How El Paso Is Fighting Back Against Book Bans In Texas
Next City
MAY 24, 2023
From banned books exhibit at city libraries to efforts at school library, El Pasoans are working to protect access to books about LGBTQ+ and minority communities.
Ep 22: Sticking Points- A Book Review and Discussion of Generations in the Workplace
Summer Camp Programming
OCTOBER 19, 2023
SHOW NOTES Shauna and Kelie discuss a recent book they read, Sticking Points by Haydn Shaw about the 4-5 generations that are in the workplace and how it relates to camp! The post Ep 22: Sticking Points- A Book Review and Discussion of Generations in the Workplace appeared first on Summer Camp Programming.
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What to read next: McKinsey’s 2024 annual book recommendations
McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights
JULY 1, 2024
Looking for your next book? Each year, McKinsey seeks out the best books in business, technology, workplace culture, and more. Here’s our 2024 list, recommended by CEOs, founders, editors in chief, and other global leaders.
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Every person their book
Librarian.net
MAY 14, 2024
.'” A few people on the list discussed their own children who didn’t like the books they were given to read in school. Our local Humanities Council , which I love and which I used to be on the board of, has consistently picked books in this loose topic area for the past half-decade.
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Organized books, organized mind?
Princeton Public Library
MAY 30, 2024
There are seemingly endless ways to organize books; each system reflects a different way of thinking about books and organization. The post Organized books, organized mind? appeared first on Princeton Public Library.
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Updating Government Auditing Standards—The 2024 Yellow Book
GAO (US Government Accountability Office)
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
Today, we issue a new revision of the Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards , also known as the “Yellow Book,” which supersedes the 2018 revision of the standards. The Yellow Book is the book of standards and guidance. Attention auditors!
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4 Ways to Read Books to Your Campers That Won’t Bore Them
Summer Camp Programming
JANUARY 20, 2023
Here are four ways to read books aloud to kids that won’t bore them to sleep. This can be done during quiet […] The post 4 Ways to Read Books to Your Campers That Won’t Bore Them appeared first on Summer Camp Programming. So, when it’s part of summer camp, finding ways to incorporate it becomes a strange adventure.
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Please Recommend a Book
Barrett & Greene
OCTOBER 27, 2022
We’ve recently been reading an advance copy of a book by Bill Leighty, former chief of staff under Governors Tim Kaine and Mark Warner of Virginia. It’s terrific, full of anecdotes from his many years in government service and we look forward to being able to give copies to our friends when it’s published.
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The McKinsey Crossword: Book Recommendations | No. 194
McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights
AUGUST 20, 2024
Sharpen your problem-solving skills the McKinsey way, with our weekly crossword. Each puzzle is created with the McKinsey audience in mind, and includes a subtle (and sometimes not-so-subtle) business theme for you to find. Answers that are directionally correct may not cut it if you’re looking for a quick win.
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Gig: Graphics for My Updated Book
Human Transit
JANUARY 12, 2023
I need these diagrams for two uses: in our firm’s reports and also in the new edition of my book Human Transit. You would get illustrator credit in the book. Images must always contain their own explanations, because a report or book must make sense to people who only scan the section titles and look at the pictures.
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10 must-read books to inspire government innovation for stronger democracy
Citizen Lab
DECEMBER 15, 2022
During the holiday season, you might find some more time to grab a book and learn about the possibilities to innovate our democracies in the digital age and how you can help build better politics. Our curated list of favorite books, listed in no particular order, has you covered. Not sure where to start? Let’s dive in!
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Book Review — Management and Information Technology in Disasters
Disaster Zone blog
AUGUST 17, 2023
A review of a new book on information management for disasters.
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Got an auditing question? We wrote the book on auditing!
GAO (US Government Accountability Office)
MARCH 23, 2023
If you did, you’d want to check out the Yellow Book. It is the book of standards and guidance for government auditing—outlining the requirements that make for good audits when reviewing government programs and. Ever wonder what makes for a good audit?
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Starting a book group
Princeton Public Library
MARCH 14, 2023
Aside from the book groups that the library hosts for kids, teens and adults, Princeton is a town that has a healthy number of independent book groups. Being part of […]
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Book Shame
Princeton Public Library
OCTOBER 26, 2022
I, Dana Treichler, Librarian and book nerd from Princeton Public Library, did not like Where the Crawdads Sing, the popular novel penned by Delia […]. It’s time I made a confession.
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Big books, small books, old books, new books
Princeton Public Library
AUGUST 25, 2021
” This wasn’t his favorite book, in fact, he had never read it. When I was a little girl, my grandfather gave me a copy of Richard Henry Dana, Jr.’s ’s “Two Years Before the Mast.” Its sole purpose was to put a smile on my face when I saw the singular word written across the spine, […].
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Book anatomy
Princeton Public Library
AUGUST 10, 2021
Some time ago I noticed a diagram of pieces of a book pinned up next to a colleague’s desk. She had found it via an online image search and kept it because in our line of work being able to refer to specific pieces of a book can be useful. For example, we may need […].
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All the books: the minor miracle of interlibrary loan
Princeton Public Library
SEPTEMBER 28, 2023
We pride ourselves on having an extensive collection of books, audiobooks, and movies for all ages at the Princeton Public Library. Only a tiny fraction of the books published are in print and available for us […] However, it is an unfortunate bit of reality that we (or any other library) cannot own everything ever published.
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The fungibility of books
Librarian.net
AUGUST 21, 2021
I’m on a mailing list where we discuss book issues. If you recall the Archive made many copyrighted books available on their website via the National Emergency Library (NEL) during COVID. – a specific book. – any book. . – a specific book. – any book.
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Call for Reviewers: Reader’s Round-up Against the Grain (Book and Database Reviewers)
A Library Writer's Blog
JANUARY 3, 2024
CFP URL: [link] The Reader’s Round-up Column is seeking additional reviewers to assess books and databases that fit one of two basic areas. The second area (formerly Reference Reviews) focuses on books, ebooks and databases purchases for library collections.
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Grow or exit? Overcoming the scale trap in life insurance closed books
McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights
OCTOBER 20, 2022
M&A deals with closed-book players can help insurers continue to create value. The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated challenges for insurers in continental Europe.
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CFP: Beta Phi Mu Scholars Series Books by Rowman & Littlefield
A Library Writer's Blog
JULY 19, 2024
CFP: Scholars Series by Rowman & Littlefield The Beta Phi Mu Scholars Series, published by Rowman & Littlefield, an imprint of Bloomsbury, welcomes book proposals that advance knowledge in the discipline and profession of library and information science.
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Books unite us
Princeton Public Library
SEPTEMBER 23, 2021
26 marks the beginning of Banned Books Week, […]. Award-winning author Laurie Halse Anderson, writer of oft-challenged novels that speak to the modern experiences of young adults, once described censorship as “the child of fear, and the father of ignorance.”
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CFP: Emergent Strategy in Library Instruction: Stories, Reflections, and Imaginings (Forthcoming Book)
A Library Writer's Blog
MAY 23, 2024
This book is inspired by adrienne maree brown's concept of emergent strategy, a feminist, afrofuturist exploration of human relationships to each other and nature, responses to change, and our capacity to dream for and enact more just and beautiful futures.
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The Fight to Reclaim Texas’s Highways for People
Next City
MAY 15, 2024
Meet the Texans working to ensure we make different choices in Megan Kimble’s new book “City Limits." Freeways are a policy choice.
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You Don’t Have to Choose Between Print and Digital Books: How to Promote Your Collection to Patrons Who Use BOTH Formats
Super Library Marketing
JULY 25, 2022
How many times have you been asked the question: which do you prefer most, print or digital books? The Pew Research Center questions Americans about their reading habits and preferred book format every year. Here are the topline numbers: 75 percent of adults in the United States read a book in some format over the last year.
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New Book: Emergency Health: Practical Application of Public Health Principles
Disaster Zone blog
SEPTEMBER 19, 2023
From a respected leader in public health.
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Books while you wait
Princeton Public Library
DECEMBER 20, 2018
To paraphrase the great Jane Austen, it is a truth universally acknowledged that a new release book by a popular author — or a book that has received rave reviews — will have an enormous hold list. You know how it goes: The latest Lee Child book, or the latest literary critical darling like “Pachinko” or […].
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Beyond the books: Teens check out mental health resources at libraries
GCN
APRIL 10, 2024
In Hartford, Kentucky, the public library invites teens to weekly sessions to foster positive thinking amid a growing youth mental health crisis.
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Challenge yourself to read banned books
Princeton Public Library
SEPTEMBER 26, 2019
September 22-28, 2019 is Banned Books Week, an annual event celebrating the freedom to read. Its purpose is to draw attention to banned books and the issue of censorship. ” The top books that were challenged in the previous […]
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CFP: Book About Teaching with Digital Storytelling
A Library Writer's Blog
MAY 5, 2022
CFP URL: [link] CALL FOR CHAPTERS We are seeking chapter proposals for a book entitled Teaching Digital Storytelling: Inspiring Voices Through Online Narratives that will be edited by Dr. Sheila Marie Aird and Dr. Thomas P. This new book will be published in fall 2023 for the Innovations in Information Literacy series edited by Trudi E.
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CFP: How to Work with Academic Faculty: Partnerships, Collaborations, and Services in the Academic Library (ACRL Book Proposal)
A Library Writer's Blog
JANUARY 17, 2023
The book will focus on case studies that support collegiality and collaboration. Book Sections - We invite proposals on non-exclusive topics, focusing on faculty and librarian collaboration. This edited volume aims to help readers provide support and innovation when working with academic faculty in physical and online spaces.
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Community partner: Labyrinth Books
Princeton Public Library
APRIL 14, 2019
This month, Labyrinth Books is in the spotlight. To extend our community outreach, the library partners with many of the municipal, non-profit, and business organizations that make Princeton such an extraordinary town.
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Books to make you smile
Princeton Public Library
SEPTEMBER 11, 2019
This is just one of the many reasons why books are so important. The world we live in can be a scary one, filled with what can seem like endless trauma and fear. There is a certain power that comes with reading. The simple act can instill knowledge, create and change emotions, and immerse us […]
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Travel Disruptors: Bringing fintech to travel booking
McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights
JUNE 5, 2023
Hopper has acquired 100 million mobile users by offering consumer-friendly financial products and a gamified app experience, according to cofounder Frederic Lalonde.
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New Book: Disaster Management and Information Technology
Disaster Zone blog
APRIL 6, 2023
Professional Response and Recovery Management in the Age of Disasters
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APSA Simon Award for best book in public administration
Andy Whitford
JULY 8, 2021
Gary Miller and I just learned that our book Above Politics will receive the 2021 Herbert A. Simon Book Award from the American Political Science Association. Also, the book is now available in paperback and ebook editions. Definitely one of the highlights of my career!
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The library’s book
Princeton Public Library
OCTOBER 18, 2018
Thanks, in part, to “The Library Book,” a new work by Susan Orlean, libraries are enjoying a glistening moment in the media. In the book, Orlean, who appears at a ticketed event at Grounds for Sculpture on Monday, Oct.
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Call for Book Chapters: Innovative Library Workplaces #ACRL Publication
A Library Writer's Blog
JULY 21, 2022
Book Sections This book will have two sections, the first dealing with recruitment and retention initiatives and the second dealing with work culture, organizational structure, and philosophical and strategic approaches to human resources. The editors will review all submitted proposals and identify chapters for inclusion in the book.
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So many library books, so little time
Princeton Public Library
FEBRUARY 23, 2020
If you’re anything like me, you sometimes get a little over-ambitious when it comes to checking out books from the library.
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The library book drop: always here for you
Princeton Public Library
JULY 18, 2019
This public library and most others long ago added some useful furniture to the mix: book drops. The humble book drop serves one […] .” These objects include things like mailboxes, benches, traffic lights, bus stops, and street signs.
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CFP for new ACRL book, Teaching Information Literacy by Discipline
A Library Writer's Blog
JANUARY 9, 2023
This book is premised on the view that everyone benefits by knowing the great diversity in how librarians understand, adapt, and apply the Framework to an area of study. Book Structure The book will be divided into sections based on broad subject areas. The expected publication date is in 2024.
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Let’s talk about books
Princeton Public Library
DECEMBER 22, 2019
Last week, the library hosted its version of Jolabokaflod, the Icelandic holiday tradition that includes exchanging books and drinking cocoa.
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