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 Libraries Do Well at Polls, New Funding Lags By Lisa Peet At least 50 libraries had referenda on the ballots on November 5. While results are still coming in, returns are in on some notable measures. In a preliminary November 6 dispatch from library funding political action committee EveryLibrary, 30 of the 35 libraries where results were available passed their measures. |
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 Open Source FOLIO LSP Nears Launch, as Lehigh U. Library Partners with Index Data By Matt Enis Lehigh University Library has partnered with software developer Index Data ahead of the library’s planned summer 2020 launch of the FOLIO (the Future Of Libraries Is Open) open source library services platform (LSP). Lehigh’s staff will manage the FOLIO install with secondary support and cloud hosting by Index Data. |
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| "The big take away was that the 'new money' campaigns were a lot softer than the renewals. And if we can't win new money, then we stagnate." | | |
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 Wake Up, Your House Is on Fire | Sustainability By Rebekkah Smith Aldrich Back in 2017 LJ’s Rebecca T. Miller wrote an editorial for School Library Journal entitled “Kids, the Ultimate Stakeholders.” In it, she and I considered the potential to use the platform of libraries to inspire kids to activate, and confront the multitude of issues that need to be tackled to co-create a more sustainable world—side-by-side with adults. |
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 Run Your Week: Big Books, Sure Bets, & Titles Making News | Book Pulse By Neal Wyatt Twisted Twenty-Six, by Janet Evanovich, leads holds this week. With All Due Respect: Defending America with Grit and Grace, by Nikki R. Haley, is getting today's political book buzz. Queer literature takes the spotlight. The Largehearted Boy starts work on the aggregated master list of best books for 2019. |
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 Read 300 Books, Vote for Three | Pondering Printz By Jonathan Hunt You know that occasional feeling you have—the feeling that as much as you’re enjoying this book right now, in the moment, that you’ll really need to read it again, quite possibly immediately, to gain a true measure of its genius? |
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| Reviews WEB-FIRST REVIEWS OF BOOKS AND MEDIA  The Spoilt Quilt and Other Frontier Stories: Pioneering Women of the West, a new collection of 16 short stories published by Gale Cengage, is one of this week's starred fiction selections. "Western literature has passed in and out of fashion; at present there’s a movement toward openness and candor regarding the U.S. march to the west. This compilation provides an excellent starting point for book club discussions of Americans in these times." In social sciences, All the President’s Women: Donald Trump and the Making of a Predator, by Barry Levine & Monique El-Faizy, is one of two starred titles this week. "While many of the most shocking incidents discussed here are public knowledge, the significant new material and the book’s usefulness as a single-volume source on the topic make this not only a critical current read but one likely to become even more important in the future." Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey's She Said: Breaking the Sexual Harassment Story That Helped Ignite a Movement is the other starred social sciences selection. "A compelling accounting of the events that helped ignite Me Too. Highly recommended for readers interested in social justice and the reporting process.
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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 Kanawha County Public Library (WV) seeks a Library Director |
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