ALA Midwinter 2017 Preview
What the incoming administration could mean for libraries will be among the hot topics at the 2017 ALA Midwinter Meeting. more...Spring 2017 Announcements
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Author Lisa Servon discusses her new book, 'The Unbanking of America.' BookLife president Carl Pritzkat introduces the finalists of the BookLife Prize.Barnhill, Steptoe, 'March: Book Three' Win Newbery, Caldecott, Printz
Kelly Barnhill won the Newbery Medal for 'The Girl Who Drank the Moon,' Javaka Steptoe won the Caldecott Medal for 'Radiant Child,' and John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and Nate Powell won the Printz Award for 'March: Book Three.' more...ALA Midwinter 2017: Librarians Ponder the Future Under Trump
In his opening keynote at the 2017 ALA Midwinter Meeting in Atlanta, just hours after Donald Trump was sworn in as the 45th President of the United States, W. Kamau Bell made a plea to librarians: don’t let Trump’s vision of America become the new normal. more...and more.
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Industry News
Barnhill, Steptoe, 'March: Book Three' Win Newbery, Caldecott, Printz
Kelly Barnhill won the Newbery Medal for 'The Girl Who Drank the Moon,' Javaka Steptoe won the Caldecott Medal for 'Radiant Child,' and John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and Nate Powell won the Printz Award for 'March: Book Three.'
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Libraries
ALA Midwinter 2017: Colson Whitehead, Matthew Desmond Win ALA Carnegie Medals
The selections were announced on Sunday, January 22, at the ALA Midwinter Meeting in Atlanta, with an official award ceremony to come this summer, at the ALA annual conference, set for Chicago.
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Libraries
ALA Midwinter 2017: Could ESSA Spark a School Library Renaissance?
The federal education law ESSA, set to take effect this year, would provide critical support for school libraries if allowed to stand by the Trump administration.
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Libraries
ALA Midwinter 2017: Librarians Ponder the Future Under Trump
In his opening keynote at the 2017 ALA Midwinter Meeting in Atlanta, just hours after Donald Trump was sworn in as the 45th President of the United States, W. Kamau Bell made a plea to librarians: don’t let Trump’s vision of America become the new normal.
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Libraries
ALA Midwinter 2017: Penguin Random House Announces Library Grant Winners
The awards, first announced last year by the Penguin Random House Foundation, are an effort to support and recognize the work oflibrarians.
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Libraries
Three Critical Issues Facing Librarians in Trump’s America
As a new administration takes office, a look at how librarians can make a difference.
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Publisher News
AAP Taps Maria Pallante to Succeed Tom Allen
The former U.S. Register of Copyrights will succeed Tom Allen as AAP president and CEO.
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Libraries
Hoopla Touts Growth, Announces New Partners
For digital library platform Hoopla Digital, 2016 was a very a good year—and 2017 looks to be off to a strong start.
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Libraries
OverDrive Pushes into Spanish
Based in Cleveland, Ohio, OverDrive has worked exclusively to distribute digital content since 1986, becoming one of the first companies to be involved in supplying digital content to libraries, first with audio and then with e-books.
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Publisher News
Pantsuit Nation Book Deal Raises Questions
Did Libby Chamberlain betray the ethics of the group she founded by securing a book deal?