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New Data: American Library Association (ALA) Reports Record Number of Unique Book Titles Challenged In 2023, Public Libraries Saw 92 Percent Increase in Number of Titles Targeted for Censorship Over the Previous Year
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|Here’s the Full Text of Today’s ALA Announcement: The number of titles targeted for censorship surged 65 percent in 2023 compared to 2022, reaching the highest levels ever documented by the American Library Association (ALA). The new numbers released today show efforts to censor 4,240 unique book titles* in schools and libraries. This tops the previous high […]
Consultation on Copyright in the Age of Generative Artificial Intelligence: Canadian Federation of Library Associations (CFLA) Response; Royal Library of Belgium (KBR) and Google Books Formalize Their Partnership and Will Digitize More Than 100,000 Books In Three Years; & More Headlines
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|AI Generative AI’s Privacy Problem (via Axios) Consultation on Copyright in the Age of Generative Artificial Intelligence: Canadian Federation of Library Associations (CFLA) Response Canada Celebrating a Decade of the National Network for Equitable Library Service (NNELS) Idaho Idaho House Passes latest ‘Library Porn’ Bill (via Boise State Public Radio) Minnesota Libraries May Be Prohibited […]
Report: What Brings Gen Z to the Library?
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|From an EdSurge Article by Jennifer Howard: Gen Zers, born between 1997 and 2012, spend a lot of time online, consuming and creating digital content. Ninety-two percent check social media daily. But they still like print, and they still like to go to the library, according to a survey of Gen Z and Millennial public library […]
CBC Report: “1 Million Books and 4 Months Later, Toronto’s Library Recovers From a Cyberattack”
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|From the CBC: More than four months after a ransomware attack shut down the Toronto Public Library’s computer systems, staff are finally putting a million stranded books back on the shelves. [Clip] The restoration of its downed services — which includes the return of nearly 5,000 employee and public computers — is a relief to library staff […]
From Spectrum News/NY1: The leaders of the city’s three public library systems testified to the City Council about their efforts to fight restrictions to certain books in school, libraries and curricula around the country. “We provide regular banned book clubs and a writing contest and offer copies online, and in print, but online, to anyone […]
Fair Use/Fair Dealing Fair Use/Fair Dealing Week 2024 Begins Today! Connecticut Books Can Cost CT Libraries $15. So Why Do E-Books Cost Three Times as Much? (via New Haven Register) New Canaan Library Closed For Second Week After Flooding; Officials Say They Were ‘Lucky’ (via NCA) Idaho Police Bodycam Shows Sheriff Hunting For ‘Obscene’ Books […]
Idaho Senate Rejects Bill on ‘Harmful’ Library Material. Is Bill ‘Worse Than this’ Next?; U.S. Announces Project to Protect Ukrainian State Archives; & More Headlines
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|Alaska American Library Association President Hears About Struggles and Successes From Alaska Librarians (Interview with Emily Drabinski; via Alaska Public Media) Idaho Idaho Senate Rejects Bill on ‘Harmful’ Library Material. Is Bill ‘Worse Than this’ Next? (via Idaho Statesman) & Idaho Senate Rejects Library Bill By One Vote (via Idaho Capital Sun) Massachusetts Boston Public […]
San Francisco Wants to Offer Free Drug Recovery Books at its Public Libraries; Investigation Into Full Extent of Ransomware Attack on Toronto Public Library Still Underway; & More Headlines
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|California San Francisco Wants to Offer Free Drug Recovery Books at its Public Libraries (via SF Chronicle) Georgia Bill to Potentially Ban SomeLibrary Books Passes Legislative Hurdle (via Georgia Senate Considers Controls on School Libraries and Criminal Charges For Librarians (via AP) Web Archives/Computational Research Introducing ARCHWay – A Free to Use ARCH Service Tier […]
University of Maryland Libraries Announces Go-Live Date For Migration to New Library Search Platform; Why Data Breaches Spiked in 2023; & More Headlines
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|European Commission Commission Opens Formal Proceedings Against TikTok Under the Digital Services Act (via EC) Information Security Why Data Breaches Spiked in 2023 (via Harvard Business Review) Pennsylvania Shapiro Administration Awards Nearly $4.5 Million in Keystone Grants To 17 Public Libraries (Penn. Dept. Education) University of Maryland University of Maryland Libraries Announces Go-Live Date For […]
Alberta: Pride-Themed Library Books Returned to Calgary Public Library Branch with ‘Significant Damage,’ Prompting Police Response; Illinois: Chicago Library to Digitize Largest Set of African American History, Literature in Midwest; & More Headlines
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|AI Amazon Unveils Largest Text-To-Speech Model Ever Made (via Tech Explore) Reddit Signs $60 Million Annual Deal For Training Data, Capitalizing on AI Boom (via The Decoder) Alabama Alabama Senate Approves Bill to Make It Easier to Remove Library Board Members (via AL.com) Alberta Pride-Themed Library Books Returned to Calgary Public Library Branch with ‘Significant […]