There is a whole world of news happening across the profession. Below are a few links to get you started with some of the exciting things happening in the world of Library Science!

• The 12 days of Invercargill The librarians of Invercargill, New Zealand, are known for their viral videos and Kardashian photoshoots. Here they remix The 12 Days of Christmas (3:26) for their literary fans. Enjoy some nondenominational holiday cheer from Invercargill City Libraries and Archives….
• Lindsey Whittington, school librarian, talks about her experience with banned books in Dixie District schools at the closing ceremony of #FAME17 (Florida Association for Media in Education) https://youtu.be/weuVLDcX-XM
• Seeking poetry, short fiction, or art created by Minnesota library employees to publish a Pressbooks anthology of creative works by the Minnesota library community. All public, academic, special, and K-12 library employees are welcome to submit their work
• I am a graduate student at St. Catherine University in St. Paul, MN, completing my studies to become a school librarian. This semester, I am doing an independent study about how rural school libraries work to overcome student barriers to access. I am looking for rural school librarians to complete a short (11 question) survey about technology, transportation, and library hours. Thank you so much for your cooperation! https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/MYRVW7Y — Molly Hazelton
• Bloomsbury Digital Resources Now Offering the Royal Shakespeare Company Live Collection
• Did you know that aside from two-hundred seventy titles from Knowledge Unlatched, there are hundreds of OER scholarly resources and open textbooks in Ebooks Minnesota?
• EBSCO announces RIPM Retrospective Index to Music Periodicals with Full Text
• Ebooks Minnesota Highlight: Holidays reads for kids (and adults)
• Ebooks MN for Schools is now available
• Protect your library’s liability! Don’t forget to register an agent to receive DMCA take down notices. Deadline is Dec 31, 2017.
• Developing Inclusive Library Services to Adults with Disabilities Registration is open for this webinar.  Presented by Renee Grassi, an award-winning librarian with Dakota County Library, who specializes in youth services, as well as inclusion for people with disabilities in libraries.
• Wednesday, February 21, 2018 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM (Central Time) Register 
• 2017 holiday gift guide for librarians Alison Marcotte writes: “If you’re a librarian or avid reader, you’re probably used to getting the same things every year during the holidays—new books, bookmarks, requests from relatives for help on research papers. But you can mix it up this year by adding these cool gifts to your list. They’re great for those hard-to-buy-for folks you shop for, too—creative types, cooks, techies, board game enthusiasts, kiddos, fashionistas, stressed-out parents, Game of Thrones fans, or hostesses with the mostesses
• Tips for talking to your legislators Ann Joslin writes: “Few legislators will go on record saying they don’t like libraries, so enlisting legislative support should be simple, right? But engaging with elected officials doesn’t always equate to consistent support for libraries and library issues. With members of Congress heading back to their districts soon for the holiday break, what are the most effective ways to talk with them about libraries? Through repetition and years of practice, I’ve learned some things that have increased my effectiveness.
• Lawsuit: Too many children in California can’t read Parents and educators at struggling schools in California say students there are not reading well, and lawyers sued the state on December 5, arguing that it had failed to provide the children with the resources they needed to learn. The lawsuit is the first in the US to seek recognition of the constitutional right to literacy. It alleges that the state failed to intervene when students achieved low proficiency rates in reading and fell behind at three schools, especially with students who are learning English, have disabilities, are economically disadvantaged, or are African American or Hispanic….
• LC’s first official historian Wendi Maloney writes: “John Y. Cole (right) has enjoyed a remarkable 51-year career at the Library of Congress, culminating with his most recent appointment as the first official LC historian. Cole has worked to increase public understanding of the key role that LC has played in American history and now plays in American society. Cole has come full circle, first as a history major who found his love in libraries, now returning as full-time historian to the world’s greatest library. ‘Don’t let anybody tell you that a library degree won’t get you anywhere,’ Cole says.”…
• Getting personal with books Elizabeth Pelayo writes: “How do we encourage teens to come back to reading for fun? For my high school library, getting personal with books has made all the difference. Part of the answer lies in knowing your specific patrons and collection, and matching students to books that might draw them in. Another part of the answer lies in choosing programs and promotions that might engage your teen readers. I accomplished this by launching a personal book shopping program at my high school.”…
• Hoopla adds Marvel Comics The free library lending service Hoopla Digital has teamed up with Marvel Entertainment to add more than 250 Marvel comic books to its catalog. Patrons of public libraries that offer access to Hoopla can now download titles from series like Thor: God of Thunder, Black Panther, and Civil War: X-Men to their iPads, iPhones, or Android devices, or read them via Hoopla’s website. Hoopla has developed a feature called “action view,” which allows users to either read titles page-by-page or panel-by-panel….
• German universities about to lose Elsevier access Around 200 German universities will lose their subscriptions to Elsevier journals within weeks because negotiations have failed to end a long-term contract dispute. The conflict between Elsevier and Germany’s university system has dragged on since 2015. Academics in the country lost access to Elsevier content briefly early in 2017, but it was later restored while contract talks resumed. Advocates of open access say that victory for the German universities would be a major blow to conventional models of scientific publishing based on subscription fees….
• The assault on science and academic freedom A new report, National Security, the Assault on Science, and Academic Freedom, released by the American Association of University Professors, details troubling threats to academic freedom in the physical and natural sciences that have been exacerbated by the Trump administration’s hostility to science. International scientific exchange and climate science are two focuses of the report, which explores how the politicization of science is constraining the free pursuit of knowledge and scientific inquiry….
• Antifragile library management Mary Jo Finch and Autumn Solomon write: “The administrative team at the Westbank Community Library District in Austin, Texas, began pondering how a library could become more antifragile. How could we become the sort of library that could survive a tax cut, a public challenge, a local disaster, or some other unforeseen crisis? How could we become the sort of library that stays relevant to the ever-changing needs of the community? Many staff conversations later, we had the beginnings of a still-growing list of antifragile work culture elements.”…