For this installment of our weekly book reviews from Booklist, the American Library Association’s nationally distributed book and media review publication, we have Connie Fletcher’s review of “Claude” by Phyllis Harris.
The American Library Association and The Pulitzer Prizes have announced the 20 libraries selected to host “Pulitzer On The Road: Prize-Winning Works that Inform, Empower & Inspire,” a six-week traveling exhibition that includes appearances by Pulitzer Prize winners, vividly designed panels, immersive interactive stations, and compelling storytelling.
Rachel Reid, author of the popular Game Changers books series (also known as the Heated Rivalry series), donated $300,000 to Annapolis Valley Regional Libraries in Nova Scotia after she heard five of its branches were set to permanently close next month.
For this installment of our weekly book reviews from Booklist, the American Library Association’s nationally distributed book and media review publication, we have Diana Platt’s review of “Receipts from the Bookshop: A Bookseller’s Year in an English Seaside Town” by Katie Clapham.
The sun is still high in the sky, the days are still long, the pools are still open! Even though school supplies are lining the shopping aisles, there is still time to soak up the last lazy days of summer vacation like the characters in these recent audiobooks for youth recommended by Booklist, ALA’s book review magazine.
Thirty rural public libraries received Wi-Fi hotspots and $2,000 in funding to support increased patron access to the internet and digital tools as part of ALA’s Community Connect: Fostering Digital Access program. We look at two of the program’s success stories.
On the anniversary of industrialist and library philanthropist Andrew Carnegie’s death on August 11, 1919, we’re taking a look at one of his lasting legacies—the Carnegie library—in this story from the ALA Archives.
For this installment of our weekly book reviews from Booklist, the American Library Association’s nationally distributed book and media review publication, we have Carrie Rasak’s review of “Wither” by Dan Warner.
Libraries across the country are hosting Pokémon Clubs, with patrons of all ages embracing the game for its engaging play and educational components.
Christopher Nolan’s cinematic adaptation of “The Odyssey” has taken the world by storm. The Library of Congress currently holds a plethora of materials—some centuries old—related to Homer’s nearly 3,000-year-old epic poem.
