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2023 reading list and commentary

Librarian.net

I think I stubbornly finished every book I started in 2023 although some of them maybe I shouldn’t have. My plan was to read LESS this year than last year and I did a good job. One hundred and fourteen books. I was busier, happier. I did lower my “books by men” percentage an amount that felt good. average read per month: 9.5

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What @sog_ced is reading online: November 2023

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

Items of interest related to CED in North Carolina: NY Times article on the tensions between growth and hurricanes in the Coastal Carolinas: for every home bought out in NC between 1996-2017, more than 10 new ones were built in the state’s floodplains.

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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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CFP: 2023 Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association Annual Conference—Biographies Area: April 5-8, 2023 San Antonio, TX

A Library Writer's Blog

Scholars from a wide variety of disciplines will meet to share their Popular Culture research and interests. The Biographies Area is soliciting papers that examine the connections between biography and popular culture. Papers and full panel presentations regarding any aspect of popular culture and biography are encouraged.

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CFP: 2023 Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association Annual Conference—Biographies Area: April 5-8, 2023 San Antonio, TX-Deadline Extension

A Library Writer's Blog

The deadline is January 10, 2023. Questions about proposals can be sent to Susie Skarl: susie.skarl@unlv.edu. Thank you for your interest!

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Lessons from 2023 VAD Academy: Systemic Racism is a Root Cause of Vacant Properties

Center for Community Progress

Over the course of two days, participants of the 2023 VAD Academy learned everything from the basics of what causes vacancy and abandonment and the foundations of community revitalization to advanced legal, policy, and practice tools that can help neighborhoods turn vacant spaces into vibrant places.

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Four Years After the Pandemic, Work-From-Home Trends Reshape Residential Choices and Real Estate

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

According to the WFH Research, which oversees the SWAA survey, the average distance from the workplace rose from 10 miles in January 2020 to over 25 miles in 2023. [2] 2] Among employees who were hired after March 2020, the average commuting distance reached 35 miles in 2023, compared to 15 miles for those hired before the pandemic.

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