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Fort Worth Independent School District Libraries Close For Sweeping Review as Scrutiny of Books in Schools Grows; Consensus Announces Official Launch of ChatGPT Plugin; & More News Headlines
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Consensus Consensus Announces Official Launch of ChatGPT Plugin International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) So Much Achieved, So Much More To Come: Mid-Term Report On Ifla’s Work With SIGL New York New York City Shutters Public Health Library That Was Critical Resource During Covid Due to Budget Cuts (via NY Daily News) School Libraries AUPresses, […]
Hallie Rich Named Editor-in-Chief of Library Journal
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From a Media Source News Release: Columbus, Ohio – Media Source, Inc. (“MSI”), a literacy solution provider to K–12 schools, public and school libraries, and higher education institutions, announces the appointment of Hallie Rich as the new Editor-in-Chief of Library Journal (LJ). She joined LJ on August 7. Rich brings more than 20 years of […]
Learn All About Canada’s Super Book Borrowers; Florida School Board Reverses Decision Nixing Access to Children’s Book About a Male Penguin Couple; & More Headlines
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California Los Angeles Public Library Acquires New Archive Highlighting L.A.’S Queer, Latinx History (via LA Daily News) Florida Florida School Board Reverses Decision Nixing Access to Children’s Book About a Male Penguin Couple (via AP) School Librarians Inspect ‘Over A Million Books’ to Comply with New Florida Law (via ClickOrlando) Massachusetts Freedom Library Hands Out […]
CLOCKSS Posts Annual Update 2022-23; Beth McNeil Assumes ACRL Presidency; & More News Headlines
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ACRL Beth McNeil Assumes ACRL Presidency (via Purdue U.) Digital Preservation CLOCKSS Posts Annual Update 2022-23 Florida As School Libraries Face More Scrutiny, Public Libraries are Feeling the Pressure as Well (via WUSF) Missouri A Missouri Library Board Limits Teens From Getting a Library Card Without a Parent In Tow (via KCUR) Research Data Alliance RDA […]
Texas: Houston Independent School District (HISD) to Eliminate Librarians and Convert Libraries Into Disciplinary Centers at New Education System (NES) Schools
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UPDATED POST (8/3/2023) Association of University Presses (AUPresses) Responds to Houston Independent School District Plan to Eliminate Libraries UPDATED POST (8/2/2023) Don’t Turn School Libraries Into Detention Centers (via NCAC) UPDATED POST (8/1/2023): ALA and AASL Respond to Houston Independent School District’s Decision to Eliminate 28 School Libraries and Respective School Librarians in Houston UPDATED […]
Lawsuit: Coalition of Local and National Booksellers, Authors and Publishers File Suit to Challenge New Censorship Law and Defend the Right of Free Expression in Texas
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From the Association of American Publishers (AAP): Today a coalition including Texas bookstores, national booksellers, authors and publishers filed suit in the US District Court for the Western District of Texas, Austin Division, challenging a new Texas law that would require independent bookstores, national chain bookstores, large online book retailers, book publishers and other vendors to […]
From The Gazette: Following this year’s vote for Senate File 496 to restrict school library offerings in Iowa and efforts in other states to bar books from public libraries, some Iowa public librarians worry they may be the next target for Iowa lawmakers. “Whether the restrictions are coming from the (potential future) legislation, or whether they’re coming […]
Joint Statement: Massachusetts Library Organizations Stand with Librarians Against Censorship and Intolerance
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Here’s the Full Text of a Statement From: The Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners (MBLC) The Massachusetts Library Association (MLA) The Massachusetts Library System (MLS) The Massachusetts School Library Association (MSLA) Book challenges in Massachusetts’ school and public libraries have quadrupled in just one year*, mirroring the surge the American Library Association has reported nationwide. Challenges […]
Iowa Governor Signs Education Law on Book Bans, LGBTQ Teaching
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From the Des Moines Register: Gov. Kim Reynolds has signed a sweeping education law that orders the removal from schools of books that contain sex acts and restricts teaching about LGBTQ topics. Iowa Republican lawmakers combined several of their top priorities for education into the wide-ranging Senate File 496, which Reynolds signed in a private event […]
Report: “Massachusetts Librarians Under Attack Amid Record Number of National Complaints and Challenges”
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From Boston.com: The number of book challenges – or attempts to remove or restrict library materials – for libraries in Massachusetts quadrupled between 2021 and 2022, according to data from the American Libraries Association. This comes from self-reported data at school and public libraries. In 2021, there were 10 challenges reported to ALA by member libraries in […]
