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Wiley, Jennilyn

February 16, 2022

August 1 Jennilyn Wiley became business and economics librarian at Auburn (Ala.) University Libraries.

Weigand, Kelly

February 16, 2022

October 1 Kelly Weigand started as head of Cary Veterinary Medical Library at Auburn (Ala.) University Libraries.

Titkemeyer, Erica

February 16, 2022

Erica Titkemeyer joined University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Libraries as associate head of Repository Services October 1.

Smith, Todd

February 16, 2022

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Libraries appointed Todd Smith user experience research and design librarian September 13.

Kader, Emily

February 16, 2022

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Libraries promoted Emily Kader to associate curator of rare books in the Wilson Special Collections Library September 27.

Lewis, Annie

February 16, 2022

Multnomah County (Oreg.) Library promoted Annie Lewis to director of community services in September.

McCurtis, Kirby

February 16, 2022

Kirby McCurtis was promoted to director of location services at Multnomah County (Oreg.) Library in September.

Minkin, Rachel

February 16, 2022

Michigan State University Libraries promoted Rachel Minkin in October to the new position of assistant dean for faculty engagement.

Pyko, Marie

February 16, 2022

Topeka and Shawnee County (Kans.) Public Library promoted Marie Pyko to chief executive officer, effective October 22.

Ratliff, Dave

February 16, 2022

Multnomah County (Oreg.) Library promoted Dave Ratliff to director of integrated services in September.

Schmidt, Greg

February 16, 2022

October 1 Auburn (Ala.) University Libraries promoted Greg Schmidt to head of Special Collections and Archives.

Sears, Jill

February 16, 2022

Broward County (Fla.) Library promoted Jill Sears to assistant director September 21.

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Serra Sowers writes: “Jen Miller, librarian at Northern Guilford Middle School in Greensboro, North Carolina, is turning the page on lost book fees thanks to donations from a community of book lovers. With the end of the school year just days away, it’s a race against time to get books back on the shelves and clear student debt. When her social media account went viral, she started the Book Return Game—using her platform to keep tally of overdue copies and mobilize followers to help her replace books that never came back. Since then, she’s surprised schools locally and across the country with books.”

WXII-TV (Winston-Salem, N.C.), May 31
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Felicity Dachel writes: “A Minnesota school district is doing away with a book ban, settling a lawsuit that argued the ban was unlawful. The suit was brought against St. Francis Area Schools by Education Minnesota on behalf of eight students, all of whom have parents working as teachers across St. Francis schools.” The settlement requires the district to replace a policy that required selections align with the now-defunct Moms For Library–affiliated website booklooks.org with one that guarantees the input of qualified media specialists and follows a 2024 Minnesota state law that prohibits libraries and schools from banning books.

KARE-TV (Minneapolis), June 10; Words and Money, June 11; The Minnesota Daily, June 23, 2024
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Elissa Malespina writes: “In our seven-part series, we’ve explored AI’s role in personalized learning, assessments, research, libraries, and ethical considerations. Now, we focus on how educators and librarians can navigate the evolving AI landscape and ensure responsible integration. Librarians are essential in the AI-driven knowledge ecosystem, ensuring that students and patrons navigate AI-generated information critically and ethically.”

The AI School Librarian, June 9
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Stephen Town writes: “Little research exists about how library leaders develop their ethical identity, how they manage their work to facilitate library excellence, and how they overcome the difficult and complex problems arising in the academic context. This study provides evidence and a unique perspective toward answering these questions, based on narratives from research library leaders demonstrating the deployment of a range of virtues to improve the character and performance of their libraries.”

portal: Libraries and the Academy, vol. 25 no. 3, July
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Robert Costa writes: “On May 8, Carla Hayden received an email, one she thought may have been fake. It began simply, ‘Carla,’ and stated: ‘On behalf of President Donald J. Trump, I am writing to inform you that your position as the Librarian of Congress is terminated effective immediately.’ Hayden said there had never been any issues between her and President Trump. Hayden’s firing is seen by many as part of a broader story.”

CBS News Sunday Morning, June 8
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Chelsey Roos writes: “Families with students in special education may not get all the support they need from public libraries in the lead up to a new school year. Navigating the special education system is challenging. There are individualized education programs (IEPs), 504s, evaluations, and tons of documentation, and families new to the IEP system can find it especially overwhelming. But what if the library could build a program that connected parents and caregivers with the expert advice and support they needed before they begin another adventure through special education?”

ALSC Blog, June 7
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Peter Broadwell and Lindsay King write: “Facing a digital accessibility compliance deadline, we wondered whether and how AI tools could be implemented to generate alt text for existing online images within the Stanford Libraries’ digital exhibits. New large language models called ‘vision language’ models have a sophisticated understanding of the relationship between text and image. Could we bring vision language models’ understanding of the images together with existing metadata to create alt text that would be useful to patrons who need it?”

Choice: LibTech Insights, June 9

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