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In the days after the election, LJ spoke with library colleagues for their takes on what may be in store from the new administration—and potential next steps.

Searching to update collections and fill information gaps? Consider these 580+ new and forthcoming print titles. Also included are updated lists of reference fun reads. 

Support research and scholarship with these 80+ new and forthcoming databases and online products, spanning specialized topics and general reference. 

Scheduled to be updated in late 2024/through 2025, consider these 140+ databases and online products. Arranged by category, these resources range from titles on the arts to those addressing technology.

Top titles across 12 subjects serving reference work and research.

Titles not to miss across fiction, nonfiction, audio, and reference.

LJ has received an Eddie award for its February 2024 cover story “Hungry for Connection: Addressing Loneliness Through the Library,” by Editor-in-Chief Hallie Rich. In May, 2023, U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy issued an advisory calling attention to loneliness, isolation, and a lack of connection as a public health crisis increasing the risk of mental health challenges and even premature death. LJ’s feature examined how library programs “can build the very relationships our nation’s public health experts say we most need to cultivate.”

The data for new academic library buildings and renovations featured in LJ's Year in Architecture 2024.

The data for new public library buildings and renovations featured in LJ's Year in Architecture 2024.