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Iuka Friends November Newsletter
Iuka Friends of the Library November Newsletter Iuka Friends Newsletter Nov 2018 pages 1,4 Iuka Friends Newsletter Nov 2018 pages 2,3
News
Talking to Cyberbullied Kids—and to Bullies
Talking to Cyberbullied Kids—and to Bullies Educators can play a key role in helping these students move forward with resilience. Adolescence is a time of upheaval, though teenagers as a whole are kind, brave, and resilient. As a clinical psychologist who works with teens, I see these traits on display Read more…
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American Democracy is Fracturing. Libraries Say They Know How to Help
American Democracy is Fracturing. Libraries Say They Know How to Help Don’t mess with libraries. One economist learned that lesson the hard way in July after posting a story on Forbes arguing that Amazon should replace local libraries to save taxpayers money. The collective outrage of librarians and Twitter was so Read more…
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The Hilarious History of ‘OK’
The English Language’s Most Successful Export Is A Joke Here’s a quiz: let’s say you’re setting off to see the world and aside from please and thank you in a smattering of languages you pretty much only know English. What is the one word that most of the people you encounter will also know? Read more…
Events
National Library Week 2018
National Library Week 2018 Join us this year during National Library Week 2018 from April 9 -14 as we celebrate how “Libraries Lead” at our NERL public library branches. National Library Week is a yearly event designed to highlight the many services and contributions of our nation’s public, school, academic Read more…
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The Great American Read
THE GREAT AMERICAN READ PREMIERES TUESDAY, MAY 22, 2018 8/7C THE GREAT AMERICAN READ is an eight-part television and online series designed to spark a national conversation about reading and the books that have inspired, moved, and shaped us. The series will engage audiences with a list of 100 diverse Read more…
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ALA 2018 Youth Media Award Winners
American Library Association announces 2018 Youth Media Award Winners The American Library Association (ALA) today announced the top books, video and audio books for children and young adults—including the Caldecott, Coretta Scott King, Newbery and Printz awards—at its Midwinter Meeting in Denver, Colorado. A list of all the 2018 award Read more…
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The Nobel Prize in Literature 2017
The Nobel Prize in Literature 2017 The Nobel Prize in Literature 2017 was awarded to Kazuo Ishiguro “who, in novels of great emotional force, has uncovered the abyss beneath our illusory sense of connection with the world”. As a young man, Kazuo Ishiguro wanted to be a singer and songwriter. He Read more…
Blog
William McMullin Retirement Ceremony
William McMullin Retirement Ceremony We celebrated William McMullin’s 40+ years of wonderful service to the Northeast Regional Library, Corinth Public Library, and the city of Corinth.