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COVID-19 Delays, Plus the Ghost of Agatha Christie Makes an Appearance

Welcome to Check Your Shelf! This is your guide to help librarians like you up your game when it comes to doing your job (& rocking it).

If it helps anyone, here’s a photo of my cat Gilbert with a giant spit bubble. May we all learn to be as relaxed and contented as he is.


Libraries & Librarians

News Updates

Cool Library Updates

Worth Reading


Book Adaptations in the News


Books & Authors in the News


Numbers & Trends


Award News


Pop Cultured

  • Film expert, actor, and author James Lipton has died at 93.
  • Time unveils its 100 Women of the Year project, which will go back and spotlight women who have been overlooked over the last century.
  • Chris Matthews retires from Hardball. (And I’ve already fielded a patron question about this, so you can probably expect a couple questions to come up at your library too.)
  • The upcoming James Bond movie, No Time to Die, has been pushed back until November amid coronavirus concerns.

Bookish Curiosities & Miscellaneous

On the Riot


Hang tight, friends. Catch you all next week.

Katie McLain Horner, @kt_librarylady on Twitter. Currently reading The Only Girl in the World by Maude Julien.