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Library views, news, and book reviews from LJ staffers
OpenAI Confirms ChatGPT's New Study Feature, Helps With Exams (via @BleepinComputer) bleepingcomputer.com/news/artificia… #AI #LLMs
Six romances for the fall season, including contemporary, paranormal, and LGBTQIA+ picks. hubs.ly/Q03yBX9w0
Singapore: "Loans, 840,000 Visitors and Counting, NLB’s Mobile #Libraries Keep #Reading Accessible" straitstimes.com/singapore/1-5-… (via @straits_times) #bookmobiles
Video: Toronto City Librarian Vickery Bowles Retiring After 25 Years on Toronto Public Library's Executive Team (via @CP24Breakfast) youtube.com/watch?v=kFoSR1… #interview #libraries #librarians
Book Loans Between Iowa #Libraries On Hold Due to Looming Federal Cuts (via @RadioIowa) radioiowa.com/2025/07/25/boo… #ILL #libraries
New Case Study From @IthakaSR: Public and Academic #Libraries in Partnership: Advancing Digital Literacy in Illinois sr.ithaka.org/publications/p… ||| Blog Post/Highlights sr.ithaka.org/blog/broadband… #digitalliteracy
Two story collections offer powerful slice-of-life tales set in Hawai‘i. hubs.ly/Q03yBX8m0
Op/Ed: #Libraries, Journalists, and Public Interest Groups Oppose Private Control of Law (via @techdirt.com) techdirt.com/2025/07/23/lib… #legal
Report: “SF-Based Internet Archive is Now a Federal Depository Library. What Does That Mean?” infodocket.com/2025/07/24/rep… #libraries #govdocs #FDLP @internetarchive
In Martinez’s debut, the writing is beautiful, and the story is fantastic. Highly recommended for readers who love the work of Naomi Novik, Katherine Arden, Natasha Siegel, and Allison Saft. hubs.ly/Q03yBX8f0
MSI Announces Media Group Realignment infodocket.com/2025/07/24/msi…
Scott has written an assured, page-turning debut. Recommend to those who love Jack Reacher and King Oliver. hubs.ly/Q03yBWxM0
THE HAMPTONS LAWYER by James Patterson & Mike Lupica is the top holds title of the week. LibraryReads and Library Journal offer read-alikes for patrons waiting to read this buzziest book. hubs.ly/Q03yBQHt0
The Center for Fiction First Novel Prize longlist is announced. Kris Neville wins the Cordwainer Smith Rediscovery Award. Ozzy Osbourne has died at age 76; his memoir LAST RITES is due to be published posthumously on October 7. hubs.ly/Q03yBSgX0
The White House Releases #AI "Action Plan" (July 2025) whitehouse.gov/wp-content/upl…
Axios: “What News Sources #AI Chat Bots Read” infodocket.com/2025/07/23/axi… #chatbots #media #LLMs
The Shirley Jackson Award winners are announced; Yvonne Battle-Felton’s CURDLE CREEK wins best novel. Michael Zapata wins the DAG Prize for Literature for THE LOST BOOK OF ADANA MOREAU. Holly Jackson's NOT QUITE DEAD YET is August's GMA book club pick. hubs.la/Q03ykzS90
Pew Research: “Google Users are Less Likely to Click On Links When An #AI Summary Appears In The Results” infodocket.com/2025/07/22/pew… #websearch
Coalition For Networked Information (CNI) Names Kate Zwaard as New Executive Director infodocket.com/2025/07/22/coa… #libraries #librarians @CNI
CT: Hartford Public Library: "...Looking Beyond Two-Year Closure and Into The Future. 'It Is A Piece Of Our Mission'" (via @hartfordcourant) courant.com/2025/07/21/at-… #libraries #publiclibraries
