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Anonymous Republicans Blocking Librarian of Congress Vote – In a major WTF move, an “anonymous Republican hold” now keeps Carla Hayden from a final Senate confirmation vote. What is particularly odd about this situation is that Hayden has had absolutely no difficulty getting to this late stage of the process, and the ... more >
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Librarians Celebrate Diversity at ALA 2016 – Publishers Weekly’s summary post for the recent American Library Association conference, which was held this year in Orlando and focused on diversity, equity, and inclusion. Speakers included Michael Eric Dyson, Jamie Lee Curtis, and Viet Than Nguyen, who received the Carnegie Award for Excellence in ... more >
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Celebrating the Freedom to Read: Sept. 27- Oct. 3, 2015 – A piece of clickbait from Slate reminded me yesterday that this week is Banned Books Week. After the few seconds during which I lamented the deterioration of Slate (and Salon – what the ever loving hell happened there?!), I found ... more >
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US book publishers are making more through online sales than physical stores – Not only have audiobooks increased in popularity over the past year, but the 2013 joint report by the Association of American Publishers and the Book Industry Study Group (link to the report in the article) indicates that ... more >