Library Journal

Library views, news, and book reviews from LJ staffers

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Read more about these shortlists and other book news: https://t.co/OJuvedW27Q

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Chicago is our next Great Reading Road Trip stop!

Our family of brands is excited to have a booth at ALA. 🎉 In addition to ALA information, we also have another book bundle, featured literary destinations, and more: https://t.co/b6YYdfgDBO

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OCLC Releases "America's 250-Year Bookshelf" Shaped by What #Libraries Collect

https://t.co/J1A0qzqFNY

@OCLC #books #reading

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New From the Urban #Libraries Council:

Messaging the E-Books Crisis: A Communications Toolkit for ULC #Libraries (via @UrbanLibCouncil)

https://t.co/3NKP720IlX

#publiclibraries #books #ebooks #publishing

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LSU Researchers Team Up to Examine Environmental Threats to #Libraries, #Museums, and #Archives Nationwide (via LSU)

https://t.co/ucKVJubDTo

#climate #environment #GLAM

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Public Library Association (PLA) Releases 2025 Public Library Services for Strong Communities Survey Report

https://t.co/06LieU8Wbw

#libraries #publiclibraries @ALA_PLA

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Are ChatGPT and Other #AI #Chatbots Politically Biased? We Tested Them (via @washingtonpost, via MSN)
https://t.co/w6RzRZVSbK

#GenAI #LLMs #politics

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Towards an Equilibrium for Library Access to Digital Books (by Alan S. Inouye; via @LibraryJournal)

https://t.co/Otn9aoRpaz

#libraries #librarians #books #ebooks #publishing #digitalbooks

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Today's news includes Meredith Hambrock's achievement, 𝘕𝘠𝘛 offering a Book Review Quiz Bowl game on famous libraries around the world, independent publisher Quoir launching a new sci-fi imprint, and more: https://t.co/O34GNXnHHs

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The Royal Society: Historic #Weather #Data Made Available to Scientists and Public, Spanning Antarctica to Greenland

https://t.co/A10Qr5pisL

#datasets #meteorology #science #opendata @royalsociety

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Penguin Random House has announced a partnership with Ingram on a new initiative to expand access to backlist titles through an ongoing, curated Print on Demand program. Learn more: https://t.co/BTVgGxOgqr

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Ann Patchett to Receive 2026 Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction (via @librarycongress)

https://t.co/S6TZjnJ0uz

#books #authors #writers #awards

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Company News: NewsGuard Launches First #AI Chatbot Built to Deliver Trusted #Journalism Only From Reliable News Websites https://t.co/yN5C6YsuvF

@NewsGuardRating
#GenAI #media

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Company News: #Milestone: JSTOR Digital Stewardship Services Charter Program Surpasses 50 Participating Institutions (via @JSTOR) https://t.co/yUyYptUn0g

#libraries #archives #culturalheritage

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Today, we're stopping at Iowa City on The Great Reading Road Trip!

Our Iowa City resources include another book list, more awesome bookish stops, popular Junior Library Guild categories, and more. Explore Iowa City's literary scene here: https://t.co/JT8qm6EZOq

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How WashU Moved to Preserve and Archive the Shuttered Riverfront Times (via @stlpublicradio)

https://t.co/tJaxmCaN9l

#media #newspapers #archives #libraries #specialcollections @WashULibraries

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Are Public #Libraries Becoming Children’s Libraries? (via @404mediaco)

https://t.co/FA77PQRmsl

#books #bookchallenges #publiclibraries

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We're seeking proposals for a session titled No Bosses Here: A Peer-to-Peer UnConference on Managing Up!

If you have a topic you'd like to present, or even if you don't want to present but have an idea you'd love to see covered, fill out this form: https://t.co/zfafv8Ng8I

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New Interview: Andrew Pace, ARL Executive Director, Talks With Claire Stewart, Dean of #Libraries and University Librarian at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC)

https://t.co/u7MUYmk94X

#OMB #funding #researchlibraries #librarians #scholcomm @IllinoisLibrary

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A Look at the “Story of Crossref’s #Metadata Development”

https://t.co/iHi1TsPftT

#scholcomm #libraries #Crossref