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Off the Shelf: Two Pre-Eminent Book Awards Release Nominees for Best Books in their Genres in 2020

Posted on September 23, 2020

Two of the pre-eminent book awards announced their nominees for the best of 2020 last week.    The Booke...

Off the Shelf: Although Delays in Printing has Led to Woes, Mystery and Crimes Books Plentiful for Fall

Posted on September 16, 2020

This fall is going to be different than any other fall publishing season.  Publishers pushed back the date of pub...

Off the Shelf: Even More Research on COVID-19 Life Span on Library Materials and New Virtual Story Time

Posted on September 09, 2020

The Institute of Library and Museum Services commissioned a research company to test the existence of the Covid-19 vir...

Off the Shelf: Rich Fall Publishing Season On the Way

Posted on September 02, 2020

Readers can look forward to a rich fall publishing season this year since so many books were postponed due to Covid-19...

Off the Shelf: More Testing on COVID-19 Life Span on Surfaces of Items Utilized at Public Libraries

Posted on August 26, 2020

The Institute of Museum and Libraries authorized a scientific testing firm, Battelle, to conduct a series of tests abo...

Off the Shelf: Good News for World War II Fiction Fans

Posted on August 19, 2020

Anyone who reads a lot and keeps up with the best-seller lists are aware of the steady appearance of World War II focu...

Off the Shelf: More than 200 Years after Her Death, Jane Austen and Her Literary Works Remain Popular

Posted on August 12, 2020

Jane Austen died in 1817; most of her famous novels were published in the years before her death.  Here we are 20...

Off the Shelf: New Release Must Reads

Posted on August 05, 2020

I must admit that since I deal with books every day I assume that ordinary non-library directors also know what new bo...

Off the Shelf: More Research on COVID-19 Life Span on Surfaces of Collections Existing in Public Libraries

Posted on July 29, 2020

Research continues on the safety of library materials.  I detailed in a previous column that mylar covers over bo...

Off the Shelf: Expect Confusion in Next Few Months as Popular Library Electronic Service Seeing Change

Posted on July 22, 2020

As many of you know, the library is a founding member of the WVDELI which provides eBooks, eAudiobooks and movies for...

Off the Shelf: Want to Know the Latest on Books Out There? BookPage is for You and Your Library has It

Posted on July 15, 2020

BookPage is available compliments of your library; it is a multi-page newsletter published monthly about the latest bo...

Off the Shelf: Tackling the Summer Reading Animal

Posted on July 08, 2020

Summer reading is a different animal for every reader.  Some take advantage of vacation and time off from school to r...

Off the Shelf: Key Research on COVID-19 Life Span on Surfaces of Collections Existing in Public Libraries

Posted on July 01, 2020

One of the major concerns for libraries during the coronavirus was how safe are our collections?  Libraries have much...

Off the Shelf: Looking for Some Top Reading Picks for Days Ahead? Here's what Librarians Recommend

Posted on June 24, 2020

It seems very strange to write a column about books after the break for COVID-19 and then the new columns about the lo...

Off the Shelf: With Contactless Pickup, Checking Out a Few Resources on Books You May Want to Ask For

Posted on June 17, 2020

For those taking advantage of our contactless pickup, one of the questions for library users who like to browse is: wh...
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