| Final Cut | LibLearnX 2025 Preview By LJ Staff The theme of the American Library Association’s (ALA) 2025 LibLearnX, “Reimagine, Refocus, Reset: Charting a Path for the Future,” has particular resonance, as this will be the final LibLearnX. The event, which replaced ALA’s Midwinter Meeting in 2022, had seen low attendance—just over 2,000 at last year’s conference in Baltimore—and ALA has opted to stop hosting the conference. |
| ALA To Receive $25M Bequest for Library School Scholarships By Lisa Peet On December 9, the American Library Association (ALA) announced that it will receive an approximately $25 million bequest from James W. Lewis, senior vice president and senior relationship manager of the Lewis Group, an investment company within the Washington, DC, office of Merrill Lynch, to fund library school scholarships for students with demonstrated financial needs. The bequest is the largest in ALA’s history. |
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| Academic Movers Q&A: Aisha Johnson on Working Toward Better Representation By Amy Rea Aisha Johnson, associate dean for academic affairs and outreach at the Georgia Institute of Technology Libraries, was named a 2024 Library Journal Mover & Shaker for her work on Sustainable Leadership as a Solution for Representation and Inclusion in LIS: A Bibliography and Toolkit. We recently spoke with Johnson for insights and updates on her work. |
| Display Shelf | New Habits By Melissa DeWild Start the new year off with a shelf full of inspiration for honing new habits for health, healing, and even fun. |
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| SOCIAL SCIENCES The Portable Feminist Reader Ed. by Roxane Gay Worth picking up for Gay’s introspective yet inclusive introduction alone, this new collection provides accessible entry points into feminism and offers even advanced scholars new ways of viewing the complex, intersectional histories of feminist thought, literature, and action. PREMIUM Queer Lasting: Ecologies of Care for a Dying World By Sarah Ensor This compelling, evocative book expertly centers queer writing and resilience to imagine new approaches to living during environmental crises. It’s an excellent choice for scholars, students, and general readers of queer studies and ecocriticism. Pair with The Queerness of Water: Troubled Ecologies in the Eighteenth Century by Jeremy Chow. Calling In: How To Start Making Change with Those You’d Rather Cancel By Loretta J. Ross This is a highly recommended, necessary read for anyone who finds themself grating against those with different political beliefs. Ross’s book has plenty of potential for discussions and healing relations between friends and family and maybe even strangers too. |
| HISTORY Gentlemen of the Woods: Manhood, Myth, and the American Lumberjack By Willa Hammitt Brown Written in clear prose with well-founded arguments, this book, heavily illustrated with archival photographs and drawings, makes an excellent addition to history collections. For general audiences interested in Americana. PREMIUM The Countess and the Nazis: An American Family’s Private War By Richard Jay Hutto Many family photos enliven this engrossing, recommended history that will take readers right into the difficult times it depicts. From Trenton to Yorktown: Turning Points of the Revolutionary War By John R. Maass This well-written, accessible history is a significant contribution to the literature on the American Revolutionary War. Maass’s blend of thorough research, engaging stories, and expert analysis make this book a must, especially for U.S. history readers. |
| Rx for Flourishing | Editorial By Hallie Rich The new year presents a moment for reinvention, a renewed effort to be our best selves. Resolutions to eliminate sweets, adopt a new fitness program, or spend more time with family and friends abound. But could it be that one of the best, healthiest things we can do for ourselves is to visit our local library? New research from New York Public Library says that could be true. |
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