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2022 in Libraries

Librarian.net

Previous years: 2021 , 2020 , 2019 , 2018 , 2017 , 2016 , 2015 , 2014 , 2013 , 2012 , 2011 , 2010 , 2009 and some reviews from 2003. Fairlee (1) – I was in town for a conference and stopped by. Hartness/Randolph (1) – Stopped by when I was in a walki I miss this place.

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2022 reading list and commentary

Librarian.net

Previous librarian.net summaries: 2021 , 2020 , 2019 , 2018 , 2017 , 2016 , 2015 , 2014 , 2013 , 2012 , 2011 , 2010 , 2009 , 2007 , 2006 , 2005 , 2004. I’m also retiring my “people of color/non-Western” category only because it relies too much on surface impressions/names. average read per month: 12.

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2023 in Libraries

Librarian.net

Previous years: 2022 , 2021 , 2020 , 2019 , 2018 , 2017 , 2016 , 2015 , 2014 , 2013 , 2012 , 2011 , 2010 , 2009 and some reviews from 2003. Hartness/Randolph (1) – I got some books out. I should go by this place more often, it’s such a nice library.

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2023 reading list and commentary

Librarian.net

I’ve been actively seeking out non-binary authors and trying to read print a little more. average read per month: 9.5 average read per week: 2.2 The always-updated booklist, going back to 1997, lives at jessamyn.info/booklist and it has its own RSS feed.

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Celebrating 20 Years of Land Banks in Michigan

Center for Community Progress

The Detroit Land Bank Authority (DLBA) is the nation’s largest land bank, with over 75,000 properties in its inventory as of 2022. Between 2009-18, the Calhoun and Kalamazoo County land banks created at least 286 full time jobs in construction, lawn care, and property maintenance. Why are there so many land banks in Michigan?

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Google Public Sector announces Board of Directors

Google Public Sector

When Google Public Sector was announced in June 2022, it was a sign of Google’s strong commitment in serving the needs of U.S. Governor Steve Bullock An accomplished lawyer, Steve Bullock served the State of Montana as Attorney General from 2009 to 2013, and as Governor from 2013 to 2021. public sector customers.

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Delinquent Property Tax Enforcement Could Be the Missing Piece in Fighting Vacant Properties

Center for Community Progress

In Lake County, Indiana, Community Progress found that from 2009-2014 on average 92% of tax liens did not sell, leaving over 10,000 likely abandoned properties recycling through the system each year. In many communities, delinquent property tax enforcement systems also unfairly burden communities of color.

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