medal of the Order of Australia. LibraryReads and LJ offer read-alikes for top holds title Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V.E. Schwab. Annie Leibovitz will reissue a new edition of her 1999 book Women in November. Gill Hornby’s The Elopement will be adapted for TV. |
| Sounds Like Love by Ashley Poston Tops Holds Lists | Book Pulse By Kate Merlene Sounds Like Love by Ashley Poston leads holds this week. Also in demand are titles by Kristin Harmel, Laura Lippman, Nikki Erlick, and Liv Constantine. Four LibraryReads picks and four Indie Next picks publish this week. Andrew Miller wins the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction for his novel The Land in Winter. The James Beard Media Award winners are announced. People shares its must-read summer recommendations. |
| Yael van der Wouden and Rachel Clarke Win Women’s Prizes for Fiction and Nonfiction | Book Pulse By Sarah Wolberg Yael van der Wouden’s The Safekeep wins the Women’s Prize for Fiction, while the nonfiction prize goes to Rachel Clarke’s The Story of a Heart: Two Families, One Heart, and the Medical Miracle That Saved a Child’s Life. Winners of the Reading the West Book Awards are announced. NYT updates its list of the best romance novels of the year. NYPL celebrates the hundredth anniversary of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. ALA’s Young Adult Library Services Association will be subsumed into the Association for Library Service to Children. Plus, Page to Screen and interviews with E. Jean Carroll, Peter Mendelsund, and Vikas Adam. |
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Wild Reverence, by Rebecca Ross, is a starred SFF title. "This tale of thriving after abuse and finding renewed hope in love leaves readers with a brutal, yet achingly romantic story." Heart Strings, the second book in the "A Love in Galway" series by Ivy Fairbanks is a starred romance. "Fairbanks’s second Galway-set story (after Morbidly Yours) is a sexy and sentimental second-chance romance that explores the true power of forgiveness. Perfect for fans of Abby Jimenez, Emily Henry, and Tessa Bailey." And in fiction The Second Chance Cinema, by Thea Weiss, is a starred selection. "A captivating, cozy tale that will resonate with romance fans. This tantalizing escape is more than a magical theater; it leads readers to consider the weight of past decisions and long-held secrets." See All Reviews››› |
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