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.”…

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!

• Don’t forget to submit your RUSA John Sessions Memorial Award nomination! The RUSA John Sessions Memorial Award, established in 1981, recognizes a library or library system that has made a significant effort to work with the labor community and by doing so has brought recognition to the history and contribution of the labor movement to the development of the United States. Such efforts may include outreach projects to local labor unions; establishment of, or significant expansion of, special labor collections; initiation of programs of special interest to the labor community; or other library activities that serve the labor community.
• Happy holidays from CD HotList: New Releases for Libraries!
• Register for National Library Legislative Day 2018 National Library Legislative Day is a two-day advocacy training event held in Washington, D.C. every year. Attendees spend one day learning effective advocacy techniques and learning about key library issues, like funding or net neutrality, and have the opportunity to attend a reception on Capitol Hill. Armed with talking points, attendees spend day two with their state delegations, meeting with elected officials and telling them about the importance of libraries in their communities.
• Now that we are in the holiday season with Thanksgiving behind us and the New Year ahead, it’s time to begin thinking about resolutions. There is no better way to kick off 2018 than to come to Austin, TX for Re-think it: Libraries for a New Age! Re-think it is a national conference that brings together academic, public and K-12 librarians, administrators, technologists, architects, designers, furniture manufacturers, and educators. Together, we will re-think the important roles libraries play in the communities they serve.
• I Love My Librarian Award winners Ten librarians were honored on November 30 with the 2017 I Love My Librarian Award for their outstanding public service contributions. Selected from more than 1,100 nominations submitted by library users nationwide, the winning librarians were recognized for their leadership in transforming lives and communities through education and lifelong learning.
• Marijke Visser and Nicky Rigg write: “December 2–10 marks CS Education Week, when computer science (CS) activities will be happening in public and school libraries throughout the country. Kids may set aside routine activities to learn basic concepts by coding Lego ornaments, creating light-up LED cards with paper circuits, designing their own version of a Star Wars game, or learning a language like Python. CS Education Week is an annual program that brings together educators, tech companies, youth-serving organizations, and, of course, libraries to focus on inspiring young people to explore CS.”…
• New York City libraries launch digital privacy initiative  “The New York, Brooklyn, and Queens public libraries are teaming up with the Metropolitan New York Library Council to bring digital privacy and data-security information to New York City’s 8.5 million residents. With support from the NYC Mayor’s Office, the project will train the city’s front-line librarians to be able to answer questions about internet privacy and data security, ensuring that NYC residents can rely on public libraries for trusted and current information.”
• The internet is dying Farhad Manjoo writes: “The internet is dying. Sure, technically, the internet still works. Pull up Facebook on your phone and you will still see your second cousin’s baby pictures. But that isn’t really the internet. It’s not the open, anyone-can-build-it network of the 1990s and early 2000s. Nope, that freewheeling internet has been dying a slow death—and a vote in December by the Federal Communications Commission to undo net neutrality would be the final pillow in its face.”
• Lawsuit challenges Escondido library outsourcing A lawsuit was filed November 28 challenging the Escondido, California, city council’s decision to outsource the public library’s staffing and services to Maryland-based Library Systems & Services LLC—a change that is scheduled to go into effect early next year. Filed on behalf of longtime city residents Roy and Mary Garrett, the lawsuit contends state law dictates that public libraries “shall be managed by a board of library trustees” and therefore the council’s decision should be rescinded….
• Max, the cat who lost the library but won the internet Karin Brulliard writes: “The story of Max the cat has already been written—simply, succinctly, and perfectly. This story, printed and taped onto a door of the Macalester College library in Saint Paul, Minnesota, might have ended there. But it got tweeted. It also got Tumblr-ed. And Reddit-ed. Having been shooed away from the library, Max sprinted straight toward internet fame.
• Public libraries encourage patrons to get moving Alyson Iuchs writes: “Libraries going through recent construction or renovation are focusing on design elements that encourage patron movement, such as workstations that alternate between sitting and standing positions. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, Americans spend almost 90% of their lives indoors, which is why it is critical to build healthy indoor environments. This can be as simple as adding more natural light and design spaces to connect us to the outdoors.”…