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Dispatches from Library Land: July 2016

Book Riot's librarians discuss a fired library cat, the first black Librarian of Congress still isn't confirmed, and a library waives $600,000 in fines.

3 On A YA Theme: The Great Library

“The Rise of Fandom in Libraries,” a panel report

100 Must-Read Books about Libraries & Bookstores

Here's a list of 100 (!) books about libraries and bookstores, including fiction and history.

5 Reasons to Binge-Request Books from the Library

Five reasons to request All The Books from your library at once.

Dispatches from Library Land: June 2016

Cool projects, innovative programs, awesome people, and important news happening right now in libraries.

“Why Would You Want To Encourage Gay People?”: LGBTQ+ Representation In Libraries

Thomas discusses why it's important to have LGBTQ+ materials in a library collection, and positive and negative responses he's received as a result.

In Praise of National Simultaneous Storytime 2016

Children all across Australia reading the same book at the same time.

I Love My Library. I HATE My Library.

One reader on how she loves (and hates) (but mostly loves) how the library makes her TBR list grow.

Literary Tourism: Loud Library Collections and Rockin’ Books