Getting Down to Business

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https://writerunboxed.com/2025/05/03/getting-down-to-business-21/

#REALWORLD #AI #AmericanLibraryAssociation #bookbans #ConduitBooksof
@indieauthors

Now shipping! This best-selling guide, newly refreshed and updated, will give readers at every stage of their career a sound and sensible way to consider, access, and use library technologies to better meet the needs of their patrons and communities. https://alastore.ala.org/nsltc7th

When times are uncertain, we can find solace in our power to be the light. Find both expert guidance and nourishing inspiration in our Spring/Summer 2025 New and Noteworthy Titles digital catalog. https://alastore.ala.org/SS25catalog

American Library Association FAQ: Executive Order Targeting IMLS
This set of frequently asked questions is intended to help library workers, library advocates, and library users understand this Executive Order.
https://www.ala.org/faq-executive-order-targeting-imls
#Libraries #EndFascism #AmericanLibraryAssociation #LibraryFunding

“This #NationalLibraryWeek…Book challenges and #censorship efforts are still on the rise, and federal funding is under threat. These challenges don’t just impact libraries—they impact all of us.

Show up at your #library—and show up for your library.

Contact your members of #Congress by phone or email and ask them to protect federal library funding.
Sign up to receive advocacy alerts.
Become a Supporter of the #AmericanLibraryAssociation” https://www.ala.org/

#DefeatGOPFascists

Penguin Random House’s ‘Banned on the Run’ Event: US$10,000

Ahead of the States' National Library Week, Penguin Random House and Sourcebooks open a 'Banned on the Run a fundraising effort.
https://publishingperspectives.com/2025/03/penguin-random-houses-banned-on-the-run-event-us10000/

#AmericanLibraryAssociation #BannedBooks #Censorship #DominiqueRaccah #FreedomofExpression
@indieauthors

Need a refresher on IMLS and what's at stake? We've got you covered. https://www.ala.org/faq-executive-order-targeting-imls

Take action now. Share with others and urge them to take action. This is how we do it.

https://app.oneclickpolitics.com/campaign-page?cid=9CyapZUB9sorxFLO4J0c&lang=en

"As seedbeds of literacy and innovation, our nation’s 125,000 public, school, academic and special libraries deserve more, not less support. Libraries of all types translate 0.003% of the federal budget into programs and services used in more than 1.2 billion in-person patron visits every year, and many more virtual visits." https://www.ala.org/news/2025/03/ala-statement-white-house-assault-institute-museum-and-library-services

Now shipping! Offering holistic coverage of the basics of records management, information governance, and data governance, this cutting-edge text also provides an overview of the evolution of technology and thinking in the field. https://alastore.ala.org/RIM3ed

This is horrifying. I have my issues with the #americanlibraryassociation - namely that it doesn't do enough/go far enough - but it is an essential resource, and is absolutely not out to get anyone.

https://bookriot.com/iowa-hf-284/

Now available for pre-order! Inside this stirring and timely collection, readers will discover the important stories of many trailblazing Black women who fought racism, sexism, and other hardships in their libraries and communities to become leaders of our profession. https://alastore.ala.org/lbwl #blackhistorymonth #library #AmericanLibraryAssociation #LIS #MLIS #libraries #librarianship #InformationScience

Catch up with February's book club, which featured a robust discussion of Black and African American experiences in libraries, both historically and presently. https://youtu.be/JesGm9zGup8?si=AA5OMGjnVjKRbRn-

This free Zoom program on Wednesday, March 19 will feature list format presentations by author-experts on a wide variety of technology and technical services topics. Register today for ALA Tech Lists! https://bit.ly/4hYGcJn

@redbunhead.bsky.social and I just started monthly donations to:
• #NAACP
• #ACLU
• #UndueMedicalDebt
• #Wikipedia
• #AmericanLibraryAssociation
• #SatanicTemple

If we’re all going to end up in poverty under fascist rule, we might as well get there fighting.

Shipping later in February: offering holistic coverage of the basics of records management, information governance, and data governance, this cutting-edge text also incorporates concepts from the fields of risk management, privacy, and cybersecurity throughout its pages. https://alastore.ala.org/RIM3ed

Following the Trump Administration's disastrous decision to pause most federal grants and loans, ALA has put out a call to library workers, patrons, and advocates across the country to share their library story. What would be at stake in your community with federal funding for libraries? What would you lose without long-term support for your local library? https://airtable.com/appTIEEt9RjDbjmv8/paglDQdgAlJbHvKVR/form

Percival Everett’s ‘James’ awarded Carnegie Medal for fiction https://www.inbella.com/876320/percival-everetts-james-awarded-carnegie-medal-for-fiction/ #AdamHigginbotham #AllisonEscoto #AmericanLibraryAssociation #AZStateWire #BooksAndLiterature #CAStateWire #ColsonWhitehead #DonnaTartt #DorisKearnsGoodwin #EmilyNussbaum #Entertainment #EntertainmentNews #everett #fiction #GeneralNews #GeorgeWashington #KevinFedarko #NewYorkCityWire #nonfiction #NYStateWire #PAStateWire #PercivalEverett #sports #TrendingNews #U.s.News

“Our call is not a knee-jerk response to imminent threats. We must face whatever threats come our way by showing up together – library workers and public supporters in our communities – to advocate for our patrons, our profession and our core values.”

https://www.ala.org/news/2025/01/new-ala-initiative-show-up-for-our-libraries

ALA Announces Support for Libraries Affected by Los Angeles Wildfires https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/blogs/the-scoop/ala-releases-statement-on-support-for-libraries-affected-by-los-angeles-wildfires/