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Heather Booth

@booklistaudio.bsky.social
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Audio Editor at Booklist Publications Longtime librarian Doing the things because worry isn't work.

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Heather Booth @booklistaudio.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Register for this year's Readers' Advisory Ideas & Practice w/ @ala-booklist.bsky.social Take your RA to the next level & connect with others just as passionate about matching the right book to a reader as you! #libraries #romantasy #nonfiction #memoir #readadv ala-events.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Heather Booth @booklistaudio.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Registration is open for this year's Readers' Advisory Ideas and Practice workshop. Take your RA services to the next level, learn about trending genres, and connect with other RA providers just as passionate about matching the right book to a reader as you are. ala-events.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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American Libraries magazine @amlibraries.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
In an open letter released today, ALA employees announced the formation of a union with @afscme31.bsky.social. If certified, the union will represent more than 100 ALA workers. afscme31.org/news/american-library-…
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American Library Association employees forming union with AFSCME
Joining the wave of union organizing among cultural workers, employees of the primarily Chicago-based American Library Association (ALA) announced they are forming their union with AFSCME Council 31.T...
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Booklist Publications @ala-booklist.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
📣Happy #NationalLibraryWeek 2025!🎉To celebrate, the April issue of BOOKLIST will be free and open to everyone from April 6-12. This issue includes spotlights on Health & Wellness, Relationship Fiction, and Series Nonfiction; plus, TONS of Summer Reading resources. Start reading now: bit.ly/3n2BDBb
Closeup of cover image of the April issue of BOOKLIST with text IN HONOR OF NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK, READ THE APRIL ISSUE OF BOOKLIST FREE THE WEEK OF APRIL 6-12!
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Libro.fm @libro.fm · 07/04/2025
Donate to your public library, get a free Libro.fm audiobook credit! 📚🥰❤️ This week is #NationalLibraryWeek and just like our beloved indie bookshops, libraries play an essential role in our communities. But, more than ever, they need our support. Learn more: blog.libro.fm/libraryweek/
Support your local library! Donate $15 or more to a public library this National Library Week and receive a free Libro.fm audiobook credit. How it works: Just like our beloved indie bookshops, libraries play an essential role in our communities. They need our support to ensure they can keep offering free resources, learning spaces, and much more. This National Library Week, if you donate $15 or more to a public library, you’ll receive a free audiobook credit from Libro.fm. Just submit your proof of donation at blog.libro.fm/libraryweek by April 18, 2025, 5 PM PT, to receive an emailed credit by April 25, 2025
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Heather Booth @booklistaudio.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
I just got a pitch from a company that makes AI narrated audiobooks as a "smart solution" to Trump's tariffs. I don't get it. #Audiobook narrators-you all live abroad? BTW, Booklist is not accepting AI narrated audio for review.
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Heather Booth @booklistaudio.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
We must ask ourselves what we value as a society and what we lose in American daily life, future advancements, and preservation of our shared history when cuts like this are made. Take action here:
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PETITION: Stop Trump's E.O. Attacks on Federal Funding for Libraries
In a new executive order, President Trump has targeted the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), the federal agency charged with distributing congressionally approved funds to state librari...
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Becky Spratford @raforall.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
This is today! I will be there. I was part of this last year and loved it. Even if you can’t watch all 3 hours, sign up and you will be sent the recording. It will also be in the @ala-booklist.bsky.social webinar archive forever!
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Heather Booth @booklistaudio.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
Join me and a bunch of other smart book folks next Wednesday for @ala-booklist.bsky.social's second series of Reader's Advisory: Ideas and Practice webinars. Guys, it's free. And it'll make you feel like a total RA wizard. ala-events.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Readers’ Advisory: Ideas & Practice 2025. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
Booklist is back with a new series of free readers' advisory workshops on Wednesday, March 12 starting at 11 a.m. PT / 1 p.m. CT / 2 p.m. ET designed to keep you up to speed on both the ideas and prac...
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American Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
NEW: Take action against the Trump Administration's federal funding freeze by sharing your library story. How would a federal funding pause impact your library & community? Share your story with ALA as we work to inform elected officials & decision-makers on this issue: airtable.com/appTIEEt9RjD...
Show up for our libraries! Fight the funding freeze: Share your library story. ALA American Library Association. #ForOurLibraries.
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Heather Booth @booklistaudio.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
This action will deliver a devasting blow to America's commitment to preserving museum and library services. We know this won't end here. action.everylibrary.org/trump_has_al... via @everylibrary.bsky.social
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Trump Has ALREADY Attacked Libraries
This action is the first step in dismantling the Institute of Museum and Library Services and eliminating federal funding for libraries.
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