When I was the program coordinator at both a small library and a larger library system, I had the idea of hosting a program to help older adults navigate the online dating world. I drafted[…]
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In the fight for access to eBooks, library supporters will need to pressure the publishers.
When I worked as a staff librarian for OverDrive, news came down from Macmillan that their Tor imprint would be implementing an embargo on library eBooks. Public libraries would not be allowed to purchase eBook[…]
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Judge agrees to hold hateful Iowa man who burned library books live for attention accountable.
This hateful man posted live on Facebook his personal crusade to burn library books for kids and teens. Among the thousands and thousands of children’s and teen’s books in that library that portray straight and[…]
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The hottest thing in libraries since drag queen storytimes…the Charlie Cart!
Okay, that headline is hardly true, as these Charlie Carts cost, oh, ballpark 10 grand, but still, this is big. Big systems such as San Francisco, Cleveland, etc. are implementing these bad boys to provide[…]
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There. I fixed it.
There is a woman out there, sadly residing in my hometown of Columbus, Ohio, who has declared libraries her enemy. Never in my wildest imaginings could I come up with a comic book villain so[…]
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Are publishers sabotaging libraries’ eBook lending?
When I was briefly a staff librarian at OverDrive, the announcement came down that PRH would be eliminating the One Copy/One User model for library eBooks (an eBook that can only be checked out one[…]
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Notable Graphic Novels Review
Check out these notable graphic novels, as selected by our friends at the Art Libraries Society of North America!
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The finest acquisition from ALA Annual Conference 2019
What was the greatest benefit of attending ALAAC? Was it the professional development? The networking? The ARCs? Nope, the correct answer is these Library Pride Socks.
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#alaac19
Well, I’m back from ALA Annual Conference 2019 in Washington, D.C., and let’s recap my adventure. Firstly, my haul includes lots of comics and ARCs, many of them signed. You know, typical, ALAAC stuff. Best[…]
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