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100 Great Children’s Books | 100 Years | NYPL

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The New York Public Library releases a list of the top 100 greatest children’s books from the past 100 years. You can browse the list on the website or download a pdf of the list.

Great stories never grow old! Chosen by children’s librarians at The New York Public Library, these 100 inspiring tales have thrilled generations of children and their parents — and are still flying off our shelves. Use this list and your library card to discover new worlds of wonder and adventure!

via 100 Great Children’s Books | 100 Years | The New York Public Library.

Alleged online drug kingpin arrested at SF library | SFGate

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After spending months trying to infiltrate an underground website that made buying and selling drugs as easy as shopping online for a book or TV, half a dozen FBI agents shuffled into the science fiction section of a San Francisco library and grabbed a young man working on a laptop.

Authorities said Wednesday the man was Ross William Ulbricht, and they accused him of being “Dread Pirate Roberts,” the once-anonymous mastermind behind the online drug marketplace known as Silk Road. Ulbricht, 29, collected tens of millions of dollars in commissions, investigators said, and twice ordered people killed in a bid to protect his empire.

Read the full story: Alleged online drug kingpin arrested at SF library | SFGate.

The Ultimate Who-To-Follow Guide for Tweeting Librarians, Info Pros, and Educators | Ellyssa Kroski – OEDB.org

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Wondering about who you should be following on Twitter to keep up with the steady stream of updates in Libraryland?  Well, here’s a list of lists!  This quick guide will give you 30 great lists of librarians, instructors, and information professionals that you’ll want to follow on Twitter as well as tweeting authors’ accounts and people and publications to follow to gain tech insights.  Check out each of these and start subscribing!!

See the list: The Ultimate Who-To-Follow Guide for Tweeting Librarians, Info Pros, and Educators | Ellyssa Kroski – OEDB.org.

This really is the ultimate guide to LIS professionals on Twitter! I would add to the other categories:

Book Lovers

  • Shelf Awareness @ShelfAwareness
  • The Bookseller @thebookseller
  • Huffington Post Books  @HuffPostBooks
  • Publishers Weekly @PublishersWkly
  • Book Riot ‏ @BookRiot

News & Technology

  • The Modern MLIS @themodernmlis
  • MIT Tech Review @techreview
  • Buzz Feed @BuzzFeed
  • TEDTalks Updates @tedtalks
  • PCMag @PCMag
  • Flavorwire ‏ @flavorwire
  • TIME Techland ‏ @Techland
  • Gizmodo ‏ @Gizmodo
  • Harvard Biz Review ‏@HarvardBiz
  • Fast Company @FastCompany

These TechBikers Just Built 16 Libraries After Cycling From Paris To London | TechCrunch

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Last year a bunch of European tech startup founders got on their bikes and raised money for charity. This weekend just gone the TechBikers – 70 founders/techies – once again achieved their 200 mile, 3 day cycle ride from Paris to London in style. 

As a result of last year’s ride, TechBikers built a school and two libraries in Nepal. This year they’ve so far raised $75,000, enough money to build sixteen libraries or schools in India, Africa and Asia.

Read: These TechBikers Just Built 16 Libraries After Cycling From Paris To London | TechCrunch.

OverDrive announces new APIs for Library Circulation | OverDrive

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Last year we introduced the initial set of OverDrive APIs that enable approved vendors to deeply integrate OverDrive-hosted catalogs and nearly 1 million digital titles with their apps and platforms. These included the ability to access catalog metadata, see availability of a title and search the library’s collection.

Today, we are excited to announce that the all-new Circulation APIs are available on the OverDrive Developer Portal. The Circulation APIs will allow approved partners to request checkouts, downloads, holds, and returns from within their own discovery interface. This means users will now be able to browse and search their library’s digital collection, see what’s available and check out a title or place a hold all without ever leaving the library OPAC.

Read: OverDrive announces new APIs for Library Circulation | OverDrive.

How will our country operate without the LOC? | MobyLives

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The country is bracing for a temporary shutdown of the Library of Congress, beginning today. The twenty-five library system will be closed to the public and researchers, according to an announcement on the site you can’t see, and all public events are canceled. The digital collections, online catalog, and “Ask A Librarian” services are temporarily suspended.

Read: How will our country operate without the LOC? | MobyLives

You may also like: Library Services Impacted by Government Shutdown | District Dispatch | ALA Washington

Gaming and Play in the Library: A Brief History | Information Space

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The international academic journal Library Quarterly recently published my article tracing the history of gaming in libraries back to the 1850s. You can see the entire article in the publications area of my game lab, Because Play Matters. I wanted to offer a few highlights here about how public libraries have used games over the years.

Read the full story: Gaming and Play in the Library: A Brief History | Information Space.

U.S. Banned Books Week News Links

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Curated links of banned books news stories from the U.S. that you should read if you are concerned about intellectual freedom and the freedom to read. Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eye challenge is of particular interest, as the author is from Ohio and the challenge to her novel originated from an official at the Ohio State Board of Education.

Practice of Banning Books Still Going Strong | Future Librarians for Intellectual Freedom

Banned Books Week: ‘Captain Underpants’ tops list of challenged books; 10 most challenged books of 2012 | CNN.com

Banned Books Week 2013: Books about LGBT Families Remain Targets of Censorship | ACLU

America’s most surprising banned books | The Week

10 Surprising Books That Parents Have Tried To Ban From Schools | Business Insider

Beauty is Truth: The Case Against Banning The Bluest Eye | The Millions AND Controversy Brews Over Official Comments About Author [Toni Morrison] | nbc4i.com

Freedom to Read Under Fire as Attempts to Ban Books Continue | HuffPost Books

7 Reasons Your Favorite Books Were Banned | HuffPost Books

You may also like:

Banned Books Week | bannedbooksweek.org

Banned Books Week: Celebrating the Freedom to Read | ALA.org and ALA’s Pinterest Page

Freedom to Read: Raising Awareness, Celebrating Freedom of Expression, Encouraging Participation| freedomtoread.ca
Canada’s Freedom to Read Week – February 23-March 1, 2014

Infographic Shows Good News about Library Fair Use [Infographic] | ARL®

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Infographic Shows Good News about Library Fair Use | Association of Research Libraries® | ARL®.

Library Fair Use

Download free copy of The Library Publishing Toolkit | Stephen’s Lighthouse

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Download free copy of The Library Publishing Toolkit | Stephen’s Lighthouse

The Library Publishing Toolkit looks at the broad and varied landscape of library publishing through discussions, case studies, and shared resources. From supporting writers and authors in the public library setting to hosting open access journals and books, this collection examines opportunities for libraries to leverage their position and resources to create and provide access to content.

New Download free copy of The Library Publishing Toolkit – Stephen's Lighthouse