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From PEN America: The number of public school book bans across the country increased by 33 percent in the 2022-23 school year compared to the 2021-22 school year, according to a new PEN America report. “Banned in the USA: The Mounting Pressure to Censor” highlights the disproportionate number of bans occurring in Florida — where over 40 percent of […]
American Library Association (ALA) Releases Preliminary Data on 2023 Book Challenges; Highest Number of Book Challenges Since ALA Began Compiling This Data More Than 20 Years Ago
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|UPDATE LeVar Burton to Lead 2023 Banned Books Week as Honorary Chair (via ALA) —End Update— Below is the full text of a statement released today by the American Library Association (ALA): The American Library Association (ALA) has released new preliminary data documenting the continued rise in attempts to censor books and materials in public, […]
From Politico: California Democrats on Thursday passed legislation that would fine school districts for rejecting textbooks or school library books for discriminatory reasons — a bill backed by Gov. Gavin Newsom that he is expected to sign. [Clip] Newsom’s bill would allow the state to fine districts if they block books simply because they include […]
“South Carolina Department of Education Said it is Ending a 50-Year Parnership with the S.C. Association of School Librarians (SCASL) Over Concerns About Materials in School Libraries; “Twelve Libraries Recognized in American Libraries’ 2023 Library Design Showcase” & More Headlines
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|AI Despite Popularity, Six in Ten Canadian Students Consider Generative AI Cheating (via KPMG) Arkansas Main Branch of Central Arkansas Library in Downtown Little Rock Closes For Overhaul: Building Expected to Reopen in Mid-2025 (via Arkansas Democrat-Gazette) Iowa NY Times Op/Ed: Iowa’s New Law Banning Books Hobbles Public Schools Library Design Twelve Libraries Recognized in […]
Report: US District Court Grants Preliminary Injunction Barring Implementation of Texas Censorship Law
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|UPDATE September 18, 2023 Joint Remarks: District Court Grants Preliminary Injunction Barring Implementation of Texas Censorship Law (via Association of American Publishers) Read the Court Order Complete Case Docket Media Coverage: In a Blistering Opinion, Judge Officially Blocks Texas’ Book Rating Law (by Andrew Albanese, PW) —- —- UPDATE September 12, 2023Texas Judge Hears Arguments […]
Report: “Vendors, School Librarians and State Agencies Await Decision on Texas House Bill 900”
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|From the Austin American-Statesman: A U.S. district judge heard arguments Monday from lawyers for several Texas book sellers — including Austin’s BookPeople and Houston-based Blue Willow Bookshop — who have asked for a legal pause to House Bill 900, a new law that limits books with sexual content in school libraries. [Clip] The law mandates […]
22 Challenges to Maine School Library Books Have Been Filed Since 2022; Cuyahoga County Public Library Migrating to ByWater’s Aspen Discovery Catalog Today; & More Headlines
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|Funding UC San Diego Library Awarded Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program Grant to Build On Conference on Academic Library Management (via UCSD Library) Maine 22 Challenges to Maine School Library Books Have Been Filed Since 2022 (via Bangor Daily News) Ohio Cuyahoga County Public Library Migrating to ByWater’s Aspen Discovery Catalog Today (via Axios […]
Milestones: HathiTrust Reaches 18 Million Items; Georgia Made it Easier for Parents to Challenge School Library Books. Almost No One Has Done So; & More News Headlines
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|Digital Public Library of America Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) Executive Director John Bracken Shares Plans For Upcoming Strategic Visioning Process Georgia Georgia Made it Easier for Parents to Challenge School Library Books. Almost No One Has Done So (via AP) HathiTrust Milestones: HathiTrust Reaches 18 Million Items Louisiana Lafayette Parish Library Director Danny […]
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 […]