First Lady Jill Biden, Author Ibram X. Kendi, and Amanda Gorman, the Inaugural Youth Poet Laureate of the United States who stole the show at President Biden's inauguration this week, are among those scheduled to speak at the 2021 ALA virtual Midwinter Meeting, which runs through Tuesday, January 26. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
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The newly elected board of directors of the Book Industry Study Group will meet for the first time on July 25 in New York City. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-07-25 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Librarians gathered in Washington D.C. were treated to a slate of great author talks—and wrestled with a host of thorny issues in the professional program. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-06-28 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Reynolds earned a standing ovation for an intensely personal keynote that touched on family, religion, his closest friends and relationships, the power of narrative, and the central, “sacred” role libraries play in people’s lives. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-06-22 04:00:00 UTC ]
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YouTube has introduced augmented reality into videos, providing a canvas for beauty bloggers to play with virtual makeup while also opening a new route for brands to hawk their products. On Tuesday, Google, which owns YouTube, announced the new augmented-reality feature, which enables “virtual... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2019-06-19 21:35:54 UTC ]
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Close to 70 children’s book creators will be in Pittsburgh to meet with booksellers at educational sessions, signings, and receptions. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-06-14 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Why librarians should find time in their busy schedules at the ALA Annual Conference in Washington to see some of our nation’s most treasured documents. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-06-07 04:00:00 UTC ]
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We offer a look at AASL’s full slate of activities at the American Library Association’s Annual Conference, which takes place June 20–25 in Washington, D.C. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-06-07 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Ahead of her upcoming retirement, the veteran library leader looks back on her work with ALA, and forward to her next chapter. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-06-07 04:00:00 UTC ]
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The ALA’s new Graphic Novel and Comics Roundtable aims to transform the way that books in the medium are collected and circulated by libraries. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-06-07 04:00:00 UTC ]
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PW talks with Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden ahead of the upcoming ALA Annual Conference in Washington, D.C. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-06-07 04:00:00 UTC ]
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International research funder consortium cOAlition S has delayed the start date of Plan S – the controversial initiative which had aimed to make all government-funded research Open Access from January 2020 – by a year. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-05-30 07:46:23 UTC ]
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The story of Mary Acworth Evershed, who made surprising discoveries about “The Divine Comedy.” Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2019-05-24 13:08:14 UTC ]
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Federal lawmakers from Maryland and West Virginia have demanded a meeting with the owner of the Luke Mill, a Western Maryland paper factory shutting down this month. A Verso Corp. spokeswoman said CEO Les Lederer “expects to have a conversation” with the members of Congress and officials are... Continue reading at Baltimore Sun
[ Baltimore Sun | 2019-05-21 23:00:00 UTC ]
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The camera whirs into focus. Distorts. Whirs into focus again. Scanlines and static make the scene hard to process at first, but they slowly fade. There’s an astronaut here—Emma Fisher, one of your crew. She sounds worried. “That wasn’t good. SAM, run your self diagnostic procedure. What... Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2019-05-21 14:00:00 UTC ]
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Talks are underway for a film adaptation of Helen Fielding's Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy (Vintage). Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-05-20 21:56:32 UTC ]
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On Thursday, May 30, from 11:00 a.m. to noon, join Harlequin in the Librarians' Lounge (booth 557) to meet four great authors, and take home some signed copies. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-14 04:00:00 UTC ]
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On Friday, May 31, from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m., join Random House Children's Books in the Librarians' Lounge (Booth 557) for an exclusive talk with some of the creators behind the publishers' inclusive new publishing program. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-14 04:00:00 UTC ]
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On Wednesday, May 29, from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m., you can meet some of Vesuvian’s top authors in the Librarians' Lounge (booth 557) and grab some of your first signed copies of the show. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-14 04:00:00 UTC ]
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On Thursday, May 30, from 9:30-10:30 a.m. join Disney in the Librarians' Lounge for a chance to meet the author and take home a signed teachers' edition. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-14 04:00:00 UTC ]
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On Wednesday, May 29, from 2:00-3:00 p.m., join Sourcebooks in the Librarians' Lounge (booth 557) to meet the author famous for explaining big ideas to little kids. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-14 04:00:00 UTC ]
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