Read more from two media studies professors who love libraries and have been researching media behaviors with a special focus on libraries since 2019: hubs.la/Q04n4jcL0

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We're loving this stop on The Great Reading Road Trip! Thank you to everyone who has already visited our booth to say hello. 🤗 Plus, for those of you not attending ALA, we've compiled some awesome Chicago literary resources: hubs.la/Q04mGN_Y0

We have more authors who will all be signing copies of their latest books in our booth today. Come see us at Booth #4615 to say hello!

These authors will all be signing copies of their latest books in our booth today! 🎉 Come see us at Booth #4615 to say hello.

Chicago is our next Great Reading Road Trip stop! Our family of brands is excited to have a booth at ALA. 🎉 In addition to ALA information, we also have another book bundle, featured literary destinations, and more: hubs.la/Q04mGN_Y0

Today's news includes Meredith Hambrock's achievement, 𝘕𝘠𝘛 offering a Book Review Quiz Bowl game on famous libraries around the world, independent publisher Quoir launching a new sci-fi imprint, and more: hubs.la/Q04mknGz0

Penguin Random House has announced a partnership with Ingram on a new initiative to expand access to backlist titles through an ongoing, curated Print on Demand program. Learn more: hubs.la/Q04mkhq00

Today, we're stopping at Iowa City on The Great Reading Road Trip! Our Iowa City resources include another book list, more awesome bookish stops, popular Junior Library Guild categories, and more. Explore Iowa City's literary scene here: hubs.la/Q04mcNcw0

Read about this achievement, finalists for the Dayton Literary Peace Prize, the winner of Canada’s Alberta Literary Awards, and more: hubs.la/Q04lZtmp0

Join JLG, 𝘓𝘑, 𝘚𝘓𝘑, and 𝘏𝘰𝘳𝘯 𝘉𝘰𝘰𝘬 on The Great Reading Road Trip this summer! 👏 We'll be highlighting iconic locations across the U.S. and discussing all things books and libraries along the way. Be sure to follow along as we make our way through each stop!

Lauded French Iranian graphic novelist Marjane Satrapi has died. Learn more: hubs.ly/Q04k93Ph0

Our June edition is here! 🎉 We're celebrating our 150th anniversary this year alongside the American Library Association (ALA), which is also celebrating its 150th. Access the digitized edition on our website: hubs.la/Q049tk780

A coalition of North American public library organizations released a joint statement aimed at the Big Five publishers and digital platform providers, calling on them to work with public libraries to address unsustainable ebook pricing models. Read more: hubs.la/Q04jp4LP0

These two titles offer a fascinating look at the Golden Age of Hollywood and insight into Alfred Hitchcock’s complex personality. 📖

The academic library leaders responding to the survey expressed strong commitment to their work and ability to keep library core values at the forefront, despite the challenges they face. Read more: hubs.la/Q04j4R8S0

Their conversation also covered positioning the library as an indispensable partner in the research enterprise. Read more: hubs.la/Q04hXtbv0

Shortlists have also been announced for the McDermid Debut Award and the UK’s Society of Authors Awards, and nominees for the Anthony Awards have been announced as well. Learn more: hubs.la/Q04hHsLd0

Access more of today's book news, including 𝘕𝘠𝘛 reporting that YouTube is full of pirated AI audiobooks, asking whether one of the winners of the Commonwealth Short Story Prize was written using AI: hubs.ly/Q04hw8Xz0

Explore these read-alike titles: hubs.la/Q04hpYGr0

Read about the winner and other book news, including the Donner Prize for best Canadian public policy book, finalists for the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour, and more: hubs.la/Q04hkryQ0

Learn more about today's other book news: hubs.la/Q04hd4rw0

Read our conversation with Sarah Raven about beauty, observation, and learning: hubs.la/Q04h7BSd0

Also in demand are new titles by Katherine Center, Sarah A. Parker, Sarah Damoff, and Rosie Walsh. Read more: hubs.la/Q04g-QzM0

Read about today's book news, including the finalists for the Orwell Prizes, an authorized biography of Stephen Hawking, and more: hubs.la/Q04gPRg20

Learn more about the shortlist and other book news, including the Texas Book Festival launching Burro Libro Press, an imprint for debut literary fiction with ties to Texas: hubs.la/Q04gGCbk0

We're seeking proposals for Steal These Ideas: A Teen Programming and Engagement UnConference! If you have a topic you'd like to present, or even if you don't want to present but have an idea you'd love to see covered, fill out this form: hubs.la/Q04gvWSM0

Shortlists for the Sami Rohr Prize and the Danuta Gleed Literary Award have also been announced. Read more: hubs.la/Q04gt6Wt0

Other winners include Emily Henry, Sally Smith, and Florence Knapp. Read more about today's book news: hubs.la/Q04gkd9-0

Also in demand are new titles by Dani Francis, Lynn Painter, Jack Carr & M. P. Woodward, and Alex Finlay. Learn more: hubs.la/Q04g6HMl0

In only three years at Sablatura Middle School, Rachael Welsh has made a significant impact through multiple initiatives, including her “Adopt a Shelf” program that received the Texas Library Association’s 2025 Branding Iron Award. Read more: hubs.la/Q04fQYPn0

Pedersen, librarian at Deschutes Public Library, maintains the print and electronic resources that provide area residents with legal information and “coordinates programs and services that truly transform lives,” according to nominator Catherine Jasper: hubs.la/Q04fQYv10

Nominated for her collaborative prowess, Ellen Paul builds community within her state’s small libraries through strategic planning cohorts. Read more about her work as executive director of the Connecticut Library Consortium: hubs.la/Q04fQXLw0

At Kenosha Public Library’s (KPL) Southwest Library Teen Space, Megan Nigh creates a space that is safe, fun, and respected—one where teens return day after day. Read more: hubs.la/Q04fQXtS0

Lamm has built relationships with over 20 community partners and county stakeholders in her community to address needs like food aid, addiction support, mental health treatment, housing support, and additional social services assistance. Read more: hubs.la/Q04fQWZs0

@thenextgenlib.bsky.social is known as the NextGenLibrarian on several social media sites, including TikTok, where she has nearly 10,000 followers and almost 100,000 likes. Read more about how she has used her platforms to discuss Texas book bans: hubs.la/Q04fQTSs0

@leahlibrarian8.bsky.social found her purpose when she joined Urban Librarians Unite (ULU). Read more about her involvement with the Library Worker Support Network, in which library peers help find solutions to trauma in the workplace: hubs.la/Q04fQSBd0

When tasked with creating a new student advisory board for her library, April Ibarra Siqueiros started with a student-centered foundation. The board is now in its fourth year, an accomplishment that sets her group apart. Read more: hubs.la/Q04fQsV-0

As Collection Development Librarian at Bronx Community College, Nelson Santana does more than simply purchase books and materials—he connects people to resources and information, and to each other. Read more: hubs.la/Q04fQqD90

@thelocdlibrarian.bsky.social has worked to open Seneca Middle School's library to all students, including launching a schoolwide initiative for discussion-based book conferences and creating a student-led book club. Read more: hubs.la/Q04fQnfh0

Michelle Margolis is one of four codirectors of Footprints, a site that traces the history and movement of Jewish books—inside many of which their owners have documented their lives, milestones, and local events. Read more: hubs.la/Q04fQm2_0

At New Orleans Academy of the Sacred Heart, Soline Holmes champions graphic novels, sometimes despite opposition, and has transformed attitudes. Read more: hubs.la/Q04fQlwP0

Dr. Alison Gurganus is Special Advisor on AI and Information Literacy to the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges (CCCs) and President of Council of Chief Librarians for all 116 CCC libraries. Read more: hubs.la/Q04fKH6Z0

Aditi Gupta is cofounder of the BIPOC Faculty/Librarians Working Group and the Chair of the Faculty Association’s Equity Committee, with both roles springing from her Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion work at the University of Victoria. Read more: hubs.la/Q04fKGqc0

Christina Chatel and Marcia Kochel have worked together on Young Teen Lit, which communicates the need for a separate book category for younger teens that gives them stories and protagonists closer to their ages. Read more: hubs.la/Q04fKFmj0

Cantel combats what she describes as a “severe infodemic” in the Philippines. As a pioneering Master Trainer for the ASEAN Digital Literacy Programme, she's reached thousands of citizens and students from universities to remote rural communities: hubs.la/Q04fK2vt0

Today we will be sharing our 2026 Movers & Shakers who have been recognized as Educators in their professions. Please take a moment to congratulate selected individuals as we highlight them! 🎉

@lhslibrarylori.bsky.social brought the romance genre to her high school students, and now the Lincoln High School Romance Book Club (LHSRBC) “pulls in between 50–100 students and has hosted dozens of romance authors,” she says. Read more: hubs.la/Q04fJ3Ns0

Matt King has transformed Missouri’s library community through his strategic leadership as past president of the Missouri Association of School Librarians (MASL). Read more: hubs.la/Q04fGCtT0

Lynda Kellam helped organize and coordinate the volunteer-powered Data Rescue Project (DRP), which backs up federal data in formats that can be freely accessed by users through the online repository DataLumos. Read more: hubs.la/Q04fGxSM0 @datarescueproject.org