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It’s Official: Net Neutrality Rules Will End June 11
The Week in Libraries, May 11, 2018: Among the headlines this week, net neutrality is given one month to live; And it was a good week for public libraries in Ohio.
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Michelle Obama to Deliver Opening Keynote at 2018 ALA Conference
Her appearance at the conference is sponsored by Penguin Random House, which will publish her much-anticipated memoir, 'Becoming,' on November 13, 2018 via its Crown division.
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Librarians Set to Descend on Capitol Hill for National Library Legislative Day
The Week in Libraries, May 4, 2018: Among this week's headlines, librarians prepare to make their case to lawmakers in Washington D.C. as a rescission package looms; Congress could wade into the net neutrality battle.
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University Presses Are Not in Crisis
The Week in Libraries, April 27, 2018: Among the headlines this week, changing the narrative on university press publishing; FSU says it will bail on its "unsustainable" Elsevier contract; and, is open access making a difference yet?
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For Libraries, It Was a Good Week on Capitol Hill
The Week in Libraries, April 20, 2018: Among this week's headlines, a copyright treaty to extend book access to the blind and print disabled sails through its Senate hearing; Support builds for FY2019 federal library funding.
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Libraries Offer Many Services, But Reading Is Foundational
PW library columnist Sari Feldman on how putting books first has proven to be a winning strategy for her library.
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MLS Not Required: After Contentious Debate, ALA Ballot Measure Fails
The Week in Libraries, April 13, 2018—Among this week's headlines: No MLS required for the next ALA boss; Wanda Brown wins ALA presidency.
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Asher, Alexie Top ALA 'Challenged Books' List in Wake of Allegations
The ALA's annual State of America's Libraries report, released on Monday, saw books by Jay Asher and Sherman Alexie land at the top of the ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom's Top Ten Most Challenged Books of 2017 list.
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Are We Headed for a Pay-for-Privacy World?
The Week in Libraries: April 6, 2018: Among this week's headlines, Apple and Facebook weigh in on your privacy; Librarians weigh in on the 2020 Census; And via Twitter, a mystery in a Scottish library.
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America Faces a ‘Crisis in Trust’—Librarians Can Help Fix It
The Week in Libraries: March 30, 2018: At PLA, librarians show they ‘get it’; Libraries get a bump in the 2018 federal budget (and a warning for next year); And the New York Times looks at two of Wikipedia’s young citizen editors.
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Tim Wu: Net Neutrality 'As Important, If Not More Important, than the First Amendment'
“If we do one thing over the next few years,” Wu said, “it must be to restore net neutrality it must be to restore our informational freedoms.”
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The Week in Libraries: March 23, 2018
Among this week's headlines: Despite another blizzard, librarians make it to PLA in Philadelphia; Mark Zuckerberg is sorry; And Congress passes a bill that critics say will harm free speech online.
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PLA 2018: In Opening Keynote, Sally Yates Defends Truth, Justice, and the American Way
Yates, the former U.S. Attorney General, urged librarians to stand up for truth in these unprecedented—and exhausting—political times.
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An Early Literacy Expert Evaluates the Every Child Ready to Read Initiative
Susan B. Neuman shares her research into the effect of library programming on parent behavior and engagement.
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Three Librarians Share Tips for Nurturing Early Literacy
Buddy programs, play, and story time are among the ways librarians help children engage with one another and their families.
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The Week in Libraries: March 16, 2018
Among this week's headlines: National Geographic owns up to its 'racist' past; Alexie declines the Carnegie Medal; and a library director faces online harassment after a speech on diversity.
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TLA 2018 Preview: Telling Stories in Texas
A star-studded lineup of authors and speakers awaits librarians at the 2018 Texas Library Association conference in Dallas—but the spotlight will also shine brightly on librarians’ own stories.
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Who Should Lead ALA?
The American Library Association is facing significant financial challenges. The Trump administration wants to gut federal support for libraries. And librarians are fighting over whether our next executive director should be required to have a MLS degree.
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Alexie Declines Literary Award; Paperback Release Postponed
Amid a growing number of allegations of sexual misconduct, Sherman Alexie has declined the 2018 ALA’s Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction and asked Hachette Book Group to postpone release of the paperback edition of the book.
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The Week in Libraries: March 9, 2018
Among this week's headlines: The FY2019 budget battle begins; why a bill aimed at sex trafficking is causing censorship concerns; and how the University of Michigan I-School is fighting fake news.
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