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Now Available: 2025 Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE) Proceedings
| Archives and Special Collections, Associations and Organizations, Awards, Conference Presentations, Data Files, Journal Articles, Libraries, Management and Leadership, News, Public Libraries, School Libraries
The 2025 Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE) Proceedings were recently posted online. Direct links to all items included in the proceedings are linked below. The 2025 ALISE Annual Conference took place in Kansas City, MO, October 6-8, 2025. Direct to Complete Table of Contents Introduction 2025 ALISE Introduction Juried Papers Structuration Theory […]
Latest PEN America Report Finds “Disturbing Normalization” of Book Bans in Public Schools; Nearly 23,000 Cases of Book Bans Across 45 States and 451 School Districts Since 2021
| Funding, Libraries, News, Publishing, Reports, School Libraries
From PEN America: In a new report documenting public school book bans over the 2024-2025 school year, PEN America cites alarming censorship pressures on school districts including: new federal efforts to restrict education that amplify rhetoric from state and local efforts to ban books; persistent attacks conflating LGBTQ+ identities as “sexually explicit;” and state-mandated bans […]
Harvard Law School: Library Innovation Lab Public Data Project Adds 710 TB of Smithsonian Collections Data
| Data Files, Libraries, News, Open Access, Patrons and Users, School Libraries
From the Harvard Law School Library Innovation Lab: We are excited to announce today that the Library Innovation Lab has expanded our Public Data Project beyond datasets available through Data.gov to include 710 TB of data from the Smithsonian Institution — the complete open access portion of the Smithsonian’s collections. This marks an important step in our long-running […]
From Wyoming News/Wyoming Tribune Eagle: The Wyoming Legislature is considering a bill that librarians from across the state say will eliminate young adult and teenage sections from public libraries, calling it unnecessary and harmful to the state’s youth. Additionally, they say it could bring an end to some local libraries if they are not in […]
Indiana Funding Unclear For Indiana’s Dolly Parton Library, But Signups Still Open Statewide (via Indianapolis Star) Massachusetts Portuguese Library in New Bedford Lives to See Another Day (via Boston Globe) Michigan Michigan Library Association Launches Petition to ‘Protect the Freedom to Read’ (via WLNS) New Brunswick No Conversations About Impact Before School Library Positions Eliminated […]
MSI Announces Media Group Realignment
| Associations and Organizations, Libraries, Management and Leadership, News, Publishing, School Libraries
July 24, 2025 Media Source, Inc. (MSI) recently announced a strategic repositioning across the company and its media group, which includes Library Journal (LJ), School Library Journal (SLJ), and The Horn Book. The change is part of MSI’s broader commitment to supporting librarians in their essential work—through trusted journalism, expertly curated books, and professional development […]
New Hampshire Governor Vetoes Book Ban Legislation
| Associations and Organizations, Libraries, News, School Libraries
From the Boston Globe: Governor Kelly A. Ayotte vetoed legislation on Tuesday that would have established a centralized process in New Hampshire to review complaints about sexual content in school library books. Ayotte, a Republican, rejected the legislation that had been backed by members of her own party, and Democrats celebrated her decision as a victory over […]
From The Virginian-Pilot: Most Virginia school divisions surveyed by the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission did not remove any books from school libraries based on content in the last five years. But a handful of divisions account for the vast majority of the 223 different book titles that were removed based on content during […]
AP: “AI Chatbots Need More Books to Learn From. These Libraries are Opening Their Stacks”
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From the Associated Press: Nearly one million books published as early as the 15th century — and in 254 languages — are part of a Harvard University collection being released to AI researchers Thursday. Also coming soon are troves of old newspapers and government documents held by Boston’s public library. [Clip] “It is a prudent […]
From the Oregon Capital Chronicle: A bill to protect access to school library books that discuss different religions, sexualities, disabilities and a number of other topics, and to ensure they are not banned on the basis of those themes, is headed to Gov. Tina Kotek’s desk, where she’s expected to sign it. Senate Bill 1098 passed […]
