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Tuesday, February 03, 2026
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The 2026 Oscar Season at the Library
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by Brandi Scardilli
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The 98th Academy Awards (aka the Oscars, held by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences) will honor some of 2025's greatest movies on March 15, 2026, 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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A Librarian Looks at Oscars 2026: An Emotional Smorgasbord
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by Jessica Hilburn
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There are 50 different titles nominated in at least one category at this year's Oscars. Of that 50, I've watched 21 so far, and 13 are currently unavailable, which means I've watched more than half of the films available for my eyeballs. Since nominations came out a week-and-a-half ago and I have a non-entertainment job, I'd say that's not too shabby. Of those 21, there are a good number I really loved.
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Difficult (and Not-So-Difficult) Conversations at the ASIS&T Annual Meeting
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by Marydee Ojala
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The Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) chose Difficult Conversations: The Role of Information Science in the Age of Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence as the theme of its 88th annual conference. ASIS&T president Ian Ruthven welcomed attendees, saying, "AI is the defining technology of our generation. Speaking after Ruthven, incoming president, Maria Bonn, referenced the event's theme by stating that an ASIS&T conference is the easiest place to have difficult conversations. Both proved correct.
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Last Seen in Sea Isle
by Jane Kelly (A Meg Daniels Mystery, #7)
Meg Daniels should know by now that wherever she goes, mystery follows. Her fiancé is taking classes at Stockton University and has befriended Grace Grant, a fellow later-in-life student. Under false pretenses, Grace asks Meg to visit her lavish beachfront house in Sea Isle City, New Jersey, on the same weekend she’s hosting a reunion of pals from the summer of 1969. Meg discovers that Grace is hoping she’ll track down Guy—last name unknown—who disappeared from Grace’s life on the day of the moon landing.
2026 | ISBN: 978-1-940091-16-7 | 226 pp/trade paperback | $16.95
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