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LibrariesThe Week in Libraries: June 21, 2024
Among the week's headlines: ALA's president-elect steps aside for health reasons; a new rating system by Midwest Tape is drawing criticism; and a fascinating historical look at the work of Black librarians in New York City.
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Libraries
The Week in Libraries: June 14, 2024
Among the week's headlines: book banning cases heat up in the courts; South Carolina considers a restrictive new library rule for minors; and a photo generates outrage over Houston's plans for some of its school libraries.
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Shows & Events
ALA 2024 Is Underway
An opening keynote from Trevor Noah, the second edition of the ALA's Rally for the Right to Read are among the opening day highlights. Check out PW's preview coverage here.
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Publisher News
ALA 2024: An Unparalleled Opportunity: PW Talks with Emily Drabinski
With her term winding down, the outgoing ALA president reflects on an eventful year.
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Shows & Events
ALA 2024: ‘That Librarian’ Fights Back: PW Talks with Amanda Jones
The author of ‘That Librarian: The Fight Against Book Banning in America’ discusses her fight for the freedom to read and her debut memoir.
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Publisher News
ALA 2024: Program Picks
Artificial intelligence, DEI, and defending the freedom to read are among the many themes represented in a robust ALA 2024 professional program.
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Libraries
The Week in Libraries: June 7, 2024
Among the week's headlines: An appeals court upholds a key freedom to read decision in Llano County, Texas; author Hanif Abdurraqib will keynote the ALA's Rally for the Right to Read; and what happened to the Free Library of Philadelphia's Author Events team?
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Libraries
The Week in Libraries: May 31, 2024
Among the week's headlines: outgoing ALA president Emily Drabinksi hits the road ahead of the ALA Annual Conference; book bans in Tennessee are poised to get more complicated as a new statewide commission begins work; and the Louisiana state senate passes a bill giving politicians control over library boards.
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Libraries
Former Louisiana Library Trustees Sue to Get Positions Back
Amid an ongoing battle over book banning, the ousted board members are suing St. Tammany Parish claiming they are victims of a “smear campaign that vilified them, and sought and achieved their ouster.”
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Libraries
Bill Protecting Libraries, Librarians Passes Illinois House, Heads for Senate
House Bill 4567 expands protections for libraries and library workers by making those threaten libraries with violence subject to the same enhanced penalties as individuals who threaten schools. The measure also creates a grant program to support improved library security.
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Libraries
The Week in Libraries: May 17, 2024
Among the week's headlines: ALA reports that library advocates stepped up for federal library funding; Alabama passes new rules for public libraries; and librarians in Montana pulled off an ice cold protest against the state library commission.
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Libraries
Librarians, Advocates Sue to Block Restrictive New Alabama Library Policies
The suit comes amid a months-long drama which saw allies of a right-wing group take over the library board and abruptly fire the library director. “This is about who should get to decide what books our kids get to read—parents or politicians,” said Angie Hayden of Read Freely Alabama, one of the lead plaintiffs, in a statement.
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Libraries
The Week in Libraries: May 10, 2024
Among the headlines this week: John Oliver weighs in on book bans and libraries (and so do his viewers); more library drama in Alabama; and how to prepare for Pride month.
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Libraries
The Week in Libraries: May 3, 2024
Advocacy efforts for federal library funding shift to the Senate, a librarian has joined the Democratic gubernatorial ticket in Utah, 'Library Journal' has named its 2024 class of Movers & Shakers, and more in this week's library news.
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Publisher News
ACLS Announces 2024 Open Access Book Award Winners
The winning authors will share a cash award of $20,000, and the winning publishers will share a grant for $30,000 to support “the immediate open access publication of at least two new books.”
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Libraries
The Week in Libraries: April 26, 2024
Among the week's headlines: a deadline looms for federal library funding; the FCC votes to restore net neutrality rules; Maryland passes a law designed to discourage book bans; and why Alabama librarians are feeling exhausted.
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Libraries
Internet Archive Files Final Appeal Brief in Book Scanning Case
The Internet Archive has filed its final reply brief in Hachette v. Internet Archive, the closely watched copyright case involving the scanning and digital lending of library books.
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Libraries
The Week in Libraries: April 19, 2024
Among the week's headlines: a new report reinforces the value of school libraries; PEN America finds school book bans still surging; and an epic battle over the public library in Superman's hometown of Metropolis (...Illinois).
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Publisher News
Five Publishers Join Lawsuit to Stop Iowa Book Banning Law
“We as publishers are uniting in our unwavering commitment to stand with educators, librarians, students, authors, and readers against the unconstitutional censorship measures being imposed by the state of Iowa," the publishers said in a joint statement.
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Publisher News
New PEN America Report Finds School Book Bans at Record Levels
The report, 'Banned in the USA: Narrating the Crisis,' reports 4,349 book bans recorded from July to December 2023, with more book bans recorded during the first half of the current school year than in all of the last school year.
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