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Ithaka Surveys Community College Library Directors on Student Success Contributions, Collaborations
By Lisa Peet
On September 9, Ithaka S+R released the findings from its most recent survey of community college library directors on issues of leadership, strategy, and collaboration during the pandemic, “Library Strategy and Collaboration Across the College Ecosystem.” The survey, fielded in February and March, was the third phase of the Community College Academic and Student Service Ecosystem (CCASSE) project, funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). |
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Nancy Pearl Receives National Book Foundation’s 2021 Literarian Award for Outstanding Service
By Anita Mechler
The National Book Foundation (NBF) announced on September 8 that Nancy Pearl, a renowned librarian and former executive director of the Washington Center for the Book at Seattle Public Library, is the 2021 recipient of its Literarian Award for Outstanding Service to the American Literary Community. Ron Charles of the Washington Post will present the award at the 72nd National Book Awards Ceremony on November 17. |
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2021 Kirkus Prize Finalists Announced; Liane Moriarty’s Apples Never Fall Tops Holds Lists | Book Pulse
By Kate Merlene
Kirkus announces the finalists for the eighth annual Kirkus Prize. Karen Tei Yamashita is awarded the National Book Foundation Medal. Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty leads holds this week. Three Library Reads and six Indie Next picks publish this week. People releases its “Must Reads for Fall” highlighting titles from Colson Whitehead, Lily King, Liane Moriarty, Amor Towles, Anthony Doerr, Dawn Turner, Ann Pachett, Laurence Leamer, Qi an Julie Wang, Tove Alsterdal, Richard Osman, Louise Penny and Hillary Rodham Clinton, Rachel Howzell Hall, and a posthumous work by John le Carré. |
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SPONSORED BY UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON INFORMATION SCHOOL Passion for Community Inspires MLIS Student
"My job is to help my community tap into their infinite potential,” says Maina Gachugu. He's earning his MLIS at the University of Washington so he can achieve his dream of serving local kids as a school librarian.
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The 2021 Scotiabank Giller Prize Longlist Is Announced | Book Pulse
By Anita Mechler
Winning news for the 2021 Scotiabank Giller Prize longlist. Interviews abound with Krystale Littlejohn of Just Get on the Pill: The Uneven Burden of Reproductive Politics, Dr. Yusef Salaam of Better, Not Bitter: Living on Purpose in the Pursuit of Racial Justice, Max Porter of The Death of Francis Bacon, Dr. Bruce Perry of What Happened to You?, YZ Chin of Edge Case, Lauren Groff of Matrix, and Sally Rooney of Beautiful World, Where Are You. |
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Reviews WEB-FIRST REVIEWS OF BOOKS AND MEDIA Walk with Me: A Biography of Fannie Lou Hamer, by Kate Clifford Larson, is a starred social sciences selection. "An inspiring read for activists fighting for voting rights and against racism." The starred poetry title Cultish, by Rajiv Mohabir, is "rich with history, layered, and likely to enthrall seasoned and newer readers of poetry. Highly recommended." And in romance, Evie Dunmore's Portrait of a Scotsman, the third book in the "A League of Extraordinary Women" series, is a starred selection. "Dunmore delivers a novel that is delectably sexy and profoundly romantic at its core."
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Governor's Advisory Council (PA) seeks a Deputy Secretary of Education/Commissioner for Libraries/State Librarian |
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