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Industry News
Barnhill, Steptoe, 'March: Book Three' Win Newbery, Caldecott, Printz
Kelly Barnhill won the Newbery Medal for 'The Girl Who Drank the Moon,' Javaka Steptoe won the Caldecott Medal for 'Radiant Child,' and John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and Nate Powell won the Printz Award for 'March: Book Three.'
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Libraries
ALA Midwinter 2017: Colson Whitehead, Matthew Desmond Win ALA Carnegie Medals
The selections were announced on Sunday, January 22, at the ALA Midwinter Meeting in Atlanta, with an official award ceremony to come this summer, at the ALA annual conference, set for Chicago.
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Libraries
ALA Midwinter 2017: Could ESSA Spark a School Library Renaissance?
The federal education law known as ESSA, set to take effect this year, would provide critical support for school libraries if allowed to stand by the Trump administration.
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Libraries
ALA Midwinter 2017: Librarians Ponder the Future Under Trump
In his opening keynote at the 2017 ALA Midwinter Meeting in Atlanta, just hours after Donald Trump was sworn in as the 45th President of the United States, W. Kamau Bell made a plea to librarians: don’t let Trump’s vision of America become the new normal.
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Libraries
ALA Midwinter 2017: Penguin Random House Announces Library Grant Winners
The awards, first announced last year by the Penguin Random House Foundation, are an effort to support and recognize the work oflibrarians.
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Libraries
Three Critical Issues Facing Librarians in Trump’s America
As a new administration takes office, a look at how librarians can make a difference.
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Publisher News
AAP Taps Maria Pallante to Succeed Tom Allen
The former U.S. Register of Copyrights will succeed Tom Allen as AAP president and CEO.
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Libraries
Hoopla Touts Growth, Announces New Partners
For digital library platform Hoopla Digital, 2016 was a very a good year—and 2017 looks to be off to a strong start.
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Libraries
OverDrive Pushes into Spanish
Based in Cleveland, Ohio, OverDrive has worked exclusively to distribute digital content since 1986, becoming one of the first companies to be involved in supplying digital content to libraries, first with audio and then with e-books.
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Publisher News
Pantsuit Nation Book Deal Raises Questions
Did Libby Chamberlain betray the ethics of the group she founded by securing a book deal?
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Shows & Events
ALA Midwinter 2017 Preview
What the incoming administration could mean for libraries will be among the hot topics at the 2017 ALA Midwinter Meeting.
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Interviews
'The Political Equivalent of Enriched Uranium': PW Talks with Chris Hayes
The MSNBC host on race, justice, and his new book, 'A Colony in a Nation.'
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Libraries
Who Will Win the Newbery Medal?
Teachers, librarians, and students make their best guesses in mock Newbery programs.
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Libraries
PW Talks with Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden
The nation's chief librarian discusses technology, collections, and legacy.
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Shows & Events
How to Maximize ALA Midwinter
Librarians share tips for making the most of the meeting.
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Libraries
School & Library Spotlight December 2016: All Our Coverage
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Libraries
The Top 10 Library Stories of 2016
PW takes a look back at some of the library stories that captivated the publishing world in 2016, and what they portend for 2017.
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Copyright
AAP Congratulates Trump, Pushes IP Enforcement
In a public letter, released this morning, AAP general counsel and v-p Allan Adler congratulated Trump on his election, and urged his administration to take up IP-related issues once in office.
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Libraries
New York Public Library, Macmillan Launch Publishing Partnership
The agreement will create and publish a program of print and e-books for adults and for children, inspired by the library’s collections.
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Copyright
Congressional Leaders Back Independent Copyright Office
In a long-awaited first move toward U.S. copyright reform, two leaders of the House Judiciary Committee this week backed the creation of an autonomous Copyright Office.