Arms and Muses: Poems from Ukraine
“When arms speak, muses are silent” is the English paraphrase for an aphorism attributed to Cicero, albeit with a slightly different word order. Inter arma enim silent lēgēs is Latin for, … Read More
Judit Hajnal Ward
How We Read: Books = Comfort
The Books We Read Blog is conducting a series of interviews with contributors and friends of the blog to get a snapshot of our reading habits: the things we like … Read More
Welcome to Summer Tales 2022
Join our fun summer reading program hosted by New Brunswick Libraries and Summer Session. Summer Tales Book Club is back––in a brand new, more sustainable and even less stressful format! … Read More
Still Talking about Predatory Publishing?
It has been over five years since Jeffrey Beall, who coined the term “predatory publishing” and maintained a list of such publishers and journals (see archived version), was forced out … Read More
Stressbusters 2022: Pet Therapy (Ukrainian War Edition)
Fact: Pets are very popular at library stressbuster events. After the lockdown in Spring 2020, Books We Read came up with the idea of “Virtual Pet Therapy” as a new, … Read More
Language Matters: Cannabis Resources from Rutgers Libraries
“Adult-use cannabis sales set to begin in New Jersey,” says the headline from the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission, issued a few weeks ago. The start date is April 21, … Read More
The Titanic Cookbook for Difficult Times
“Feel like rearranging the deck chairs?” we used to ask in my library when we saw the writing on the wall about its sad demise. It was around that time … Read More
Librarians Speaking: Voices from Ukraine
It was 6 pm in Ukraine, 9 am in California, and 12 pm in New Jersey on Wednesday, April 6, 2022, when 300 librarians gathered virtually for an international Zoom … Read More
The Judy Blume Rest Area: A Lesson in Free Speech and Democracy
If you grew up in the United States, you must know who Judy Blume is. If you didn’t, the name may still sound familiar, especially if you are interested in … Read More
Staff Picks: One Woman in the War
WARNING: This post contains graphic content dealing with sexual assault and war crimes against civilians. “You can’t possibly think anyone would publish a story with the slightest hint that the … Read More