December 2, 2016
On Sunday, Jan. 22, 5-7pm, RUSA will host their annual Book and Media Awards ceremony to announce the many awards and best of lists in adult reading and reference. The free event, sponsored by NoveList, is open to all…
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November 21, 2016
Making your ‘To Be Read’ list? Checking it twice? #TreatYourShelf (or others) this holiday season with titles from RUSA’s award lists selected and reviewed by our expert librarians. The Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction recognize…
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November 2, 2016
CHICAGO—In partnership with United for Libraries, the Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) is hosting “Are you a Proactive or Reactive Advocate? Best Practices from Academic and Public Library Supporters,” an engaging discussion on best practices for library advocacy…
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September 1, 2016
[DEADLINE EXTENDED!] On September 1, 2016, RUSA will open the nomination period for its annual series of achievement awards and grants. Nominations and supporting materials for most awards must be submitted by December 19, 2016**. RUSA encourages members to nominate…
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September 15, 2016
Nonfiction “The Firebrand and the First Lady: Portrait of a Friendship: Pauli Murray, Eleanor Roosevelt, and the Struggle for Social Justice,” by Patricia Bell-Scott, published by Alfred A. Knopf, Penguin Random House LLC. Bell-Scott meticulously chronicles the boundary…
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November 3, 2016
Stacy Gilbert, Business Librarian, Assistant Professor at the West Campus Library at Texas A&M University, has been selected as the 2017 Emerging Leader for the Reference and User Services Association (RUSA). The American Library Association (ALA) Emerging Leaders…
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November 3, 2016
RUSA’s Notable Books Council has created a book group discussion guide for each of the 2015 Andrew Carnegie medal winners. Print them out here for your next book club meeting! 2015 discussion guides: All the Light We Cannot See…
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September 19, 2016
Hello RUSA Members, I invite you to volunteer for one of RUSA’s committees or a section committee. There are so many ways to get engaged and serve our community of over 3,000 members. Check out the RUSA committee…
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September 21, 2016
Forty-seven books (24 fiction, 23 nonfiction) have been selected for the longlist for the 2017 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction. The list is now available on the awards’ website. The six-title shortlist—three each…
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