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SLACK Journals Select: The Key to Content Your Way
September 20, 2022
Book Challenges to Set Record

Preliminary data indicates that total book challenges in 2022 expected to surpass 2021’s record high
September 16, 2022
Call Number Podcast: Rethinking Your Space

Episode 75 explores library design solutions
September 12, 2022
The Secret, Simple Literacy Solution Every Library Needs
August 31, 2022
Call Number Podcast: Support for Ukraine

Episode 74 highlights efforts to preserve information, raise funds, and help refugees
August 12, 2022

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ALA Supports Information Access on Reproductive Health
August 9, 2022
Call Number Podcast: Newbery Medal Winners

Conversations with distinguished children’s authors
July 18, 2022
Two Is Better Than One

Beanstack’s tandems feature helps connect schools and public libraries
By Diana Panuncial | July 18, 2022
Saving Our Stories

AJL Conference 2022 underscores the role librarians, archives, and creators play in preserving Jewish heritage
By Sally Stieglitz | July 1, 2022
Avoid the Cookie-Cutter Library

Observation and ethnographic design offer lessons in inclusion
By Carrie Smith | June 30, 2022
Making Trouble

Luvvie Ajayi Jones on disruption, kindness, and owning biases
By Terra Dankowski | June 28, 2022
Money Know-How

Libraries can empower communities with financial education
By Sanhita SinhaRoy | June 27, 2022

Latest Library Links

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Join ALA President Lessa Kanani‘opua Pelayo-Lozada at 1 p.m. Central on December 15 for “Our Brave Communities: Facing Censorship Head-On with ALA,” a conversation on censorship issues in libraries, related legislation, and how the Association is fighting book banning efforts. Panelists will include Martha Hickson (school librarian at North Hunterdon–Voorhees Regional High School District in Annandale, New Jersey), Brian Raitz (director of Parkersburg and Wood County Public Library in West Virginia), and Lisa Varga (executive director of the Virginia Library Association). Registration is required.

ALA Connect Live Series
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Juliana Kim writes: “When her author event at Pretty Good Books in Ashtabula, Ohio, had low turnout, Chelsea Banning was at her breaking point. ‘I was discouraged and bummed and I felt bad that the bookstore owner opened his store for me,’ she said. Banning tweeted about what happened with the intention of possibly deleting the tweet in a few hours. But that night, instead of taking down what she wrote, she stared at her tweet in shock as a mass of authors, including some of the most renowned novelists in the world, replied with their own experiences of low turnout.”

NPR, Dec. 6
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Lara Ewen writes: “After a year of unprecedented challenges and impressive successes, it’s time to celebrate the resilience of librarians. This holiday season, focus on gifts that highlight goodwill, inclusivity, and the joy of books. We’ve rounded up a list of presents that are fun, thoughtful, and affordable—most items are less than $40. And while you’re shopping, don’t forget to treat yourself, because everyone deserves a little extra kindness these days.”

AL Online, Dec. 7
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Richard Byrne writes: “This week is Computer Science Education Week. I’ve long thought that every student should have some experience with computer science. I was introduced to some computer science concepts when I was in elementary school in the 1980s through the use of Logo, and that experience is still beneficial to me today. If you would like to have your students get a little computer science experience this week, here are some good resources.” Tools include MIT App Inventor, Blackbird, and Scratch.

Free Technology for Teachers, Dec. 7
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Susie Mesure writes: “There is something about churning through books that induces envy and even admiration, never more than at this time of year when piles of finished tomes are splashed across social media. Bragging rights seem to go to those who have read lots of books and read them quickly – how many times have you seen someone boast about finishing 10 books in a year? What about five? But there is power in reading slowly.”

The Guardian, December 2
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Bruce Rosenstein writes: “In my recent guest post for the Wisdom Well blog of the entrepreneur/author Chip Conley, I wrote that he “has intuited that today we need a jolt of awareness that goes beyond knowledge workers (who may be an endangered species due to Artificial Intelligence/AI and other technological advances) to “wisdom workers.” Chip Conley’s latest, Wisdom at Work: The Making of a Modern Elder How to Reinvent the Second Half of Your Career, is included in my list of 55 select books below on longevity and productive aging.”

LLRX, November 29
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Lisa Kanarek writes: “I’ve lost my social skills!’ I texted to a friend while en route to my first in-person conference in four years. I had learned to appreciate the convenience of online learning. Virtual conferences aren’t going away—not everyone is comfortable traveling and spending time in meeting rooms surrounded by strangers. But in-person events are back, and when you’re ready to mingle with those who share a common interest, these tips can help you make the most of the experience.”

Wired, November 30

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