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Interest Group Week!!

Posted By Athina Livanos-Propst Feb 27, 2024 10:45 AM
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Join Imagineering for Interest Group Week! On Friday the 8th, we'll be hosting an open discussion of what we are reading lately in the SF/F. Everyone is welcome to come, hang out, and hear about what everyone is reading or itching to get their hands on. It'll be casual, relaxed, and very enthusiastic. ...

Volunteer for Core's Science Fiction Notables

Posted By Athina Livanos-Propst Jan 03, 2024 09:48 AM
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Do you love science fiction? Do you enjoy YA, middle grade, or picture books? Volunteer for Core's Committee Recognizing Excellence in Children's and Young Adult Science Fiction. You'll join a select group of readers who review and name the best sci-fi of the year. Check out lists from prior ...

Who would win?

Posted By Athina Livanos-Propst Sep 26, 2023 02:13 PM
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This just came up in a discussion, and I am very curious to hear wider responses. Who would win in a fight, Murderbot or one of the Jaegers from Pacific Rim? Does it depend on which Jaeger/pilots? Please show your work. ------------------------------ Athina Livanos-Propst athinalivanos@gmail.com ...

Notables Committee

Posted By Athina Livanos-Propst Aug 30, 2023 01:21 PM
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Want to put your reading on science fiction to use? Have you been wanting to get on a Notables committee? Consider volunteering for Core's Committee Recognizing Excellence in Children's and Young Adult Science Fiction! Committee terms run January through January. You'll read roughly 100 science fiction ...

Volunteer with Imagineering!

Posted By Athina Livanos-Propst Aug 23, 2023 12:13 PM
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Do you enjoy the Imagineering panel at Annual each year? Want to help? Curious about what helping would even entail?  If you are interested in volunteering, we have a number of opportunities that can be as little or as much of a time commitment as works for you. Fill out the form, and we'll be in touch! ...

Author Questions for Annual

Posted By Athina Livanos-Propst May 19, 2023 03:04 PM
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Hi Everyone, As we put the final touches on the panel for this year, we still need one last part: you're questions! Please post anything you'd like to ask our authors this year. Our four authors are: Edward Ashton P.  Djéli Clark Annalee Netwitz Tochi Onyebuchi See you all soon! Athina --------- ...

RE: Interest Group Week

Posted By Athina Livanos-Propst Feb 27, 2023 03:26 PM
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Hi everyone, Still time to join us for a fun, unstructured conversation about AI in science fiction. Bring your favorite book, movie, or television recs to share with everyone who attends. We'll talk all AIs from the benevolent to the evil. Looking forward to talking with you! Register here: htt ...

Interest Group Week

Posted By Athina Livanos-Propst Feb 10, 2023 12:12 PM
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During Interest Group week, Imagineering is partnering with the Machine Learning/Artificial Intelligence group ! It will be an unstructured conversation about some of our favorite AIs in science fiction. The good, the evil, and the in between. Bring your own list of favorites and share. As always, ...

RE: Join the SF Notables Committee

Posted By Athina Livanos-Propst Dec 02, 2022 01:36 PM
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If you are having trouble getting to the volunteer sign-up, it's not you. There are some tricksy steps. Go to the volunteer page  to get started Follow the prompts to log into ALA Select Core from the group drop down menu, not ALA The committee name you are looking for on the long list is "Core ...

Join the SF Notables Committee

Posted By Athina Livanos-Propst Dec 02, 2022 09:07 AM
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Want to read a bunch of science fiction and help to name the best of the year? Consider volunteering for Core's Excellence in Children's and Young Adult Science Fiction Notables Committee. You can volunteer using the form here: https://www.ala.org/core/member-center/committees/sfnotables-committee The ...

Hi, Welcome, So Forth

Posted By Athina Livanos-Propst Jul 13, 2022 12:14 PM
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Hello everyone! I know we have some new members since ALA. Happy to have you here. We are currently searching for topics for next year's panel. If you have a topic you would like to hear more fun authors talk about, let's kick of the ideas. For fun: I just picked up The Speak Cuts Through Water by ...

RE: Author Questions for Panel at Annual

Posted By Athina Livanos-Propst May 31, 2022 02:45 PM
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Wanted to ping this again, but not on a Friday this time.  We are currently looking for potential questions for the annual author panel. The panel topic is "Finding Joy: Escapism in Science Fiction and Fantasy and It's Impact On How We Approach Our Reality". And the authors are: -Nghi Vo (Siren Queen) ...

Author Questions for Panel at Annual

Posted By Athina Livanos-Propst May 20, 2022 10:40 AM
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Hi everyone! It's that time when we start to gather questions to ask our author panelists for this year's session at annual. The panel topic is "Finding Joy: Escapism in Science Fiction and Fantasy and It's Impact On How We Approach Our Reality". And the authors are:  -Nghi Vo (Siren Queen) -Alix E. ...

RE: Events *You* Would Want to Attend

Posted By Athina Livanos-Propst Feb 08, 2022 02:48 PM
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Ooh, I like the idea of helping to promote librarian presences at cons and SFF events. We do celebrate our nerdiness, because it is absolutely work celebrating. To the above, has anyone on here done anything with a con, either at their local branch or something else? And, critically, what're you all ...

RE: Events *You* Would Want to Attend

Posted By Athina Livanos-Propst Feb 08, 2022 02:44 PM
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@Miranda Bennett we really should figure out some sort of read a long or cross promotion. I finally joined the reading club, so let's figure out things in that vein. ​​ ------------------------------ Athina Livanos-Propst alivanospropst@pbs.org Digital Librarian & Editorial Services Manager PBS Education ...

Events *You* Would Want to Attend

Posted By Athina Livanos-Propst Jan 31, 2022 12:55 PM
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I'm trying to put together some ideas for events that this group would like for 2022. I hope to see everyone at the panel this summer, but what types of activities/events would you like to see during the rest of the year. Here are some starting ideas, but let me know your own as well: Discussions ...

Ideas for 2022 Panel

Posted By Athina Livanos-Propst Aug 09, 2021 10:18 AM
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Hi everyone, We are brainstorming ideas for next year's panel at Annual. So far, two ideas have come in: Colonies: exploration, mining colonies, and exploitation Hope: wish fulfilment, imaginations and better tomorrows There is still a lot of debating and thinking to do. But I would be super happy ...

Southeast Asian Science Fiction

Posted By Athina Livanos-Propst Jun 30, 2021 09:02 AM
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Hi smarter people! I just got a request for recommendations for Southeast Asian science fiction novels. Figured I might as well bring in more smart people to pull recs. Any favorites and suggestions I can pass on? Thanks, Athina ------------------------------ Athina Livanos-Propst alivanospropst@pbs.org ...

Thanks for talking with us!

Posted By Athina Livanos-Propst Feb 02, 2021 12:17 PM
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Thank you so everyone who joined us yesterday for our book talk during Interest Group week! It was a fantastic discussion, and I have so many new things to read. If you missed the session, you can find the recording here . If you weren't able to keep track of all of the fantastic sounding recommendations, ...

RE: Imagineering During Interest Group Week

Posted By Athina Livanos-Propst Jan 29, 2021 08:50 AM
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Friendly reminder that there is still time to sign up for our book chat for Interest Group Week! We will be talking about what we've been reading, what's on-deck, and what we want from Imagineering in the year ahead.  We'll be on from 12:00-13:00 Central time on Monday, February 1. Looking forward to ...