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DuVernay, Jina

March 1, 2019

Jina DuVernay began a two-year fellowship as visiting archivist of African-American collections at Emory University’s Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library in Atlanta January 22.

Dean, Will

March 1, 2019

Will Dean became research and data services librarian at Temple University’s Ginsburg Health Sciences Library in Philadelphia in October.

Caldwell, Deborah

March 1, 2019

The University of North Carolina at Greensboro Libraries appointed Deborah Yun Caldwell as 2018–2020 diversity resident in December.

Boksenbaum, Martha

March 1, 2019

Cranston (R.I.) Public Library appointed Martha Boksenbaum as youth services librarian at its Auburn branch in November.

Burchfield, William

March 1, 2019

October 16 William Burchfield joined the Kentucky Historical Society in Frankfort as cataloging librarian.

Kirkpatrick, Nancy

March 1, 2019

OhioNET named Nancy S. Kirkpatrick executive director and CEO in January.

Hart, Victoria

March 1, 2019

Victoria Ames Hart became director of library services at Northeast Lakeview College in San Antonio in December.

Harris, Jonathan

March 1, 2019

Portage County (Ohio) District Library appointed Jonathan Harris director, effective December 3.

Hall, Christine

March 1, 2019

Cranston (R.I.) Public Library appointed Christine Hall as cataloging and reference librarian in December.

Fennell, Lauri

March 1, 2019

In October Lauri Fennell joined Temple University in Philadelphia as public health and social sciences librarian in the Learning and Research Services Business, Social Sciences, and Education unit.

Edson, Kristen

March 1, 2019

East Baton Rouge (La.) Parish Library named Kristen Edson deputy director in November.

Norton, Brynne

March 1, 2019

Brynne Norton joined Montgomery College Library in Rockville, Maryland, as access services associate director in October.

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Latia Ward writes: “One way to keep current with what students think of the library and its services is through Student Library Advisory Committee meetings. These meetings are a way to gather feedback and reinforce the library as a welcoming place. How do librarians create a welcoming environment within Student Library Advisory Committee meetings? Librarians create a welcoming environment through community, purpose, and dedicated space.” Also see part 1 of this blog post.

RIPS Law Librarian Blog, Nov. 13, Dec. 5
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Eleanor Hecks writes: “Few things are as frustrating to a user as when a site won’t respond. Unfortunately, it’s also an all-too-common scenario. Graceful degradation is a design approach that ensures the basics of a website will still function even if specific individual parts of it stop working. The approach removes single points of failure: just because one thing stops working doesn’t mean the system as a whole fails. A site following this principle fails in pieces instead of all at once, so the most important features remain available when some components encounter an error.”

Smashing Magazine, Dec. 6
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Camruinn Morgan-Rumsey and Lexi Lepof write: “On December 3, Knox County (Tenn.) schools received a list from the district of books to be removed from school libraries under Tennessee’s Age-Appropriate Materials Act. Knox County’s board of education voted in July, passing a policy to remove ‘explicit’ books from everyday student access in response to the new law. Some of the books on the list of nearly 50 titles might surprise parents. Among those to be removed are Shel Silverstein’s A Light in the Attic and Kurt Vonnegut’s Slaughterhouse-Five.”

WVLT-TV (Knoxville, Tenn.), Dec. 4
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Joe Foley writes: “Copyright rules vary from country to country and have changed over time. In the US, works created between 1929 and 1963 that gave notice and renewed copyright have 95 years from their first publication date. That means that on January 1, 2025, a host of works from 1929 will enter the public domain. This means that copyright will expire on Buck Rogers, Captain Easy, Horace Horsecollar, Tintin, Hal Foster’s first Tarzan comic strips and, yes, Popeye.” Other notable works entering public domain in the United States include the Marx Brothers’ first film, The Cocoanuts, contralto Marian Anderson’s first record, and Ernest Hemingway’s A Farewell to Arms.

Creative Bloq, Dec. 7; Everybody’s Libraries, Dec. 3, Dec. 7; Public Domain Review, Dec. 10
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Brittany Adams writes: “The digital landscape of libraries is expanding rapidly, with an increasing shift towards electronic resources and online services. As members of the library community, we’re witnessing a transformative era where physical collections are complemented—and sometimes replaced—by digital ones. This transition offers new opportunities for enhancing accessibility and engagement, but it also presents challenges, especially for young patrons and their families. It is essential to equip children and their caregivers with the tools and knowledge they need to navigate this evolving space confidently.”

ALSC Blog, Dec. 9
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Karen O’Grady writes: “I am the embedded librarian for the Hahn School of Nursing at the University of San Diego. I am surrounded by nursing faculty, staff, and students rather than by librarians. This has proven to be an incredible gamechanger for the way I see things. Every student in my school knows me by name. I am often stopped in the hallway to answer questions. Every correct answer I give increases my authority and builds trust. Through these casual mini-lessons, this foreign animal called ‘librarian’ slowly becomes an approachable, knowledgeable person.”

College & Research Libraries News, Dec.
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ALA has selected 46 participants for its 2025 class of Emerging Leaders (EL). The EL program allows library staff and information workers to participate in project planning work groups, network with peers, gain an inside look into ALA structure, and have an opportunity to serve the profession in a leadership capacity early in their careers. The group will take part in a day-long session during the 2025 LibLearnX conference in Phoenix this January and work for six months, culminating in a poster session at ALA’s 2025 Annual Conference and Exhibition in Philadelphia in June, where they will highlight results of their project planning work.

ALA Office for Human Resource Development and Recruitment, Dec. 4

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