Interlibrary loan (ILL) has always been one of my favorite library services. My librarian “passion point” is equitable access for all library users, and ILL nicely fills that bill. Here in Minnesota, we enjoy the goodwill of most of our libraries in sharing their collections (not true in all states). I thought this recent blog post by OCLC was interesting on two fronts. It is always interesting to hear OCLC’s take on four ILL trends, but the bonus is that OCLC also shared their most often requested ILL titles! Tip: this years book list is near the top, scroll way down to see the previous years too!
When most people think of young adult novels, a lot of the same titles come to mind: Twilight, The Hunger Games, Divergent, and other titles. But, as Geri Diorio points out, there are plenty of great books that just don’t receive that same publicity. Diorio calls these ‘Quiet Books,’ and has put together a list of these for YALSA’s blog The Hub. We’ve got the list right here, but check out the full post for summaries of the books!
As the school year winds down and we start thinking of our summer plans, we often include a list of books to read. Kelly Dickinson’s booklist featured on YALSA’s (Young Adult Library Services Association) blog The Hub recommends some young adult thrillers for the coming months. Dickinson says the novels “take advantage of careful pacing to build suspense and hook readers from their opening lines.” The narrators of these stories are hiding secrets: “from other characters, from the reader, and from themselves.” You can check out the post for more details on her recommended reading:
Complicit by Stephanie Kuehn
Delicate Monsters by Stephanie Kuehn
The Devil You Know by Trish Doller
Far From You by Tess Sharpe
Pointe by Brandy Colbert
Tiny Pretty Things by Sona Charaipotra and Dhonielle Clayton
In February we brought you the longlist for the Andrew Carnegie Medals, now we can bring you the shortlist! 3 books in each category – fiction and nonfiction – are left! The two winners will be announced at the ALA (American Library Association) Annual Conference on June 27th! Here’s what the competition has come down to. . .
Fiction
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
Nora Webster by Colm Toibin
On Such a Full Sea by Chang-Rae Lee
Nonfiction
Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption by Bryan Stevenson
The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History by Elizabeth Kolbert
Thirteen Days in September: Carter, Begin, and Sadat at Camp David by Lawrence Wright
Fiction is one of the more daunting weeding projects. After all, it can be difficult to remain objective when it comes to fiction, and the helpful rules for weeding nonfiction, based on outdated or superseded information, don’t apply here. Join us for this free, hour-long webinar with Booklist Reference and Collection Management editor Rebecca Vnuk, who will talk about the many variables of weeding adult fiction, and Simmons College associate professor Amy Pattee, who will cover youth and YA fiction. Representatives from our sponsor, collectionHQ, will showcase how their transfer tool can identify titles that can be transferred between collections to maximize weeding efforts.Can’t make the date? Register anyway so a link to the video archive of this webinar can be e-mailed to you after the event.Please note: As a webinar registrant, you will receive follow-up correspondence from Booklist Publications and may receive other special offers from our sponsors. We will not sell your e-mail to outside parties, although we may share it with other similar publications of the ALA. If the sponsors choose to communicate with you by e-mail, they are obligated to provide you with an opportunity to opt-out from future e-mails in compliance with the CAN-SPAM act of 2003.
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Interlibrary loan (ILL) has always been one of my favorite library services. My librarian “passion point” is equitable access for all library users, and ILL nicely fills that bill. Here in Minnesota, we enjoy the goodwill of most of our libraries in sharing their collections (not true in all states). I thought this recent blog post by OCLC was interesting on two fronts. It is always interesting to hear OCLC’s take on four ILL trends, but the bonus is that OCLC also shared their most often requested ILL titles! Tip: this years book list is near the top, scroll way down to see the previous years too!
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