Controversial take: real human narrators, with suggestions! A+, @booklistaudio.bsky.social!

#ALAVirtual26 Registration is Open! Join Recharging in Challenging Times: An ALA Virtual Event for a day of reflection, practical insights, and meaningful connection. Access on-demand content—and ALA Student Members attend for FREE! Secure your spot now! www.ala.org/virtual-event

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Have you nominated a librarian for the I Love My Librarian Award? There's only ONE WEEK LEFT! If your librarian has gone above and beyond, started a new program to fill a gap in the community, or stepped in to save the day, we want to know about it! Submit your nomination: https://bit.ly/3EMzHao

You want stars? We got stars.🌟 Our December issue is a literary walk of fame featuring all of the 2025 starred reviews, our editors' choice lists, fav picks from the Booklist staff, and more! Preview now: bit.ly/4pOF7ap

NEWS: Libraries WIN in federal court! A judge in RI issued a permanent injunction stopping the Administration from dismantling the Institute of Museum & Library Services and nullifying all actions taken to do so. Read the ruling: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... (More to come from ALA)

Editors' Choice! AKA The Best of the Class This Year (sorry for the NY-area earworm). Adult Books edition.

It's LibraryReads Day!!!

I can't believe I'm thinking about it this early BUT here are some suggestsions for the January 2026 @libraryreads.bsky.social LibraryReads list! Votes are due Dec. 1!

Is there anything scarier than thinking about summer reading in October? Fear not, Summer Scares is here for you: here's the big announcement for the 2026 program!

We're offering 150 scholarships for #PLA2026! Recipients get comp. conference registration, travel stipend & one year of ALA/PLA membership, incl. access to American Libraries & Public Libraries magazines, discounts on webinars + more. Learn more: https://www.placonference.org/scholarships

Do you love a librarian? Nominate them! ilovelibraries.org/love-my-libr...

Do you have an idea for a webinar that would benefit public libraries/library staff? Presenting a PLA webinar is a great way to grow your professional skillset and give back to the public library field. Submit a proposal by Fri., Oct. 31 to be considered! https://bit.ly/3QZoqKL

Got a few minutes? Why not consider these books for LibraryReads' @libraryreads.bsky.social December list? One is nonfiction! Votes are due Nov. 1st! Which, somehow, is this weekend!

Wowie, LibraryReads Day! Woo!

📆Registration is free! Join us & @oif.bsky.social tomorrow (10/9) for a multi-session workshop with resources to help libraries prepare for and combat book challenges. Stay tuned for our author panel feat. @jarrettdapier.bsky.social, @kellyyang.bsky.social, & #AshleyHopePérez! RSVP: bit.ly/3KlmknK

📣Our survey needs your input! Whether you've read our reviews and features in print, online, through a database, or listened to our podcasts, conference panels, or webinars, we're asking for your input to understand how our editorial products serve your work and how we can improve: bit.ly/46IYn12

Join the round tables of the @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social (GameRT, GNCRT, FMRT, IRRT, RRT, & IFRT) on 10/24 for a day of interactive sessions about intellectual freedom, popular media, and moral panic, as well as conversations about how libraries work to protect the freedom to read: bit.ly/4gLpmh4

Are you hosting a Banned Books week event or display? Don't forget to add it to our free event calendar! bannedbooksweek.org/events/

Ummmm...September is almost over? And once again I'm caught off guard? Nonetheless! I've got a few suggestions for November's LibraryReads @libraryreads.bsky.social list; votes are due October 1st. Which is Wednesday!

New pod is up, featuring a fabulous book award and lots of recs!

🤩 Love your librarian? Of course you do! Nominations are now open for the 2026 I Love My Librarian Award. 💌 Your librarian could win $5,000 and become part of librarian history! Get your submission in by December 15 👉 https://bit.ly/3yiyT9C

Customer service in a library environment is complex and varies from principles used in private businesses. Whether you’re new to library work or looking to hone your existing professional skills, our Customer Service Crash Course will get you up to speed. Register: https://bit.ly/46hfs1J

It's LibraryReads Day! What a way to middle the month!

🤩 Nominations are open for the I Love My Librarian Award! Has a librarian made a difference in your life? Nominate them for the #ILoveMyLibrarian Award by Dec. 15 for a chance to win $5,000 and the honor of a lifetime. ilovelibraries.org/love-my-librarian

Anyone going to #ARSL2025 in Albuquerque? Booklist will be representing at the ALA @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social Booth, and I'll be presenting "Fill Your Brain Full of Books" with Rebecca Vnuk from @libraryreads.bsky.social and Annie Mazes from @hachettelibrary.bsky.social on Fri, 9/19 at 11. Woo!

Just in time for you to speed-read, here are a few suggestions for October's LibraryReads @libraryreads.bsky.social list. Are Big Fonts In for Fall?

I'll be driving most of today, but you have a task-- Sign-Up Now for Actively Anti-Racist Actively Anti-Racists Readers' Advisory Services with @tuphlos.bsky.social and Me: Coming This Week! raforall.blogspot.com/2025/08/sign...

📣 The #ALAAC26 Call for Program & Poster Proposals is NOW OPEN! Join ALA Annual's 150th anniversary, June 25-29, 2026—celebrating education, innovation, and ALA's lasting impact on libraries worldwide. Submit your proposal today and help shape this landmark event with your best ideas. bit.ly/4mGqdS0

Here are the winners of the 2025 Hugo Awards!! Congratulations to everyone!!! reactormag.com/2025-hugo-aw...

Let's keep the party going! LibraryReads Day is Every Day! (Or at least just also today...)

Fobazi is currently in the ICU and could use your support. Apologies to those I haven’t been able to reach out to yet. You can message me for more info and I will be posting updates to GoFundMe. Please share, send healing thoughts, prayers, etc. ❤️ -Elena gofund.me/c8485b58

Do you value your library? Trump just ordered the dismantling of the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the key source of federal support for libraries. Libraries are vital social infrastructure, the foundations of an open, democratic society. Gutting them means gutting our own communities.

From the Booklist @ala-booklist.bsky.social July issue: "Trade Secrets: From BookTok to Book Talk," Kaitlyn Griffith-Miller breaks down different approaches to RA online and IRL, and why it matters. www.booklistonline.com/products/981...

This episode of #ShelfCare features three great, brief author interviews from the #ALAAC25 floor, by the great Heather Booth (@booklistaudio.bsky.social)!

Tomorrow!

Six ALA Editions | Neal-Schuman authors - who are among the world's leading experts in information and evidence literacy - answer commonly asked and new questions for scholars and working librarians in this webinar. Check it out! youtu.be/xbshBHTxY-4?...

The August LibraryReads @libraryreads.bsky.social list was just released...which means it's time to think about September! So many good books coming out in September; this is a short thread.

Readers' Advisory just got a lot more interactive! Our Books for Youth editorial team took some of your readers' fav topics and turned them into RA fortune tellers! From PBs to YA romances, you can encourage your patrons to explore new titles in a fun way! Download here: bit.ly/3GJWjwI

ICYMI: Our #2025GuidetoGraphicNovelsinLibraries magazine is now available and FREE to everyone!! Start reading now for comic readers' advisory tips, how to combat self-censorship, cat manga, and so much more! 🗯️🔀 bit.ly/469uHeK

LibraryReads Day! Now you don't have to read these books to suggest them to patrons!

Join @ala-booklist.bsky.social on Wednesday, July 23 at 11 a.m. PT / 2 p.m. CT for a FREE virtual workshop series introducing library workers to the world of comics! (Featuring several of our very own GNCRT members!) One registration for all sessions. Register: ala-events.zoom.us/w... #LibComix

Sun's out, and summer savings are in! From now thru July 14, save 20% on everything at LibraryGiftShop.org!

FREE Graphic Novel training coming up next week! Register now! Or later, if you prefer, but not too much later!

Wanna get a quick list of what we Read and Raved about? Here it is, conveniently in Edelweiss!

We are in the thick of #SummerReading and we have just the thing to keep those TBRs full: 🐳 Environmental reads 🎧 #Odyssey interviews & listen-alikes 📚 @libraryreads.bsky.social July picks ⏰ #PBSBooks countdown to the semiquincentennial 🎙️Interview with Michael Connelly and more: bit.ly/40JmBWJ

We can still save the Institute for Museum and Library Services. Here's a practical guide to what to do right now to save not just the agency's funding but its future all together: bookriot.com/we-can-still...

The Read n Rave list is up! Look at all these great books suggetssed by great library folks!

Readers' Advisors! Here's a chance to contribute some scholarship!

New URL, same great library-inspired gear. Every tote, tee, and sticker you buy supports ALA’s advocacy work. Shop now at librarygiftshop.org! #ForOurLibraries #ALAAC25