John Wallace

Op-Ed: NJ should have school librarians for every school | NJ Spotlight News New Jersey should pass legislation that would require every public school to employ at least one certified school library media specialist.

Excellent Op-Ed about the need for school librarians in NJ.

ALA Survey: People Under 40 Prefer Print Books; Visit Libraries for Browsing, Programs, and Socializing People 40 and younger are using public libraries, often at higher rates compared with older generations even when they don’t define themselves as readers, according to Gen Z and Millennials: How They ...

ALA Survey: People Under 40 Prefer Print Books; Visit Libraries for Browsing, Programs, and Socializing (2023)

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Library and museum support agency faces massive cuts after Trump order It’s a small federal agency few have heard of, but it has a large impact around the country. The Institute of Museum and Library Services is the largest source of federal funding for museums and…

The Institute of Museum and Library Services is the largest source of federal funding for museums and libraries.

The Trump administration has placed roughly 80% of the agency's staff on administrative leave.

Graphic for an Opening Day watch party with Pitcher List and other fantasy baseball industry folks.

Happy Opening Day! Come join @nickpollack.pitcherlist.com and friends for a watch party over at www.playback.com/pitcherlist

Tremendous article.

@JeffPassan tweeted
Now is as good a time as any to remind everyone that the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City (@NLBMuseumKC) exists to tell a deeply important American story -- one that is ultimately about triumph. Our history, good and bad, is all we have. Learning it is our duty.

Is NEMA the New England Museum Association?

Re: new EO ✂️ the Institute for Museum + Library Services to its “statutory functions”: public libraries are mostly locally funded, but state libraries, tribal libraries, interlibrary loan, etc, rely heavily on IMLS

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Underfunding of public goods like public libraries requires many to apply for grants to agencies like IMLS.

IMLS does important work that enables libraries, archives, and museums to serve us all.

Word Party on Netflix is pretty decent. But Sesame Street is the gold standard.

Highly recommend the audiobook version, too. Jacques Roy is an outstanding narrator.

So awesome @stanfordulibraries.bsky.social hosted @enosarris.bsky.social for a talk during Love Data Week! Libraries + Baseball = My Wheelhouse.

YouTube video by The Video Game History Foundation library.gamehistory.org — Now in early access

The Video Game History Foundation Library is now in early access. For free. For everyone. Wherever you are.

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