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Springer Nature retracts Machine Learning book after citations ‘reference works that don’t exist' Springer Nature has retracted a book, Mastering Machine Learning: From Basics to Advanced by Govindakumar Madhavan, originally published in April 2025, after it discovered several of the written citat...

All the places #AI doe not belong: Springer Nature retracts Machine Learning book after citations ‘reference works that don’t exist' www.thebookseller.com/news/springe...

Tiny bookshop painted to look like bookshelves turns heads in German town A tiny new bookshop that has been decorated to look like the books are on the outside is attracting a lot of attention in Germany.

Outside innovation www.thebookseller.com/news/tiny-bo...

Local reporting: "Danielle described the effort to get ICE out of hotels as 'very strategic' compared to mass demonstrations and marches, which can be a good show of force but often don’t include a 'call to action.'” lapublicpress.org/2025/06/fede...

British Library to reinstate Oscar Wilde’s reader card 130 years after it was revoked Exclusive: Pass to be presented to playwright’s grandson after original cancelled over conviction for gross indecency

#Pride in history British Library to reinstate Oscar Wilde’s reader card 130 years after it was revoked www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...

Poetry speaks fact and feeling thebulletproofpoet.medium.com/we-made-a-be...

5 Women from History Who Dared to be Dangerous - Edinburgh University Press Blog For this International Women’s Day, editor Ben Fletcher-Watson celebrates five trailblazing women who dared to make history

#TBR euppublishingblog.com/2025/03/07/5...

The human art of indexing Book indexes might seem the perfect candidate for AI automation. They're not.

#IndexDay “qualities in the indexer who creates…Empathy: the ability to put oneself in the place of the reader…Judgement: the ability to make rational decisions about what to include in the index…Understanding: the content of a book and implications of a text” www.thebookseller.com/comment/the-...

Artist traces Manchester’s links to slavery on blue cotton gown Manchester Art Gallery exhibition features gown inspired by outfit worn by abolitionist Sarah Parker Remond

Gonna go see next month www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...

I miss #IHC edition.pagesuite.com/popovers/dyn...

Pairing new #kidsbook authors with mentor #librarians... www.thebookseller.com/news/new-gll...

‘We cannot remain silent’: Descendants of incarcerated Japanese Americans turn trauma into advocacy The community has drawn parallels between what happened to their families 83 years ago and Trump's rhetoric and immigration policies.

May you be inspired to find the point of activism here that you can join www.berkeleyside.org/2025/02/20/j...

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Big things are blooming at this hidden farm in Oakland Community, commitment and passion (fruit) can all be found at Laurel's Fig Leaf Gardens, a backyard-turned-community-garden shaped by multiple generations of owners.

Sometimes a reminder that community, hope, and growing food still happen is all one can offer others www.berkeleyside.org/2025/01/24/f...

How I Deal with Homophobia in Education as a Gay Teacher in Ghana Change must start from somewhere

Excellent walkthrough of how a teacher uses the Socratic method to move students from being passive to active critical thinking medium.com/prismnpen/ho...

Took too long and glad it finally hapened!

Noah and His Wagon Book Review Noah and His Wagon Written by Jerry Ruff Illustrated by Katrijn Jacobs Published by Kalaniot Books Mom's Review Noah and his Wagon affirms ...

"Readers perceive the impact of small actions and the value of loving one's neighbor" as presented in NOAH AND HIS WAGON glassofwineglassofmilk.blogspot.com/2025/01/noah...

Come home America George McGovern Corita Kent poster with 4 blocks of color (red, blue, orange, yellow) and her iconic script

I'm going to say this once (again).

I'm an Episcopalian.

It is a sin that both St. John's and the Washington National Cathedral are doing ANYTHING at all to support this president and act as if this is normal.

The worst tendency of my church is that it still seeks to be the church of the King.

It's a good day when Corita gets boosted on Bluesky!

Cover of Signs of Hope: The Revolutionary Art of Sister Corita Kent words by Mara Rockliff Pictures by Melissa Sweet, Caldecott Honor Winner, shows Corita in full (pre-1968) habit looking at a serigraph she's made of a rainbow

Warms my heart that @fuse8.bsky.social includes SIGNS OF HOPE on her 2024 list of Biographies for Kids afuse8production.slj.com/2024/12/26/3...

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Making Space for Meaningful Storytelling: Lessons from StoryCorps . After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. Storytelling has the power to heal, inspire, and foster connections. In collaboration with StoryCorps, the American Library Association presents a transformative webinar that explores how libraries ca...

For folks beyond #libraryland this could help you help others too: ALA Office for Diversity, #Literacy and Outreach Services
Making Space for Meaningful #Storytelling: Lessons from #StoryCorps December 11, 4 pm ET Duration: 90 minutes ala-events.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

A must read and must act upon for #teachers #librarians #parents #kidsbook allies

So glad to see you here!

I need funny books! I have 9th graders who want funny books- no apocalyptic ideas, no death, no sadness- because of *waves hands* all of this going on in the world. These readers mentioned Stuart Gibbs as an author they love, so I’m looking for challenge them a bit more. Any ideas?

Corita Art Center, Dedicated to the “Pop-Art Nun,” Gets New Home in LA The artist, educator, and activist fused social justice and spirituality in her bold, vibrant works.

#GoodNews Corita Art Center, Dedicated to the “Pop-Art Nun,” Gets New Home in LA hyperallergic.com/954189/corit...

Boston: Voting Rights Activist Fannie Lou Hamer Is Subject Of New Opera "Is This America?" (Video) Celebrated for creating diverse, timely and relevant opera, activist performing arts company White Snake Projects (WSP) and its founder Cerise Lim

Celebrated for creating diverse, timely and relevant opera, White Snake Projects presents premiere of "Is This America?", a 90-min opera celebrating the life of civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer.

@ Dorchester’s The Strand Theatre from Fri, Sep 20, to Sun, Sep 22.

BosTix & discounts available

Publishing professionals call for industry-wide amnesty on use of term 'BAME' Publishing professionals are calling for “an amnesty” of the term “BAME”—an acronym that stands for "Black and Minority Ethnic"—which remains “prevalent” across the books industry. Its use continues, ...

Think of all the times you can apply Michelle Brown's wise advice--across race, gender, even political alliances...“Risk getting it wrong. If you’re asking a person ‘What should I say?’ you’re having a conversation, rather than whacking on a catch-all label” www.thebookseller.com/news/publish...

As an IHC grad & 50+ year fan of Corita, I am thrilled to see this!Thanks for sharing @loritecler.bsky.social

Tom Gauld on the ghost who refuses to leave the earthly realm – cartoon What, and leave all those books unread?

Know a few of such would-be ghosts... www.theguardian.com/books/pictur...