Mahnaz Dar
18 Articles
Cataloging Creepy-Crawlies | Q&A
Entomologist Stephen A. Marshall’s Beetles: The Natural History and Diversity of Coleoptera (Firefly, Oct.) helps readers distinguish their scarabs from their weevils.
Testifying to the Power of Hip-Hop at the New York Public Library
At New York Public Library's Schomburg Center, artists and writers convened to discuss an iconic image in rap history and celebrate a recent book collecting images of hip-hop artists.
Getting Schooled: Inside the Book That for Decades Has Guided the Collegebound
LJ talks to Edward Fiske, author and former education editor for the New York Times, who has been producing the Fiske Guide to Colleges for more than 30 years.
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Fall Editors' Picks
Sifting through catalogs and websites, listening to podcasts and Internet chatter, reading blurbs, and more, our staff searched for the big titles of fall.
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Sex and the City and Us: How Four Single Women Changed the Way We Think, Live, and Love
An addictive read that's sure to circulate; a must for fans of the show and TV junkies.
Ian Haydn Smith on Compiling a Compendium of Must-See Movies
The film journalist and critic describes the challenges, and rewards, of taking on Barron's popular 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die.
Sarah Janssen Offers Insights into The World Almanac
Editor Sarah Janssen discusses editing The World Almanac in an age where being attuned to "fake news" is especially vital.
Q&A: Mark Robison & Lindley Shedd Francoeur, Editors of Audio Recorders to Zucchini Seeds
Animal skulls, musical instruments, and power tools aren’t what many patrons expect to see when they enter the library. But, as editors Mark Robison and Lindley Shedd Francoeur point out in their book Audio Recorders to Zucchini Seeds: Building a Library of Things, nontraditional collections are becoming more popular.
Not So Trivial Pursuit | Reference 2018
Trivia programs are fun ways to entice patrons to the library—and a great opportunity to provide a public face for reference librarianship.