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Also in demand are new titles by Marie Benedict, T. Kingfisher, Ariel Sullivan, and Louise Erdrich. Read more: hubs.la/Q047Y7-30

From Prompt to Practice: A Framework for Transparent #GenAI Use in Higher Education (via @EDUCAUSEreview) er.educause.edu/articles/2026/… #AI #highered #highereducation

The Children #Books One Tennessee Librarian Refuses to Move (via @Tennessean via Yahoo News) yahoo.com/news/articles/… #libraries #librarians

DPLA Grant: #AI Project Puts Human Expertise at the Center of Digital #Curation (via #VATech #Libraries) news.vt.edu/articles/2026/… @dpla @VTLibraries #metadata

NEW Journal Article: "Unpacking the Public Library as Third Place Through #Librarians’ Day-to-Day Practices" tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10… #libraries #publiclibraries #thirdplace

Silvia Moreno-Garcia talks with us about her forthcoming novel, noir fiction and film, inspiration, and the books that hooked her on crime fiction when she was a teen. Read more: hubs.la/Q047MTkV0

TN: Rutherford County Library Director Refuses To Remove 190 Children's (via @WKRN) #Books wkrn.com/news/local-new… #libraries #publiclibraries

New Journal Article: "How Graduate #Students Engage with Open Access: Challenges and Interventions" iastatedigitalpress.com/jlsc/article/i… (via JLSC) #oa #openaccess #scholcomm

This month, Pace sits down with Alexia Hudson-Ward, university librarian and dean of Georgetown University Library, an elected member of the American Antiquarian Society, and the incoming president of the Association of College and Research Libraries: hubs.la/Q047MPz10

ARL Unbound Column Launches with Interview of Alexia Hudson-Ward arl.org/news/arl-unbou… #libraries #librarians #ARL

Read more about the latest book news, including the Queen Mary Small Press Fiction Prize shortlist, book ban updates, and page-to-screen adaptations: hubs.la/Q047MftQ0

#Librarians Seek Continued #Funding From Congress to Support Local #Libraries spectrumlocalnews.com/nc/triad/polit… (via @NY1) #publiclibraries

NEW Journal Article: “Evaluating Open Access Advantages for #Citations and #Altmetrics (2011-21): A Dynamic and Evolving Relationship Open Access” infodocket.com/2026/03/20/jou… #scholcomm #libraries #publishing

Alabama #Libraries Must Move All Books With These Characters Out of Children’s Section (via @aldotcom) al.com/politics/2026/…

St. Louis Public Library CEO Waller McGuire to Step Down After 37 Years of Service slpl.org/news/st-louis-… #libraries #librarians

Maryland: Charles M. “Skip” Auld Announces Retirement as CEO of Anne Arundel County Public Library aacpl.net/node/232128 #libraries #librarians

NEW Journal Article: How Artificial Intelligence is Reshaping Information Literacy in Academic #Libraries: A Global Scientometric Analysis (2020–2025) infodocket.com/2026/03/19/new… #AI #GenAI #infolit #informationliteracy

Finalists for the Lambda Literary Awards and the shortlist for the Dylan Thomas Prize have been revealed. Explore all the titles here: hubs.la/Q047x6rC0

Librarians will assemble April 1-3 for PLA in Minneapolis. Learn more about things attendees can enjoy during the event, and read our conversations with PLA presidential candidates: hubs.la/Q047p3jq0 If you will be attending, be sure to stop by and see us at booth #1303!

Learn about today's book news, including the winner of the Holberg Prize, the Climate Fiction Prize shortlist, and more: hubs.la/Q047nL_l0