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 ALA Cancels 2020 Annual Conference, Citing Safety Concerns By Lisa Peet On the evening of March 24, the American Library Association (ALA) announced that the 2020 ALA Annual Conference and Exhibition, scheduled for June 25–30 in Chicago, has been canceled because of concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic. |
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 Canadian Libraries Respond to COVID-19 By Cailynn Klingbeil With public libraries across Canada suddenly shuttered in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, library leaders and workers across the country are quickly adapting to still serve people, primarily online. |
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An Astrological Omen Portends Murder in A Full Cold Moon To hunt down a brutal bludgeoner, Buffalo Detective Lauren Riley must travel to Reykjavik, Iceland, in the latest Cold Case Investigation mystery by Lissa Marie Redmond. At age 22, Redmond passed her police exam while still a student at the University of Buffalo. Read More››› |
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 When No Public Means No Paycheck By Meg Brown When my library closed on March 17 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, I was told there would be no work for me until we reopened. |
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| "Our staff's mental health is incredibly low at this time. Panic attacks are frequent." | | |
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 Lessons from COVID-19 | Editorial By Meredith Schwartz The coronavirus is shining a harsh light on the gaps in our social safety net, how essential libraries are as they try to fill more and more of those gaps, and the limitations of the library as an overstretched catchall solution to inequity. |
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 How Medical Librarians Are Handling the Coronavirus Crisis By Andrew Gerber As public, academic, school, and corporate library workers have been watching their workplaces close and striving to adjust to self-quarantining, another type of librarian faces additional challenges as a result of COVID-19. |
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 Virtually Visit 8 World-Class Libraries By Chrissy Bellizzi For some stuck at home, with travel and everyday library visits alike on indefinite hiatus as society works to flatten the curve of COVID-19 infections, virtual tourism has become a lifeline. It offers beauty, expanse, culture, and a momentary escape from anxiety. |
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 Book Sales Stand Up to COVID-19 By Barbara Hoffert In the face of COVID-19, the U.S. book market has proved remarkably tough, according to a report released March 27 by NPD BookScan, a division of the NPD booksGroup that provides data and analytics on the publishing industry. |
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 How Library Maker Spaces Can #FlattentheCurve By Amy Vecchione As library buildings close, library workers are finding ways to help communities mitigate the COVID-19 crisis—including utilizing maker space tools and tech to create much-needed personal protective equipment. |
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 Stats + Story: How to Articulate Your Library's Impact and Get What You Need By Lisa Peet
Whether lobbying legislators for funding libraries or a foundation for new shelving, public library leaders, communications staff, and even frontline workers need to be efficient and nimble when articulating their impacts to outside stakeholders. Crucially, they need to approach the question from the vantage of how the library’s outcomes align with that particular stakeholder’s mission. |
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 Building Delays for Flint and Carroll Public Libraries, Land Purchased for Saskatoon PL, Grand Reopenings at Eden Prairie, MN, and Felton, CA| Branching Out By Lisa Peet COVID-19 causes construction delays for Flint Public Library, MI, and Carroll Public Library, IA; Saskatoon PL purchases property for new Central Library; Eden Prairie Branch of Hennepin County Library, MN, and Felton Branch of Santa Cruz Public Library, CA, see grand reopenings before library closures. |
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 All Big Five Publishers Pull Out of BookExpo | Book Pulse By Neal Wyatt Both Hachette and Macmillan have issued statements that they will not attend BookExpo. That means all five of the biggest publishers are out, with PRH, S. & S., and Harper having already announced they will not take part. |
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 What's Next from THE MARTIAN Author, More "Best of 2020," and New Releases from Patterson, Koontz, and McMillan | Book Pulse By Neal Wyatt Texas Outlaw, by James Patterson with Andrew Bourelle, leads library holds this week. Nobody Will Tell You This But Me: A True ( as Told to Me) Story, by Bess Kalb, is People’s Book of the Week. Andy Weir has a new novel and film deal, Project Hail Mary. Meg Cabot, Spike Lee, and Bob Dylan release work online. |
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| Reviews WEB-FIRST REVIEWS OF BOOKS AND MEDIA  Francesca Serritella's debut novel, Ghosts of Harvard, is one of this week's starred fiction selections. "Those who like novels by Joe Hill and Pat Conroy will also enjoy this his first novel by Lisa Scottoline’s nonfiction coauthor (and daughter). The book begins as thriller and ends as a story of personal growth and redemption." Simon Stranger's first novel published in English, Keep Saying Their Names, is another starred fiction title. It recounts an episode from World War II "and its aftermath featuring Henry Oliver Rinnan, a Norwegian stooge for the Nazis who tortured and killed his fellow citizens.... Highly recommended to readers interested in accounts of wartime Europe or psychological studies of evil." Elliot Ackerman's Red Dress in Black and White is another starred fiction selection. "Though this is not a mystery proper, there is mystery here. In Agatha Christie fashion, Ackerman gathers his characters for what appears to be the grand finale but saves the true reveal for the very end.... An attention-grabbing, cleverly plotted, character-driven yarn." Shadowplay, by Joseph O’Connor, is another starred fiction title. "Queasy readers shouldn’t be put off by the darker elements of the story, e.g., Dracula, Jack the Ripper, foggy Victorian London; this work offers readers an authentic and deeply moving literary experience." And A Week at the Shore, the latest starred fiction selection by Barbara Delinsky, "presents a powerful story about the importance of love, family, and the acceptance of life’s changes." 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 Berkeley Public Library (CA) seeks a Director of Library Services |
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