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Book to Movie: “Turtles All The Way Down”
John Green is one of the premier young adult writers of this generation. He writes in a way, with distinct emotions from his characters, that makes the transition to film just work. We all saw that in “The Fault in Our Stars.”
Not surprisingly, “Turtles All The Way Down” has been made into a movie as well. After some delays, it will be released in Spring 2024 on Max (formerly HBO Max).
What should you know? While the book is a work of fiction, it is certainly informed by Green’s own self-reported anxiety and OCD. Very much worth the read!
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Title | Author(s) | Pub Date | Summary | Buy at Amazon |
“Looking for Alaska” | John Green | 2005 | Summary | Buy at Amazon |
“An Abundance of Katherines” | John Green | 2006 | Summary | Buy at Amazon |
“Let It Snow” | John Green, Maureen Johnson, Lauren Myracle | 2008 | Summary | Buy at Amazon |
“Paper Towns” | John Green | 2008 | Summary | Buy at Amazon |
“Will Grayson, Will Grayson” | John Green David Levithan | 2010 | Summary | Buy at Amazon |
“The Fault in Our Stars” | John Green | 2012 | Summary | Buy at Amazon |
“Turtles All the Way Down” | John Green | 2017 | Summary | Buy at Amazon |
“The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet” | John Green | 2021 | Summary | Buy at Amazon |
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Happy FReadom Day!
On this Day of Independence, Golden Libraries would like to remind you that freedom, including the right to read what you want, is rarely free.
Please support libraries, librarians, and teachers on this and every day.
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California Library Leadership Program applications open on July 9
Golden Libraries received information today on the second cohort of Catalyst, the library leadership program in California. Applications open on July 8. For more information, see below.
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Dear California Library Community,
Applications for the second year of Catalyst, California’s statewide library leadership program, will open on Monday, July 8 at 9:00 AM. Catalyst is designed to equip and support California library workers with development opportunities that allow them to lead from anywhere.
If you are currently working in a California library, we invite you to apply for the 2024-2025 Catalyst cohort. Whether you are already in a leadership position, a front-line library worker, or someone who works behind-the-scenes, this program is open to you. Leadership potential exists in individuals from all roles within the library, and an MLIS degree is not required. We encourage you to consider applying or recommending potential candidates who have an interest in leadership, regardless of their current role. The goal is to create a strong learning cohort of 25 individuals, bringing together library workers with diverse perspectives, strengths, roles, locations, and lived experiences.
The program is projected to last for a total of 18 months. During the first 12 months, participants will be part of a cohort that meets both online and in-person to learn, reflect, and work on projects that apply their new skills and ideas. After the first year (and grant funds permitting), the cohort will continue to meet on a monthly basis for an additional six months to deepen their learning, network, and reflect on their experiences.
Catalyst participants will be required to attend two in-person sessions: Tuesday, Nov. 12– Friday, Nov. 15, 2024 at the Asilomar conference center near Monterey and Monday-Wednesday, March 3-5, 2025 in Southern California. Travel costs for these in-person events will be covered by the project.
Two Information Sessions will be held via Zoom for those interested in learning more about the Catalyst leadership development opportunity. Click the links below to register for a session.
Thursday, July 11 at 12:00 PM
Tuesday, July 16 at 11:00 AM
Office Hours will also be available July 8 to August 7 for those interested to ask questions and receive one-on-one application support from a friendly Catalyst team member.
Sign up for office hours
The Catalyst application will be available on the CALL website on Monday, July 8, 2024. Applications will be due by Wednesday, August 7 at 11:59 PM.
This program is brought at no cost to you by California Libraries Learn (CALL), which is a joint project of the California Library Association and California State Library.
For more information, please contact Maddy Walton-Hadlock at mwaltonhadlock@cla-net.org or Akiliah Manuel at amanuel@cla-net.org.
Warm Regards,
The Catalyst Team
Madeline Walton-Hadlock (she/her)
Catalyst Leadership Development Team
An initiative of California Libraries Learn (CALL)
mwaltonhadlock@cla-net.org
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Dr. Ray Pun, ALA’s President-Elect, will step away from the presidency
From the American Library Association in an email:
ALA’s next President-Elect, Dr. Raymond Pun, will not assume the role for health reasons. He was to take office after ALA Annual Conference adjourns, and he would have been president in 2025-26.
The 2024-25 Executive Board will fill the vacancy within 30 days, subject to a confirmation vote by ALA’s Council. The process to fill the vacant position of president-elect is spelled out in the ALA Bylaws, Article IV. Officers. Section 3.
A majority of members voted for Pun in the spring election, with the results announced on April 8. He is an academic and research librarian at the Alder Graduate School of Education in California.
“We are devastated that Ray will be unable to serve as ALA’s member-elected president in 2025-26,” ALA President Emily Drabinski said. “The most important thing right now is that he takes care of himself and that we respect his privacy. We are grateful for his service to ALA and the entire profession.”
Drabinski has convened a working group, which includes incoming and outgoing board members, to select and vet candidates for recommendation to the 2024-25 ALA Executive Board. Once a candidate is selected, the decision will go before the 2024-2025 ALA Council for final approval this July.
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