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PLA 2018 Spotlight: Striving for Change
A look at the PLA program suggests that a new generation of leaders is ready to transform librarianship.
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PLA 2018 Spotlight: Tackling the Tough Topics
PW columnist Brian Kenney offers his picks from a strong Public Library Association Conference program.
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The Week in Libraries: March 2, 2018
Among this week's headlines: Sherman Alexie is the latest author to face misconduct allegations; Carla Hayden and Dolly Parton share the stage; and libraries face the opiate crisis.
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'There’s No Dress Rehearsal for This Kind of Thing'
PW talks to Parkland Public Library director Joe Green about how the community is coping after the tragic shooting there, and how the library is helping.
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PLA 2018 Spotlight: Sally Yates, Hasan Minaj Among the Highlights in Philadelphia
A great slate of authors and a strong professional program at the biennial Public Library Association Conference underscores the importance of libraries today.
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The Week in Libraries: February 23, 2018
Among this week's headlines: mixed news in LJ's annual budget survey; Hachette's CEO calls e-books 'stupid products'; and a curator reflects on 47 years looking after rare books.
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What I Learned From Bestselling Author Andrew Neiderman
As my high school writing teacher, with his slightly irreverent classroom style, the bestselling author taught me many things, including the most important lesson of all: follow your dreams, with tenacity and hard work.
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The Week in Libraries: February 16, 2018
Among this week's headlines: Trump again targets library funding; a strong program but weak attendance at the ALA Midwinter Meeting; and a Wired article raises a central question about Facebook: is it a publisher?
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The Week in Libraries: February 9, 2018
Among this week’s headlines: The budget deal could be good news for libraries; EFF founder John Perry Barlow has died; and the 2018 ALA Midwinter Meeting gets underway.
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The Week in Libraries: February 2, 2018
Among this week's headlines: ALA's new diverse books initiative; a look at how libraries can fill the void left by the loss of local newspapers; and a proposed budget cut endangers the University Press of Kentucky.
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The Week in Libraries: January 26, 2018
Among the headlines this week: ALA names an executive director; Facebook's flawed plan to fix the fake news problem; and check out some of the best pics from the annual library "shelfie" day.
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The Week in Libraries: January 19, 2018
Among this week's headlines: Why publishers should speak up on net neutrality; the budget battle continues for libraries; and what's holding up the search for the next ALA executive director?
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Could You Use a (Reading) Vacation?
Having a good reading plan can help you expand your horizons—and read more books.
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The Week in Libraries: January 12, 2018
Among the headlines this week: what Michael Wolff's 'Fire and Fury' tells us about the library e-book market; Sally Yates will keynote the upcoming PLA Conference; and next steps in the net neutrality debate.
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Librarians Scrambling to Meet Demand for 'Fire and Fury'
Overwhelming demand for the book has generated wait lists that rival such all-time bestsellers as 'Harry Potter' and 'Fifty Shades of Gray.'
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The Week in Libraries: January 5, 2018
Among the headlines this week: No, Libraries Are Not Dying; The Most Popular Library Reads of 2017; and Dewey's Checkered Past.
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ALA Announces First Members of New 'Policy Corps'
The initiative seeks to develop expertise within the library community on key national and public policies that are important to libraries.
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LSU Libraries, Elsevier Quietly Resolve Suit Over Journal Access
The dispute—which saw Elsevier block access from some campus IP addresses—was closely followed in the higher education and academic library communities.
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The Chaos and Cacophony of Unfettered Speech
The Internet is facing a barrage of new attacks, both from legislators and regulators around the world as well as from changes in the very fabric of the Internet itself.
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School & Library Spotlight Winter 2017: All Our Coverage
Diverse books in schools, making libraries prettier, and more in our latest spotlight.



