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2024 Holiday Gift Guide for Librarians and Book Lovers

Our roundup of bookish presents is here to help reduce gift-shopping stress and bring some of the fun back to your holiday ...

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11 Questions: Bill Ladewski

Bill Ladewski became director of the American Library Association's Member Relations and Services unit in early September.

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American Libraries Live

Join library experts and hundreds of your colleagues for interactive discussions on pressing issues in modern librarianship. American Libraries Live webcasts cover the full spectrum of library topics ...

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Gifts Under $20 Banned Books Matchbox Set ($8) For the librarian who appreciates banned books—and has a dark sense of humor—Out of Print’s Banned Books Matchbox Set includes the regularly challenged ...

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Stolen Pages

For Susan Brown, December 17, 2004, was a perfectly normal day—until she saw the elevator doors open. Brown, director of Transylvania University’s J. Douglas Gay Jr./Frances Carrick Thomas Library in ...

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Libraries Transforming Communities, One Year Later

In 2023, the American Library Association’s Public Programs Office launched the largest grant initiative in the Association’s history—the Libraries Transforming Communities (LTC): Accessible Small and ...

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