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An Interview with Jeanette Winterson

By Sanhita SinhaRoy | March 13, 2012

Born in Manchester in 1959 but raised in the bleak working-class north England industrial town of Accrington, Winterson and her adoptive family had no phones, no cars, no indoor toilets, and lived in a community where few if any had job security. Her mother was an evangelical Pentecostal who was “apocalyptic by nature” and kept … Continue reading An Interview with Jeanette Winterson →

Filming Flipped: An Interview with Director Rob Reiner

August 25, 2010

The feature film Flipped, directed by Rob Reiner and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, opens in six cities (New York, Toronto, Chicago, Boston, San Francisco, and Indianapolis) August 27. Based on the 2001 YA novel by Wendelin Van Draanen, the film flips back and forth in showing the thoughts and feelings of two protagonists, 8th-graders … Continue reading Filming Flipped: An Interview with Director Rob Reiner →

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In a WebJunction webinar on “Civil Legal Justice: The Crucial Role of Libraries,” law librarian Catherine McGuire, who has conducted extensive trainings with public libraries, will share insights into interacting with patrons who approach the library with civil legal needs. The free webinar will take place on February 11. Participants will learn about the status of civil legal justice in our system, the vital role public libraries can play in reducing the justice gap, and about the multiweek course to be offered in April, which takes a deeper look at supporting people to navigate the complexities of the legal system. Register online.

WebJunction
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Choice magazine has published the fifth in a series of white papers designed to provide actionable intelligence around topics of importance to the academic library community. Written by Carol Tenopir, Research Data Services in Academic Libraries: Where Are We Today? offers a unique opportunity to revisit and re-examine findings from a 2012 ACRL survey and white paper about research data services (RDS) by reissuing the survey, appropriately updated, and writing about the changes in thjese services that have occurred in academic libraries in the past seven years.

Choice, Dec. 12
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Jeffrey Davies writes: “Stars—they’re just like us! So of course we would want to read a book written by our favorite celebrity if they decided to publish one, right? It could be a memoir, an essay collection, a cookbook, a book of poetry, or a self-help book—it doesn’t matter. If we love the person who wrote it, chances are the bookworm probably won’t be far away. However, sometimes we get so distracted by the stars in our eyes that we fail to realize the moments when celebrity culture clashes with reality. But first, where did this whole idea of the ‘celebrity book’ come from?”

Book Riot, Dec. 12
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Melanie Pinola and Kevin Purdy write: “The built-in microphones on most computers don’t do your voice justice—they’re likely to pick up too much room tone, add too much fuzz, and miss out on the warm tones of being in the same room as someone. Whether you’re on a conference call or recording a podcast, a standalone mic connected over USB will help you sound your best. After testing more than 25 different USB microphones over the past six years with the help of audio professionals, we’ve found that the Blue Yeti is still the best microphone for most people.”

Wirecutter, Dec. 9
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The New Jersey State Library in Trenton received an IMLS National Leadership Grant for $628,774 to support reentry services in six libraries across the state. Fresh Start @ Your Library will provide assistance for citizens returning to their local communities upon completion of their prison terms. The two-year program, offered in partnership with the New Jersey State Parole Board and the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, will launch in January.

New Jersey State Library, Dec. 10
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Marijke Visser writes: “On December 3, the FCC released its long-awaited E-Rate order, making permanent the Category 2 budget system that was piloted in the 2014 modernization of the federal program. On balance, the new order reflects the FCC’s ongoing efforts to make the application process less burdensome, which ALA has advocated many times. Since 2014, ALA has filed numerous rounds of comments and secured meetings with FCC staff and commissioners on behalf of the nation’s libraries, focusing on how the nascent Category 2 budget system is working.”

AL: The Scoop, Dec. 12
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Hanna Marie Roseen writes: “After having a direct flight cancelled I had to be rerouted through the Calgary, Alberta, airport with a seven-hour layover. So I decided to visit the Calgary Central Library. Even before entering the library I was thankful to make the trek: light wood, honeycomb patterned glass, and a beautiful set of stairs leading up to the entrance (as well as an elevator). Entering the library, my eyes were immediately drawn upward to the ovaline center where light from a skylight shone through. This building is incredibly beautiful and bright.”

Library Planet, Dec. 12

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