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From:PeerJ Computer Science (Vol. 8) Peer-ReviewedBoosting the number of women and girls entering careers involving STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) is crucial to achieving gender equality, one of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Girls and women...
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From:School Library Journal (Vol. 68, Issue 7)On average, close to 200 reviews appear each month in School Library Journal; of those, between 20 and 50 titles are deemed star selections. While the final decisions on stars are made by SLJ's reviews editors, we rely...
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From:American Libraries (Vol. 53, Issue 1-2)For many years, the leadership of the American Library Association (ALA) has been working to reimagine--and ultimately replace--the Midwinter Meeting & Exhibits event traditionally held in January. ALA's planning, which...
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From:School Library Journal (Vol. 66, Issue 6)Sripad Sureshbabu (pictured) nearly had the scoop of the century. Last year, the then 16-year-old junior from Cupertino (CA) High School turned his fascination with biology into award-winning work. His project...
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From:School Library Journal (Vol. 65, Issue 6)HOW IMPORTANT IS SUMMER PROGRAMMING to the lives of communities and their families? Extremely, a new survey from SLJ shows. These public library services meet the needs of children and families with programming ranging...
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From:School Library Journal (Vol. 62, Issue 3)Longtime Seattle Public Library (SPL) patrons have been known to hang on to summer reading logs from their childhood. In fact, Amy Twito, SPL's informal learning program manager, remembers seeing book titles related to...
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From:Technology and Engineering Teacher (Vol. 80, Issue 7) Peer-ReviewedApril is School Library Month, and collaborations between you and your library are a perfect pairing. We have asked one of our favorite librarians to offer suggestions of books and activities that could be used in STEM...
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From:School Library Journal (Vol. 61, Issue 11)WHEN DEMETRIA TUCKER ARRIVED AT NEWPORT NEWS, VA, IN 2008 AS THE SENIOR family and youth services librarian at the Pearl Bailey Library, getting teens into the building was not a challenge. The facility, located in a...
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From:Collaborative Librarianship (Vol. 5, Issue 2) Peer-ReviewedTwo academic librarians from The University of Scranton's Weinberg Memorial Library partnered with a young adult librarian from the Scranton Public Library to help plan, organize, and implement, a sustainability themed...
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From:School Library Journal (Vol. 55, Issue 11)THE ISSUES THAT DOMINATE THE NIGHTLY news and the blogosphere can be confusing for adults, but for children and teens, they can be overwhelming. Therefore, books on current events for this audience must strive to be...
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From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 17, Issue 5) Peer-ReviewedIn an effort to gauge the global pandemic's impact on social thoughts and behavior, it is important to answer the following questions: (1) What kinds of topics are individuals and groups vocalizing in relation to the...
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From:School Library Journal (Vol. 64, Issue 2)It's midwinter--a perfect time to start planning your summer programming. Here's a snapshot of what librarians are putting together for 2018, from partnerships with parks to "rock star hair" parties. What do you have in...
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From:School Library Journal (Vol. 58, Issue 5)"Can you teleport me?" "How do I fly?" "I need a sword." "What are you building?" These eclectic exclamations are the sounds of a room full of teens playing Minecraft (www.minecraft.net). We play every other Wednesday...
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From:American Libraries (Vol. 47, Issue 6)Twelve years ago, makerspaces weren't yet in the public library. App development and mobile responsiveness weren't topics librarians--or anyone--had to worry about. And archivists simply didn't have the Big Data...
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From:School Library Journal (Vol. 64, Issue 9)Over the past 20 years, Anchorage, AK, has grown to become one of the most diverse places in the United States, with the fishing and tourism industries attracting families from Latin America, Asia, Africa, and the...
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From:American Libraries (Vol. 49, Issue 6)New Orleans--jewel of the Mississippi River known for its colorful Carnival seasons, inimitable food, and confluence of cultures--celebrates its tricentennial in 2018 with a yearlong birthday party. But perhaps no...
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From:School Library Journal (Vol. 62, Issue 11)Science Is Everywhere General Science Eric Norton, McMillan Memorial Library, Wisconsin Rapids, WI School and public librarians as well as classroom teachers will have a number of great science titles to choose...
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From:Reference & User Services QuarterlyPeer-ReviewedThe maker movement has found a home in public libraries. Field leaders including public libraries in Chicago, Chattanooga, Houston, Louisville, and Toronto have built robust makerspaces, developed maker programming for...
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From:Library Technology Reports (Vol. 47, Issue 6) Peer-ReviewedAbstract In pursuit of community digital literacy, patron technology training at public libraries is no longer an optional service. While this absolute can be seen as a challenge for many libraries, this chapter of...
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From:Online Searcher (Vol. 37, Issue 5)There is something fanciful about attending a conference via desktop computer, especially a conference exploring the physical in libraries and museums. That is how I participated on May 23 in the 6th annual Spring Event...