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Libraries
The Week in Libraries: March 2, 2018
Among this week's headlines: Sherman Alexie is the latest author to face misconduct allegations; Carla Hayden and Dolly Parton share the stage; and libraries face the opiate crisis.
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Libraries
PLA 2018 Spotlight: Tackling the Tough Topics
PW columnist Brian Kenney offers his picks from a strong Public Library Association Conference program.
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Libraries
PLA 2018 Spotlight: Striving for Change
A look at the PLA program suggests that a new generation of leaders is ready to transform librarianship.
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Libraries
The Week in Libraries: February 23, 2018
Among this week's headlines: mixed news in LJ's annual budget survey; Hachette's CEO calls e-books 'stupid products'; and a curator reflects on 47 years looking after rare books.
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Libraries
The Week in Libraries: February 16, 2018
Among this week's headlines: Trump again targets library funding; a strong program but weak attendance at the ALA Midwinter Meeting; and a Wired article raises a central question about Facebook: is it a publisher?
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Libraries
What I Learned From Bestselling Author Andrew Neiderman
As my high school writing teacher, with his slightly irreverent classroom style, the bestselling author taught me many things, including the most important lesson of all: follow your dreams, with tenacity and hard work.
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Industry News
ALA Midwinter 2018 in Photos
We've gathered a selection of photo highlights from this year's conference in Denver, featuring the announcement of the ALA Youth Media Awards.
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Publisher News
Trump Renews Bid to Eliminate Library Funding, NEA, and NEH
The Trump administration has once again proposed the permanent elimination of the National Endowments for the Arts and Humanities and the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
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Libraries
The Week in Libraries: February 9, 2018
Among this week’s headlines: The budget deal could be good news for libraries; EFF founder John Perry Barlow has died; and the 2018 ALA Midwinter Meeting gets underway.
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Awards & Prizes
Bloomsbury’s Arcadian Library Online Takes Home Top Honor at 2018 PROSE Awards
Bloomsbury beat out more than 550 books, journals and digital products across 51 subject categories to take home this year's R.R. Hawkins Award.
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Libraries
The Week in Libraries: February 2, 2018
Among this week's headlines: ALA's new diverse books initiative; a look at how libraries can fill the void left by the loss of local newspapers; and a proposed budget cut endangers the University Press of Kentucky.
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People
ALA Names Mary Ghikas Executive Director Through January 2020
Mary Ghikas, interim director since August 2017, will continue to head the association through January 2020.
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Libraries
The Week in Libraries: January 26, 2018
Among the headlines this week: ALA names an executive director; Facebook's flawed plan to fix the fake news problem; and check out some of the best pics from the annual library "shelfie" day.
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Libraries
The Week in Libraries: January 19, 2018
Among this week's headlines: Why publishers should speak up on net neutrality; the budget battle continues for libraries; and what's holding up the search for the next ALA executive director?
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Editorials
Editorial: It’s Time for Publishers to Join the Fight for Net Neutrality
If American publishers, as widely recognized champions of free speech, offer a unified statement on net neutrality, they can make a critical difference in the fight for an open Internet.
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Libraries
The Week in Libraries: January 12, 2018
Among the headlines this week: what Michael Wolff's 'Fire and Fury' tells us about the library e-book market; Sally Yates will keynote the upcoming PLA Conference; and next steps in the net neutrality debate.
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Libraries
Could You Use a (Reading) Vacation?
Having a good reading plan can help you expand your horizons—and read more books.
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Libraries
Librarians Scrambling to Meet Demand for 'Fire and Fury'
Overwhelming demand for the book has generated wait lists that rival such all-time bestsellers as 'Harry Potter' and 'Fifty Shades of Gray.'
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Libraries
The Week in Libraries: January 5, 2018
Among the headlines this week: No, Libraries Are Not Dying; The Most Popular Library Reads of 2017; and Dewey's Checkered Past.
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Libraries
ALA Announces First Members of New 'Policy Corps'
The initiative seeks to develop expertise within the library community on key national and public policies that are important to libraries.