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Tuesday, February 11, 2025
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A Librarian Looks at Oscars 2025: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
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by Jessica Hilburn
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The 2024 movie year was a weird one. There was no one Barbenheimer to rule them all, leaving the field of award hopefuls wide open in "Phase Two"—the post-nominations portion of the campaign—of the Oscar race. Some contenders have surged to the front based on previous wins, and others are only now beginning to rev their engines through late wide releases. Whether you like movies based on famous books, original stories, body horror, or severely misguided movies operating under the guise of progressive representation, this slate has something for everyone.
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The 2025 Oscar Season at the Library
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by Brandi Scardilli
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The 97th Academy Awards will honor some of 2024's greatest movies on March 2, and public libraries are celebrating by hosting various programs. Read on to see what libraries are doing to bring awareness of the nominees to their patrons and what they think of this year's crop of Oscar hopefuls, including the 10 Best Picture contenders.
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Oscars 2025: 12 Records That Were Already Broken and 25-Plus That Could Be Broken in March
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VegasInsider has collected a list of 12 records that were already broken after the nominations announcement and a list of more than 25 records that could be broken during the Academy Awards ceremony on March 2.
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Erica Ezeifedi at Book Riot Explores the History of Black Literacy Movements
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Erica Ezeifedi writes in "Black Literary Movements" for Book Riot, "Writing our origins back into our collective narrative is what many Black writers have done throughout the different literary eras."
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Ezra Klein Discusses the Trump Administration Playbook
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Ezra Klein's audio essay, "Don't Believe Him," which was published in the Australia-based Inside Story, says, "In Trump's first term, we were told: Don't normalise him. In his second, the task is different: Don't believe him."
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DPLA's Dominic Byrd-McDevitt Explains the Role of the National Archives in the Federal Government
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Dominic Byrd-McDevitt, director of community engagement at the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA), writes in "We Should All Pay Attention to What Is Happening at the National Archives" for LinkedIn Pulse, "[T]he functions of the National Archives and the Archivist of the United States are far more significant than most citizens realize."
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EveryLibrary Shares the Results of an Encouraging Study of Libraries
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EveryLibrary shared an article on Medium, "Libraries Make Life Better—And Now We Have the Data to Prove It," which states: "For those of us who love libraries, it's no surprise that they make our lives better. But thanks to a groundbreaking new study from the New York Public Library (NYPL), we now have the data to prove it."
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Library of Congress Brings Primary Source Education to Kansas Institutions
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The Library of Congress (LC) announced that it is working with the Kansas State Department of Education "to bring the Library's foundational professional learning program 'Teaching with Primary Sources' to K-12 educators and school librarians throughout the state in February and April 2025."
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Five Sessions at ALA's Last LibLearnX
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by Brandi Scardilli
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In Phoenix from Jan. 24 to Jan. 27, 2025, ALA held its last LibLearnX: The Library Learning Experience. Read on to learn about a few of the sessions.
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