Annietime · @annietime
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@georgetakei @annietime
State Libraries are incredibly important for public libraries as they provide legislative leadership at both the state and federal level, funneling money to both public and school libraries in their respective states. I am retired now after nearly 40 years in public libraries and am pretty horrified to read that someone like Michael Flynn is now calling librarians “Marxist thugs.” I think that’s very dangerous, the kind of language that incites violence. This is serious shit and I hope ALA’s friends and supporters will speak out.

#publiclibraries #librarians #marxistthugs #AmericanLibraryAssociation #emilydrabinski

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IGB Library · @igblibrary
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Abigail Goben · @hedgielib
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"ALA needs to communicate well. ALA needs a membership which works together. ALA will be most effective when we can support the needs of
libraries, and not just librarians"

ala.org/aboutala/sites/ala.org

An odd choice of phrase, considering the running complaint from the membership is that ALA *doesn't* support librarians.

#ala #AmericanLibraryAssociation #election

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ALA Editions | Neal-Schuman · @alaeditionsns
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Beyond merely suggesting books to patrons, what does it mean to do readers' advisory for a living? Kaite Stover explains. bit.ly/3ym7Yu5

#readersadvisory #ra #libraries #ala #AmericanLibraryAssociation #kaitestover

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ALA Editions | Neal-Schuman · @alaeditionsns
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From this guide written by manga expert Jillian Rudes, the Japanese culture and manga librarian for the New York City Department of Education, you will learn how to connect young readers to manga for entertainment, empowerment, and literacy: ala.org/news/member-news/2023/

#manga #library #libraries #teens #ala #AmericanLibraryAssociation #collectiondevelopment #japan

Last updated 2 years ago

In FOUNDATIONS OF INTELLECTUAL FREEDOM, Emily J. M. Knox discusses “The 4 Rs” of practices and reinforces the notion that censorship, whether active or passive, contradicts sound principles of intellectual freedom and . Read an excerpt: bit.ly/3S4i5Ne

#censorship #librarianship #libraries #library #intellectualfreedom #ala #AmericanLibraryAssociation

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Hello! ALA Editions | Neal-Schuman publishes resources used by and information professionals, scholars, students, and educators to improve programs & services, build on best practices, enhance pedagogy, share research, develop leadership, and promote advocacy. ALA authors and developers are leaders in their fields, and their content is published in a variety of print & electronic formats.

#introduction #library #ala #AmericanLibraryAssociation #lis #libraries #librarianship #informationscience

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Catherine Lundoff · @clundoff
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Queen of Swords Press 2022 title THE LANGUAGE OF ROSES by @heatherrosejones is up for the ’s this weekend! It’s also on the Longlist for short fiction and is eligible in the category for the Nebulas and Hugos. ala.org/rt/rrt/award/stonewall

#bookstodon #lgbtqstodon #AmericanLibraryAssociation #stonewallawards #bsfa #novella

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Dawn Tåke 🏳️‍⚧️ · @Tourma
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This fits in with my comments the other day on eBooks being overpriced and if the model by is legal, it could bust the eBook lending market wide open.

protocol.com/ebooks-libraries-

I hope IA wins. Though the legislation mentioned in this article would be good too.

Article found from the weekly email.


#internetarchive #AmericanLibraryAssociation #officeofintellectualfreedom #TourmaLibrarian #library

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kilombavita · @kilombavita
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