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Oliver, Gene

May 8, 2012

Gene Oliver is vice president, OCLC global systems and information technology.

Morgan, Sandy

May 8, 2012

Sandy Morgan retired as director of Lowell (Ind.) Public Library.

Jenkins, Sylvia

May 8, 2012

Sylvia Jenkins is president of Moraine Valley Community College in Palos Hills, Illinois.

Everts, Bart

May 8, 2012

Bart Everts is reference and instruction librarian at Peirce College in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Dolin, Carol

May 8, 2012

Carol Dolin began as director of Sugar Grove (Ill.) Public Library May 8.

Ashoughian, Gohar

May 8, 2012

August 1 Gohar Ashoughian begins as university librarian at Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.

Little, Larry

May 1, 2012

Larry Little retires as chief librarian at Penticton (British Columbia) Public Library in the fall.

Heet, Benjamin

May 1, 2012

Benjamin Heet is electronic resources librarian at North Carolina State University in Raleigh.

Eschete, Darryl

May 1, 2012

April 16 Darryl Eschete began as director of West Des Moines (Iowa) Public Library.

Clarke, Kenneth

May 1, 2012

Kenneth Clarke is CEO of Pritzker Military Library in Chicago.

Chaplin, Bradley

May 1, 2012

Bradley Chaplin is director at Kalkaska County (Mich.) Public Library.

Basbane, Nicole

May 1, 2012

April 9 Nicole Basbane begins as children and young adult librarian at Upton (Mass.) Town Library.

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Oguz Kayra writes: “An ancient marvel, unique in design and history, is being unearthed in the heart of southwest Türkiye. Archaeologists working in Stratonikeia, a vast ancient city located in Muğla Province and listed on UNESCO’s World Heritage Tentative List, have uncovered significant portions of a rare Roman-era library, shedding light on the intellectual and architectural grandeur of the time. Nestled at the intersection of four major streets in the city center, the library was originally constructed during the Hellenistic period and later redesigned in the Roman era.”

Arkeonews, June 24
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Jessica K. Anderson and Yan Quan Liu write: “Public libraries are institutions that connect individuals with resources. However, not all patrons see themselves reflected in the selected books, and others struggle to discover relevant results in the catalog due to outdated or problematic search terms. Two emerging strategies to address these issues are diversity audits and critical cataloging. Although there is substantial literature on both individually, there is a noticeable lack of studies examining the relationship between the two. Our aim was to identify choices among libraries that have conducted collection audits to reveal patterns that can inform institutions with similar needs.”

Library Resources & Technical Services, July
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Angela Hursh writes: “Libraries have great stories to tell. But getting the media to listen isn’t always easy. Here are the top 10 practical tips that Leslie Marinelli, communications manager at Forsyth County (Ga.) Public Library; Ray Holley, communications manager at Sonoma County (Calif.) Library; and I shared [at a recent online panel] for getting your library into the news.”

Super Library Marketing, June 30
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Pranay Parab writes: “I’ve mostly been really happy with my M1 MacBook Air, which I’ve been using for nearly three years now. However, I regret not going for the variant with 16GB of RAM. The newer laptop still occasionally slows down when I open too many browser tabs. Luckily, I did some troubleshooting and fixed the problem, and I’m here to share what I’ve learned with you. So, if Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Safari or other browsers are slowing down on your computer, try some of these tips to nip that problem in the bud.”

Lifehacker, June 26
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Victoria Cox writes: “LaRue County (Ky.) Board of Education heard both criticism and praise last week when members were asked to remove 14 books from the high school library. Although the vote was split, the board ultimately refused to ban the books, citing the need to uphold the constitutional rights of students” by a 4–1 vote. Books the board considered include The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison, The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood; Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi; Kingdom of Ash by Sarah J. Maas, and The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini.

LaRue County (Ky.) Herald News, June 25
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Jennifer A. Keach, Jenne M. Klotz, and Galen J. Talis write: “Library leaders at all levels are well-placed to create opportunities for joy in their organizations and to model how to do so with nuance and balance. Toward that end, we explored the multidisciplinary literature and compiled an annotated bibliography for leaders who wish to support joy within groups, organizational change agents who want to create equitable conditions for joy in the workplace, and readers seeking to develop their personal practice of joy. We provide a guide exploring five themes: defining joy, finding individual joy, work and organizational joy, empowering change with joy, and joy-adjacent emotions.”

Library Leadership and Management, June 30
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David Vickers Loertscher and Michelle Young write: “This tutorial introduces school librarians to the use of data visualization tools for documenting and communicating their impact on teaching and learning. By leveraging accessible platforms like Google Forms and Google Sheets, the authors demonstrate how librarians can build dashboards and real-time visual reports to showcase co-teaching, instructional collaboration, and student engagement. The tutorial features real-world examples, highlights common data sources already available to librarians, and argues that dynamic visual storytelling is a powerful alternative to traditional library statistics.”

Learning Hub, June 25

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