Mahnaz Dar

Though 2021 was another tough year, it also brought spots of joy with these 37 stellar titles selected by the LJ Best Reference Committee.

Librarians, students and instrutcors will find tremendous value in these top picks of 2021.

These free resources are a treasure trove of information for casual users, researchers, and librarians.

It’s been 50 years since the release of The Godfather. To mark the occasion, LJ has curated a list of titles that are musts for fans.

Editorial director Lisa Thomas looks back on a wide-ranging career at National Geographic Books that has included editing titles on animals, the national parks, and sustainable living.

Music across decades, women observed, and the legacy of Lolita. The best arts books of 2021.

Information on nearly 30 new and forthcoming databases and online products.

Information on tweaks and changes to more than reference databases and online products.

Growing up, Rebecca Cline adored the film Mary Poppins, but as a budding Disney fan, she had no idea that one day she would have an up-close view of the carousel horses that the titular nanny and her charges ride, or the snow globe that Mary holds as she sings “Feed the Birds.” The director of the Walt Disney Archives, Cline now has access to these props and many others.