The Week in Libraries, May 18, 2018: Among this week's headlines, the Senate votes to save net neutrality; How climate change is threatening libraries; Education Week looks at the ranks of our school librarians. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-05-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Week in Libraries, May 18, 2018: Among this week's headlines, the Senate votes to save net neutrality; How climate change is threatening libraries; Education Week looks at the ranks of our school librarians. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-05-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Welcome to the books newsletter! I’m Carolyn Kellogg, L.A. Times books editor, and this is what’s going on in books this week. THE BIG STORY William T. Vollmann writes big, ambitious journalism — books about poverty, violence, the history of North America — and now, climate change. “Carbon... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-05-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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School librarians are unable to buy the range of books they want due to budget cuts, meaning children are not getting access to non-fiction and diverse titles, library professionals have told The Bookseller. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How school librarians and teachers commemorate the prize announcements with their students. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-12-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Welcome to Ad Age's Wake-Up Call, our daily roundup of advertising, marketing, media and digital-related news. You can now get an audio version of this briefing on your Alexa device. Click here, or search for "Ad Age" under "Skills" in the Alexa app.What people are talking about today: The Koch... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2017-11-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A number of librarians in schools across the country share insight on helping students safely and respectfully navigate the world of social media and technology. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-08-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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School librarians and teachers weigh in on their must-have items for the new school year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-08-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lots of people worry about climate change, but as David Wallace-Wells shows in his recent New York magazine piece, the future is almost certainly worse than you imagine. Drawing on a wide range of experts, he tracks how climate change could alter every aspect of planetary existence. Ocean... Continue reading at Slate
[ Slate | 2017-07-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is coauthor of 'Climate of Hope,' a solution-oriented book about what individuals and governments can and should be doing about climate change. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2017-05-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Scholarly publisher De Gruyter and a number of university presses, are involved in a joint initiative to offer free content on topical issues such as immigration, ethics, climate change and Islamic studies. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-04-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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What would it look like if America went to war with itself over oil, against a backdrop of devastation from the effects of climate change? The dystopian “American War,” a debut novel by journalist Omar El Akkad, makes such catastrophic “what if?” scenarios personal via an intimate portrait of a... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-03-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Prince Charles has written a book on climate change as part of a new Ladybird Expert series, set to be published later this month. His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales has written The Ladybird Expert Book on Climate Change, outlining its challenges and possible solutions, along with former... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How do writers and publishers handle charged topics like climate change? Environmentalist Jamie Clarke makes a case for including more perspectives, both for the sake of book sales and the planet. The post Can Better Writing Make Climate Change Less Polarizing? appeared first on Publishing... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-12-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Early Monday afternoon, President Barack Obama debuted an official Facebook page for the Oval Office. Obama's first post entailed a message about climate change, with a video in which he gives a brief tour of the White House backyard and tells listeners that a fox and a hawk regularly roam the... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2015-11-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Canadian author Marie-Louise Gay expounds on the importance of maintaining funding for the job of school librarians. The post The Essential Role of School Librarians appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Julie Pickford has written a diary novel, but it will focus on her life in 1976, rather than her time working with ex-BBC chat-show hostFirst it was Kay Burley, then former TV producer and Channel 4 and Sky exec Jacquie Lawrence publishing a novel, now Monkey hears another telly type has taken... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2015-06-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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For Earth Day, here are 14 environmentally-conscious comics that cover topics from climate change to pollution, deforestation, rising sea levels, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Writer Bridget Minamore, whose interests cover "hip-hop, climate change, feminism and football", has been chosen by the Hospital Club's new charitable foundation as part of its Emerging Creatives programme. The private members' club for the creative professions has marked its 10th anniversary... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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CILIP Scotland will later this month launch an advocacy strategy for school libraries, pledging to campaign for libraries at national level. In the document, CILIP Scotland pledges to commission research on the impact of school libraries and librarians, provide advice and support to... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-01-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Last week, the Texas State Board of Education held its final public hearing on new social studies textbooks being adopted for use in the state’s schools over the next decade. Despite being deep in the heart of Texas, some right-wing activists testifying at the hearing appeared to believe we were... Continue reading at Slate
[ Slate | 2014-11-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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