Bibliophiles can show off their love for libraries while keeping their communities safe with these amazing new face masks from ALA Graphics, the retail team from the American Library Association.

These 100% cotton masks are breathable, washable, and reusable, and come in both youth and adult sizes.

Proceeds from their sale support ALA’s work advocating for our nation’s libraries and librarians on key issues like equity, intellectual freedom, and broadband access.

Here are some of the designs available:

...

READ MORE

by Briana Shemroske, Booklist

Back in May, I Love Libraries spoke with academic librarian Jennifer Snoek-Brown about portrayals of librarians in film, from “spinster librarian” Mary Hatch of It’s a Wonderful Life fame (wrong!) to the denim-organizing protagonist of Party Girl (oh so right!).

Lucky for library staff and book lovers everywhere, Hollywood’s only honed their depictions of the library space and vocation in recent years—and they’re not alone. Many books, especially lately, are serving up masterful reflections on the sometimes...

READ MORE

Our society is inundated with articles, stories, and opinions about the COVID-19 pandemic—but some of these sources are more accurate than others. With false information proliferating online, it’s essential to separate fact from fiction, and libraries play a key role in teaching their communities how to evaluate news items with a critical eye.

Vincci Lui, a librarian at the University of Toronto’s Gerstein Science Information Center, has created a comprehensive online guide with advice for spotting inaccurate information about the pandemic. Tips include...

READ MORE

A new report from the Institute for Museum of Library Services shows more than 170 million Americans went to their public libraries in 2017 a total of 1.32 billion times. That means every American who lives within a public library’s service area—or about 312 million people—headed to their library four times over the course of the year.

小草阅读app下载,小草阅读app免费手机版 V1.0.4 - 迷你下载站:1 天前 · 小草阅读app是一款多种阅读模式的线上小说观看应用平台,这里覆盖的小说内容十分丰富,每天都是不一样的看书体验,喜欢看小说的朋友值得入手。分类齐全,题材类型超级多,想看就看,全网所有精彩优质 …

小草影视app苹果破解版下载 -小草影视播放器ios下载地址 ...:2021-6-15 · 小草影视app苹果破解版是一款能够带给你电影院般观看体验的手机视频播放平台,在这里看电影是非常休闲惬意的,提供给用户的视频资源都是永久免费观看的,赶紧来下载体验吧! 小草影视app苹果破解版介绍 小草影视app苹果破解版是一款很不错的视频播放软件,能够一键快速获取各个地区的 …

READ MORE

Advocacy matters.

DONATE

Help the American Library Association help libraries.