Susan Maguire
@booklistsusan.bsky.social
Booklist Senior Editor, Collection Management and Library Outreach
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Editors' Choice! AKA The Best of the Class This Year (sorry for the NY-area earworm). Adult Books edition.
🎉SURPRISE!! We are thrilled to announce our 2025 #EditorsChoice lists!!
2025 has been a tough year. As we begin to close it out, we are happy to reflect on the books that left us empowered, moved, hopeful, and heard.
First up: Our 2025 Editors' Choice: Adult Books list: bit.ly/4i2kDIp
2025 has been a tough year. As we begin to close it out, we are happy to reflect on the books that left us empowered, moved, hopeful, and heard.
First up: Our 2025 Editors' Choice: Adult Books list: bit.ly/4i2kDIp
November 17, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Editors' Choice! AKA The Best of the Class This Year (sorry for the NY-area earworm). Adult Books edition.
It's LibraryReads Day!!!
Just in time for the holidays (because BOOKS make the best gifts)...here are the LibraryReads Top 10 picks for December 2025! Library staff from across the USA have voted these as the new books they're most excited about. A print-friendly flyer is available at libraryreads.org.
November 17, 2025 at 3:18 PM
It's LibraryReads Day!!!
I can't believe I'm thinking about it this early BUT here are some suggestsions for the January 2026 @libraryreads.bsky.social LibraryReads list! Votes are due Dec. 1!
November 13, 2025 at 10:03 PM
I can't believe I'm thinking about it this early BUT here are some suggestsions for the January 2026 @libraryreads.bsky.social LibraryReads list! Votes are due Dec. 1!
Is there anything scarier than thinking about summer reading in October? Fear not, Summer Scares is here for you: here's the big announcement for the 2026 program!
October 31, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Is there anything scarier than thinking about summer reading in October? Fear not, Summer Scares is here for you: here's the big announcement for the 2026 program!
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We're offering 150 scholarships for #PLA2026!
Recipients get comp. conference registration, travel stipend & one year of ALA/PLA membership, incl. access to American Libraries & Public Libraries magazines, discounts on webinars + more.
Learn more: https://www.placonference.org/scholarships
Recipients get comp. conference registration, travel stipend & one year of ALA/PLA membership, incl. access to American Libraries & Public Libraries magazines, discounts on webinars + more.
Learn more: https://www.placonference.org/scholarships
October 30, 2025 at 6:48 PM
We're offering 150 scholarships for #PLA2026!
Recipients get comp. conference registration, travel stipend & one year of ALA/PLA membership, incl. access to American Libraries & Public Libraries magazines, discounts on webinars + more.
Learn more: https://www.placonference.org/scholarships
Recipients get comp. conference registration, travel stipend & one year of ALA/PLA membership, incl. access to American Libraries & Public Libraries magazines, discounts on webinars + more.
Learn more: https://www.placonference.org/scholarships
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Do you love a librarian? Nominate them! ilovelibraries.org/love-my-libr...
I Love My Librarian Award
Nominate a librarian you love for the 2026 I Love My Librarian Award - they could win $5,000 and the recognition of a lifetime! Nominations close December 15, 2025!
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October 30, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Do you love a librarian? Nominate them! ilovelibraries.org/love-my-libr...
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Do you have an idea for a webinar that would benefit public libraries/library staff?
Presenting a PLA webinar is a great way to grow your professional skillset and give back to the public library field. Submit a proposal by Fri., Oct. 31 to be considered! https://bit.ly/3QZoqKL
Presenting a PLA webinar is a great way to grow your professional skillset and give back to the public library field. Submit a proposal by Fri., Oct. 31 to be considered! https://bit.ly/3QZoqKL
October 29, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Do you have an idea for a webinar that would benefit public libraries/library staff?
Presenting a PLA webinar is a great way to grow your professional skillset and give back to the public library field. Submit a proposal by Fri., Oct. 31 to be considered! https://bit.ly/3QZoqKL
Presenting a PLA webinar is a great way to grow your professional skillset and give back to the public library field. Submit a proposal by Fri., Oct. 31 to be considered! https://bit.ly/3QZoqKL
Got a few minutes? Why not consider these books for LibraryReads' @libraryreads.bsky.social December list? One is nonfiction! Votes are due Nov. 1st! Which, somehow, is this weekend!
October 28, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Got a few minutes? Why not consider these books for LibraryReads' @libraryreads.bsky.social December list? One is nonfiction! Votes are due Nov. 1st! Which, somehow, is this weekend!
Wowie, LibraryReads Day! Woo!
Good morning! Here are the November 2025 LibraryReads Top 10 picks as voted on by public library staff across the USA. If your patrons are looking for scrumptious reads, look no further! A printable list is ready for you at libraryreads.org.
October 15, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Wowie, LibraryReads Day! Woo!
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📆Registration is free! Join us & @oif.bsky.social tomorrow (10/9) for a multi-session workshop with resources to help libraries prepare for and combat book challenges. Stay tuned for our author panel feat. @jarrettdapier.bsky.social, @kellyyang.bsky.social, & #AshleyHopePérez! RSVP: bit.ly/3KlmknK
October 8, 2025 at 8:20 PM
📆Registration is free! Join us & @oif.bsky.social tomorrow (10/9) for a multi-session workshop with resources to help libraries prepare for and combat book challenges. Stay tuned for our author panel feat. @jarrettdapier.bsky.social, @kellyyang.bsky.social, & #AshleyHopePérez! RSVP: bit.ly/3KlmknK
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📣Our survey needs your input! Whether you've read our reviews and features in print, online, through a database, or listened to our podcasts, conference panels, or webinars, we're asking for your input to understand how our editorial products serve your work and how we can improve: bit.ly/46IYn12
October 1, 2025 at 4:26 PM
📣Our survey needs your input! Whether you've read our reviews and features in print, online, through a database, or listened to our podcasts, conference panels, or webinars, we're asking for your input to understand how our editorial products serve your work and how we can improve: bit.ly/46IYn12
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Join the round tables of the @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social (GameRT, GNCRT, FMRT, IRRT, RRT, & IFRT) on 10/24 for a day of interactive sessions about intellectual freedom, popular media, and moral panic, as well as conversations about how libraries work to protect the freedom to read: bit.ly/4gLpmh4
September 30, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Join the round tables of the @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social (GameRT, GNCRT, FMRT, IRRT, RRT, & IFRT) on 10/24 for a day of interactive sessions about intellectual freedom, popular media, and moral panic, as well as conversations about how libraries work to protect the freedom to read: bit.ly/4gLpmh4
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Are you hosting a Banned Books week event or display? Don't forget to add it to our free event calendar! bannedbooksweek.org/events/
September 30, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Are you hosting a Banned Books week event or display? Don't forget to add it to our free event calendar! bannedbooksweek.org/events/
Ummmm...September is almost over? And once again I'm caught off guard? Nonetheless! I've got a few suggestions for November's LibraryReads @libraryreads.bsky.social list; votes are due October 1st. Which is Wednesday!
September 29, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Ummmm...September is almost over? And once again I'm caught off guard? Nonetheless! I've got a few suggestions for November's LibraryReads @libraryreads.bsky.social list; votes are due October 1st. Which is Wednesday!
New pod is up, featuring a fabulous book award and lots of recs!
Our latest episode of #ShelfCare features host @booklistsusan.bsky.social talking with two of our favorite Sara(h)s about REFORMA, tips for Spanish-language collection development, fall reads, and more! Listen now: bit.ly/42k1Hyp
September 29, 2025 at 5:58 PM
New pod is up, featuring a fabulous book award and lots of recs!
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🤩 Love your librarian? Of course you do!
Nominations are now open for the 2026 I Love My Librarian Award. 💌 Your librarian could win $5,000 and become part of librarian history!
Get your submission in by December 15 👉 https://bit.ly/3yiyT9C
Nominations are now open for the 2026 I Love My Librarian Award. 💌 Your librarian could win $5,000 and become part of librarian history!
Get your submission in by December 15 👉 https://bit.ly/3yiyT9C
September 15, 2025 at 4:46 PM
🤩 Love your librarian? Of course you do!
Nominations are now open for the 2026 I Love My Librarian Award. 💌 Your librarian could win $5,000 and become part of librarian history!
Get your submission in by December 15 👉 https://bit.ly/3yiyT9C
Nominations are now open for the 2026 I Love My Librarian Award. 💌 Your librarian could win $5,000 and become part of librarian history!
Get your submission in by December 15 👉 https://bit.ly/3yiyT9C
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Customer service in a library environment is complex and varies from principles used in private businesses. Whether you’re new to library work or looking to hone your existing professional skills, our Customer Service Crash Course will get you up to speed.
Register: https://bit.ly/46hfs1J
Register: https://bit.ly/46hfs1J
September 15, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Customer service in a library environment is complex and varies from principles used in private businesses. Whether you’re new to library work or looking to hone your existing professional skills, our Customer Service Crash Course will get you up to speed.
Register: https://bit.ly/46hfs1J
Register: https://bit.ly/46hfs1J
It's LibraryReads Day! What a way to middle the month!
The suspense is over--here are the Top 10 LibraryReads picks for October 2025! Congratulations to all the authors and publishers whose books were selected! As always, a printable list is ready for collection development and readers' advisory librarians (and readers in general!) at libraryreads.org.
September 15, 2025 at 2:30 PM
It's LibraryReads Day! What a way to middle the month!
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🤩 Nominations are open for the I Love My Librarian Award!
Has a librarian made a difference in your life? Nominate them for the #ILoveMyLibrarian Award by Dec. 15 for a chance to win $5,000 and the honor of a lifetime. ilovelibraries.org/love-my-librarian
Has a librarian made a difference in your life? Nominate them for the #ILoveMyLibrarian Award by Dec. 15 for a chance to win $5,000 and the honor of a lifetime. ilovelibraries.org/love-my-librarian
September 4, 2025 at 3:44 PM
🤩 Nominations are open for the I Love My Librarian Award!
Has a librarian made a difference in your life? Nominate them for the #ILoveMyLibrarian Award by Dec. 15 for a chance to win $5,000 and the honor of a lifetime. ilovelibraries.org/love-my-librarian
Has a librarian made a difference in your life? Nominate them for the #ILoveMyLibrarian Award by Dec. 15 for a chance to win $5,000 and the honor of a lifetime. ilovelibraries.org/love-my-librarian
Anyone going to #ARSL2025 in Albuquerque? Booklist will be representing at the ALA @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social Booth, and I'll be presenting "Fill Your Brain Full of Books" with Rebecca Vnuk from @libraryreads.bsky.social and Annie Mazes from @hachettelibrary.bsky.social on Fri, 9/19 at 11. Woo!
September 3, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Anyone going to #ARSL2025 in Albuquerque? Booklist will be representing at the ALA @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social Booth, and I'll be presenting "Fill Your Brain Full of Books" with Rebecca Vnuk from @libraryreads.bsky.social and Annie Mazes from @hachettelibrary.bsky.social on Fri, 9/19 at 11. Woo!
Just in time for you to speed-read, here are a few suggestions for October's LibraryReads @libraryreads.bsky.social list. Are Big Fonts In for Fall?
August 26, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Just in time for you to speed-read, here are a few suggestions for October's LibraryReads @libraryreads.bsky.social list. Are Big Fonts In for Fall?
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I'll be driving most of today, but you have a task-- Sign-Up Now for Actively Anti-Racist Actively Anti-Racists Readers' Advisory Services with @tuphlos.bsky.social and Me: Coming This Week!
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Sign-Up Now for Actively Anti-Racist Actively Anti-Racists Readers' Advisory Services with Robin Bradford and Me: Coming This Week!
Robin and I are back with our updated Actively Anti-Racist Readers' Advisory Services class coming August 20 and 21. You can take this c...
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August 18, 2025 at 12:37 PM
I'll be driving most of today, but you have a task-- Sign-Up Now for Actively Anti-Racist Actively Anti-Racists Readers' Advisory Services with @tuphlos.bsky.social and Me: Coming This Week!
raforall.blogspot.com/2025/08/sign...
raforall.blogspot.com/2025/08/sign...
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📣 The #ALAAC26 Call for Program & Poster Proposals is NOW OPEN! Join ALA Annual's 150th anniversary, June 25-29, 2026—celebrating education, innovation, and ALA's lasting impact on libraries worldwide. Submit your proposal today and help shape this landmark event with your best ideas. bit.ly/4mGqdS0
August 18, 2025 at 4:14 PM
📣 The #ALAAC26 Call for Program & Poster Proposals is NOW OPEN! Join ALA Annual's 150th anniversary, June 25-29, 2026—celebrating education, innovation, and ALA's lasting impact on libraries worldwide. Submit your proposal today and help shape this landmark event with your best ideas. bit.ly/4mGqdS0
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Here are the winners of the 2025 Hugo Awards!! Congratulations to everyone!!!
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Here Are the Winners of the 2025 Hugo Awards - Reactor
Congratulations to the winners!
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August 18, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Here are the winners of the 2025 Hugo Awards!! Congratulations to everyone!!!
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Let's keep the party going! LibraryReads Day is Every Day! (Or at least just also today...)
It's Fri-YAY and also the 15th of the month which means time for LibraryReads announcements! Here is our Top 10 for September 2025. As always, a handy printable list can be found at libraryreads.org.
August 18, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Let's keep the party going! LibraryReads Day is Every Day! (Or at least just also today...)