Banned Books Week with Books We Read (2020-2025)
Five years ago, in September 2020, the world was operating virtually due to Covid, but that didn’t prevent the small team of Books We Read at Chang Library from celebrating … Read More
Judit Hajnal Ward
Hungarian library celebrates Banned Books Week!
As a librarian, I personally find Banned Books Week extremely important, no matter where one lives. Since 1982, the week-long attention to challenging books for diverse reasons has been a … Read More
Books We Read celebrates diversity in reading, Part 2
Following up on our semester kickoff post, Books We Read celebrates diversity in reading, Part 1, we are delighted to share how our motive and purpose worked in the past … Read More
Books We Read celebrates diversity in reading, Part 1
Since its inception, the Books We Read blog has evolved into a community of diverse voices, perspectives, and experiences. It began as an extension of the Reading for Recovery project … Read More
The Independence Day of Ukraine
At the start of the war in Ukraine, we watched in horror the destruction (also shared widely on social media), which caught the attention of librarians concerned about disinformation and … Read More
The Disease Concept of Alcoholism by E. M. Jellinek (1890-1963)
The disease concept of alcoholism stands as “the most widely cited (and least read) literary artifact of the modern alcoholism movement,” according to alcohol historian William White. Published in 1960 … Read More
Humor in the Archives
Too hot outside this summer? Go find a job in the archives! Schedule time with some old documents in a climate-controlled environment of 64ºF and 35% humidity, as I did … Read More
Zines with Megan Lotts at ALA 2025!
We are delighted to present Rutgers University Art Librarian and Books We Read blogger Megan Lotts and her Zine Machine at the 2025 ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition! From the … Read More
Myron Bolitar: your favorite Jersey boy you might not know yet
Featured in an article “Here’s What Rutgers Librarians Are Reading for Fun This Summer” published in Rutgers Today, Harlan Coben’s Think Twice was on my list. The return of Myron … Read More
100 years of The Great Gatsby, Part 2
Following up on 100 years of The Great Gatsby, Part 1 – My Great Gatsby, the second part continues to celebrate the book’s 100th anniversary with more reflections and references … Read More