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09.06.2025 | Clarivate Partners with American Library Association to Advocate for U.S. Libraries | LONDON, June 9, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Clarivate Plc (NYSE:CLVT), a leading global provider of transformative intelligence, today announced a new milestone in its decades-long partnership with the American Library Association (ALA). Clarivate... |
29.05.2025 | The Resurgence of Independent Bookstores Amid Digital Challenges | In a world dominated by screens, independent bookstores are experiencing a renaissance. The pandemic, a storm that threatened many, became a catalyst for change. Fresh energy surged through the industry as new owners stepped in, breathing l... |
26.05.2025 | Recycle or give away? How some libraries deal with unwanted books | Listen
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25.05.2025 | A wave of new owners brings fresh energy to independent bookselling | “It’s incredible, this kind of energy,” says association CEO Allison Hill, remembering how, during the pandemic, she feared that the ABA could lose up to a quarter of its membership. “I don’t think any of us would have predicted this a few ... |
25.05.2025 | Rising popularity, cost of e-books forces some Colorado libraries to limit access | Katy Conway, metadata and cataloging librarian, helps organize newly arrived books at the Jefferson County Library’s Library Service Center in Wheat Ridge on April 14, 2025. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post) Which Colorado libr... |
12.05.2025 | Trump Fires Nation’s Top Librarian Over Made-Up Culture War Claims | The Trump administration last week fired one of the most respected librarians in America because she allegedly put “inappropriate books” in a library that basically gets copies of nearly all books and doesn’t even allow children to check ou... |
17.04.2025 | Library Study Shows It’s Just Politicians And Activist Groups Trying To Get Books Banned | What’s been noted before has been confirmed yet again: there is no widespread concern about the books kids have access to in public libraries. Instead, there’s just the concerted, but effective, efforts of a small group of people who feel e... |
05.04.2025 | Beyond books, Broomfield Library here to serve the community | “As the world has changed and a lot of community services have gone away or been privatized, I think the library has been picking up a lot of slack in terms of being a community gathering space and a resource center,” Margheim said. “I thin... |
20.03.2025 | National Politics | What’s happening with the Institute of Museum and Library Services after Trump’s executive order | A spokesperson for Bush declined comment.The building which houses the offices of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), is seen, Thursday, March 20, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)Who is the new director?
The... |
27.02.2025 | Local News | New little library in Broomfield offers a selection of commonly banned books | “We’ve gotten at least a dozen books, people have dropped them off or ordered them to me through Amazon,” she said. “I never expected to get a response like that from the post.”
Tullberg has been working with Garcia on the library, building... |
30.01.2025 | The Battle Over Books and Bathrooms: A Clash of Rights in American Schools | In the heart of America’s education system, a storm brews. On one side, advocates for free speech and diversity. On the other, parents and policymakers pushing for what they deem appropriate content for children. The recent actions of the U... |
27.01.2025 | National Politics | Free speech organizations denounce Education Department’s calling book bans a ‘hoax’ | Related Articles
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22.01.2025 | Libraries fire back on Indiana bill to remove taxing authority | - |
12.10.2024 | The Evolution of Advance Voting: A Political Battlefield | Advance voting has transformed from a quiet option to a contentious political issue. Once a simple way to cast a ballot, it now mirrors the polarization of American politics. As we approach the 2024 presidential election, understanding this... |
10.10.2024 | How to Build a Culture of Belonging — High-Impact Strategies for Education and Industry Leaders It's no secret that people are leaving education and other industries in record-breaking high numbers du... | A recent report from the Charles Butt Foundation clearly indicates that many experienced and novice educators are leaving the profession due to a myriad of factors. For instance, today's educators face strict scrutiny about what they teach,... |
27.09.2024 | Don’t Forget That The Same People Banning Books Want To Ban Porn | PEN America published recent data on book bans and removals just in time for Banned Books Week.
Key findings indicate that most books challenged by censorship advocates this past year focus on LGBTQ+ subject matter. Additionally, Iowa and F... |
25.09.2024 | Books | Banned Books Week 2024: Here’s what readers should know | “Our goal is to always put books into the hands of readers,” she says. “One of the beauties of being an American is that, should you pick up a book and you don’t enjoy the content, you can certainly place that book down and pick up another ... |
22.08.2024 | Responding to Historic Book Censorship Crisis, American Booksellers Association Publishes The ABA Right to Read Handbook | The ABA Right to Read Handbook: A Reader's Guide to Fighting Book Bans
ABA released a needed book on the book ban crisis, featuring organizing resources for readers, essays & interviews, in time for Banned Books Week Sept. 22–28.
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22.07.2024 | Mohammed Bin Rashid Library Calls All Libraries Experts to Join the First Dubai International Library Conference 2024 From 15-17 November 2024 | DUBAI, UAE, July 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Mohammed Bin Rashid Library is set to host the first edition of the Dubai International Library Conference (DILC) 2024, one of the most prominent and prestigious events of its kind in the Middle... |
26.06.2024 | Educators and allies rally to defend the freedom to learn | WASHINGTON, June 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Educators and their allies at more than 170 sites held events to raise awareness about the threats to our democracy posed by book bans and anti-history education laws. The events included pop-up Tea... |
25.06.2024 | ScannX to Unveil ScanPerfect, Next Generation Book Scanning Software at ALA 2024 Annual Conference & Exhibition | New ScannX ScanPerfect software's intuitive user interface makes navigating its features and functionalities easy for patrons and librarians. Shown with the Overhead Book Scanner 2800V.
ScannX will demonstrate how ScanPerfect software allow... |
15.06.2024 | Editorials | Community Editorial Board: Considering book banning | Book banning is discriminatory and harmful. Book censorship seeks to make ideas inaccessible and run against civil rights and freedoms, often targeting marginalized groups and vulnerable constituencies. These efforts in public libraries and... |
13.06.2024 | Book called "Ban This Book" is now banned in Florida. Its author has this to say about the irony. | Pride Month library exhibit features challenged LGBTQ+ books
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Alan Gratz's children's book "Ban This Book" was published in 2017. Seven years later, his novel for k... |
24.05.2024 | Instead Of Banning Books, Idaho Library Decides To Ban Kids In Response To New Law On ‘Inappropriate Books’ | Public libraries are supposed to be places for communities to gather and learn, with an important focus on being a place for kids to gain access to information. But thanks to a moral panic in the GOP about “indoctrination” in libraries, it ... |
06.05.2024 | Inside libraries' battle for better e-book access | figcaption>span]:font-sans">
Librarians are mounting a fierce state-by-state battle against the high prices they pay to provide patrons with e-books — so far, with little to show for it.
Why it matters: The ongoing dispute threat... |
16.04.2024 | Internet Child Safety Laws Will Lead To Helpful Sites Being Blocked; Just Look At Schools | Various states and the federal government are proposing and passing a wide variety of “kid safety” laws. Almost all of them pretend that they’re about conduct of social media sites and not about the content on them, but when you boil down w... |
02.04.2024 | Author Julia Alvarez on book bans and her latest work | Diverse stories must prevail over the staggering rise in attempted book bans, Dominican American author Julia Alvarez tells Axios Latino.
Why it matters: Attempted book bans in public libraries in the U.S. increased by 92% in 2023, per the ... |
25.03.2024 | California sees increase in book titles challenged | Data: American Library Association; Map: Rahul Mukherjee/Axios
California saw an increase in the number of books challenged in the state from 2022 to 2023, according to the American Library Association.
Why it matters: California is often c... |
20.03.2024 | ISP’s Landmark Piracy Liability Case Doesn’t Get a Do-Over in Appeals Court | Late 2019, Internet provider Cox Communications lost its legal battle against a group of major record labels, including Sony and Universal.
Following a two-week trial, a Virginia jury held Cox liable for its pirating subscribers. The ISP fa... |
19.03.2024 | Sony Faces Sales Slump with PlayStation VR 2 | Sony's PlayStation VR 2 is struggling with low sales, forcing the company to halt production until existing stock is cleared. Bloomberg reports that despite releasing over 2 million units, Sony is unable to sell them, leading to a halt in p... |
15.03.2024 | Cox Requests Rehearing of Piracy Case That ‘Threatens to Throw Countless People Offline’ | Internet provider Cox Communications has been on the sharp end of several piracy lawsuits in recent years.
The biggest hit came four years ago when the Internet provider lost its legal battle against a group of major record labels, includin... |
21.02.2024 | Oregon lawmakers consider bill to prevent book bans | A bill aimed at preventing book bans is expected to receive a vote in the Oregon Senate, the latest effort to push back against conservatives' attempts to protest titles involving LGBTQ+ themes in classrooms and school libraries.
Why it mat... |
20.02.2024 | Washington state pushes back on book bans | Democrats in Washington state want to pass a law this year that would slow conservative efforts to ban books in local classrooms and school libraries.
Why it matters: The push in Washington's Legislature follows a nationwide wave of attempt... |
06.12.2023 | Searching for gift ideas? ’Tis the season to give the gift of banned books | As we wind down a year marked by groups campaigning to ban books from libraries and schools, it seems fitting that a banned book is the ideal holiday gift.
In the first eight months of 2023, 3,923 public library books were “challenged,” acc... |
26.09.2023 | American Library Association Data Shows The Party Of Free Speech Is Doing More Than Ever To Silence Speech | We’re increasingly at the mercy of bigots in this country. That’s an upsetting turn of events, considering our history, which includes a long list of enshrined rights as well as the assertion that all people are created equal. |
13.08.2023 | Commentary
Commentary | Guest opinion: Nicole A. Cooke: Book-banning campaigns have changed the lives of librarians | By Nicole A. Cooke
Despite misconceptions and stereotypes — ranging from what librarians Gretchen Keer and Andrew Carlos have described as the “middle-aged, bun-wearing, comfortably shod, shushing librarian” to the “sexy librarian … and the... |
25.06.2023 | How Christian groups helped parents pull books from some Pennsylvania school libraries | United States
How Christian groups helped parents pull books from some Pennsylvania school libraries
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DOYLESTOWN, Pennsylvania, June 24 (Reuters) - On May 12, the library ... |
25.05.2023 | White House, advocates slam Florida school's 'censorship' of inauguration poem | United States
White House, advocates slam Florida school's 'censorship' of inauguration poem
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American poet Amanda Gorman reads a poem during the 59th Presidential Inau... |
24.05.2023 | The Stupidity Of Making Porn Filters Mandatory On Mobile Devices (And Other Musings On Reality) | Lawmakers in the Alabama state legislature have voted for a bill that would require parental controls and NSFW content filters to be enabled on every phone and tablet sold in the state. House Bill (HB) 298, or the Protection of Minors from ... |
07.04.2023 | How teachers and librarians are subverting book bans in the US | Adam Tritt, a high school English teacher in Melbourne, Florida, was up at dawn on April 3. He worked a full day and then drove to meet his wife and a dozen volunteers who organised an event to distribute banned books to young people and th... |
25.02.2023 | An Oklahoma teacher faced death threats after she helped students access banned books. She says she's more scared for students than for herself. | Redeem now
An Oklahoma teacher who helped students access banned books faced death threats.
Summer Boismier left her teaching job and now works at the Brooklyn Public Library.
The threats still rattle her, but she's more worried that teens ... |
24.01.2023 | Submissions Now Open for the 2023 John Cotton Dana Awards | The John Cotton Dana Award is one of the most prestigious awards given to up to eight libraries.
IPSWICH, Mass. (PRWEB) January 24, 2023
The American Library Association (ALA) is now accepting submissions for the 2023 John Cotton Dana Award... |
06.11.2022 | Hate in America is on the rise. It's making it more dangerous for everyone from politicians to librarians to do their jobs. | The FBI and other federal agencies recently warned other security agencies of the potential of violence on or following America's midterm elections, according to documents obtained by NPR. Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images... |
20.09.2022 | Over 1,600 books were banned in U.S. school districts in one year – and the number is increasing | The number of books banned in American school districts is increasing, a new report by PEN America has found. Between July 2021 and June 2022, books were banned 2,532 times in public schools across the U.S., according to the nonprofit, whic... |
09.09.2022 | New Study Shows the Power of Reading First-Hand Stories in Reducing Suicidal Thoughts | Visual Summary of Digital Bibliotherapy as a Scalable Intervention for Suicidal Thoughts: A Randomized Controlled Trial The new study assessed whether reading other people’s first-hand stories about working through suicidal thoughts online ... |
20.05.2022 | Barnes & Noble pressured to restrict sales of 2021's most banned book | A Virginia legislator is suing Barnes & Noble to block the book chain from selling two "obscene" books to minors without parental consent. The move comes as conservative lawmakers across the country seek to ban schools and lib... |
09.05.2022 | Wherein The Copia Institute Reminds California’s New Privacy Agency That Its Regulations Need To Comport With The First Amendment | Last week the recently formed California Privacy Protection Agency held “pre-rulemaking stakeholder sessions” to solicit input on the regulations it intends to promulgate. I provided the following testimony on behalf of the Copia Institute.... |
04.05.2022 | Battlefield Earth Kicks Off Its 40th Anniversary with Public Librarians | Battlefield Earth by L. Ron Hubbard began its 40th anniversary celebration with cake at the Public Library Assn convention.
Librarians enjoying cake in celebration of 40th anniversary of Battlefield Earth.
The International Review of Books ... |
03.05.2022 | Novel Effect is recognized by AASL as Best Digital Tool of 2022 | Novel Effect recognized as Best Digital Tool from AASL "Children are enthralled during read-alouds led by a teacher or librarian!" said Matt Hammersley, CEO of Novel Effect.
SEATTLE (PRWEB) May 03, 2022
Novel Effect, the award-win... |
11.04.2022 | 10 Books Politicians Don’t Want You to Read | Book bans are nothing new. Throughout history, certain books have come under fire for content deemed inappropriate or controversial — often, that content is by and about people of color, the LGBTQ community, and other marginalized groups. A... |
19.03.2022 | Editorial: Yes to a Library District, but with diligence | On April 5, Boulder City Council and Boulder County Board of Commissioners will hold a public hearing to consider passing a resolution to form a library district.
We have a long history of supporting an independent, tax-funded library distr... |
20.02.2022 | How free speech is under attack in the U.S. | When someone says something we disagree with, should we shut them up? In 1927, Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis had an answer: "The remedy to be applied is more speech, not enforced silence."
Well, in that case, the internet s... |
05.02.2022 | Colorado librarian alleges she was fired for objecting to cancellation of LGBTQ, youth of color programming: “My only option is to speak out” | A Colorado librarian filed state and federal discrimination complaints Friday alleging she was fired by a Weld County library district after objecting to the cancellation of programs she had planned for youth of color and LGBTQ teens — incl... |
27.01.2022 | New modes of ownership: From torrents to music NFTs | Chris Fortier Contributor
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03.06.2021 | ‘Terminating Internet Access Based on Piracy Accusations is Extremely Harmful’ | Two years ago Internet provider Cox Communications lost its legal battle against a group of major record labels.
A Virginia jury held Cox liable for pirating subscribers because it failed to terminate accounts after repeated accusations, or... |
24.03.2021 | Submissions Now Open for the 2021 John Cotton Dana Awards | IPSWICH, Mass. (PRWEB) March 24, 2021
The American Library Association (ALA) is now accepting submissions for the 2021 John Cotton Dana Award (JCD). The John Cotton Dana Award is one of the most prestigious awards given to libraries and hon... |
17.03.2021 | 10 Things in Politics: Biden says Cuomo could end up prosecuted | President Joe Biden. Patrick Semansky/Associated Press
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10.03.2021 | Librarians are debating how to handle the Dr. Seuss controversy – but the books will stay on shelves for now | John Simpson, project director of exhibitions for The Amazing World of Dr. Seuss Museum, paints a mural based on artwork in the Dr. Seuss book ‘Did I Ever Tell You How Lucky You Are?’ Steven Senne/AP
Librarians said they’re discussing what ... |
11.01.2021 | ISP Blocks Twitter and Facebook to Protest Anti-Trump ‘Censorship’ | A small Idaho Internet Service Provider (ISP) has decided to protest censorship...by blocking its users from accessing Twitter and Facebook.
"It has come to our attention that Twitter and Facebook are engaged in censorship of our custo... |
08.12.2020 | Emotional ABCs Premium Schools SEL Curriculum Launches Today | Emotional ABCs SEL Curriculum “The ability to have an entire classroom of students access the evidence-based SEL curriculum both from the classroom AND from home gives teachers and families maximum ease of use.” Cynthia Sikes, CCO Emotional... |
25.11.2020 | Public Libraries Can Help Companies Survive The Coronavirus Crisis | |
05.11.2020 | Why Amazon is turning to small brands to grow its subscription box program | Amazon is relying on small businesses to grow its subscription box program.
At the time of its debut in 2018, Amazon seemed late to the subscription box trend. After first gaining momentum with the rise of Birchbox in 2010, some experts tho... |
05.11.2020 | Why Amazon is turning to small brands to grow its subscription box program | Still, small retailers like Speach likely aren’t going to put all their eggs in their Amazon subscription box anytime soon. Speach said that subscription boxes comprise about 5% to 8% of his overall sales. (His total Amazon sales, including... |
31.08.2020 | 3 organizations partner up to bring tech skills to Broward's underserved communities | Facebook
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General Assembly and Black Valley Digital are partnering with Broward County Library on a new program to expand tech and digital skills for Broward small business owners. Its Built In Brow... |
31.03.2020 | Internet Archive’s National Emergency Library is “Vile” Says Copyright Alliance | Millions of people around the planet rely on public libraries to seek out books and the knowledge and education they provide. Libraries operating in the physical realm are bound by obvious restrictions, including that they can only lend out... |
14.11.2019 | Creating Libraries for Online Students Is Harder Than You Think | Students who take online college courses may not realize it, but they are the beneficiaries of a special bill of rights. Its goal? To ensure students can access books and other academic resources even if they’re nowhere near a campus.
The A... |
23.10.2019 | 5 Literary Getaways To Celebrate National Book Month | By Natalie Burg |
23.07.2019 | As LinkedIn Learning Subsumes Lynda.com, Library Groups Raise Privacy Concerns | Editor’s note: This story was updated on July 24 with new information from the American Library Association and LinkedIn.
Libraries have long been enthusiastic subscribers to Lynda.com, offering their patrons access to the once-upstart comp... |
12.10.2017 | To Teach Digital Citizenship Effectively, Educators Say It’s Time to Unblock Social Media | Since 2011 Banned Books Week has included a day to recognize banned websites. This year, on September 27, 2017, the American Association of School Librarians made a point to encourage their members to raise awareness about “overly restricti... |
06.02.2017 | FCC chair stuns consumer advocates with move that could hurt poor people | Dominik Meissner reader comments 226 with 126 posters participating
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05.01.2017 | The Challenge Facing Libraries In An Era Of Fake News | wp_booster error:
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05.10.2016 | This archivist is urging you not to put your faith in Facebook | On Aug. 1, Korryn Gaines was shot and killed in her Baltimore County apartment by one or more police officers from the Baltimore County Police Department. The officers, whose names the Police Department withheld, also shot and wounded Gaine... |
03.03.2016 | Desperation Shows As Critics Argue That Nominated Librarian Of Congress Is 'Pro Obscenity' | Last week, we wrote about the exciting decision by President Obama to nominate Dr. Carla Hayden to be the next Librarian of Congress. As we noted at the time, she seemed immensely qualified for the position, having successfully run and mode... |
11.03.2013 | CISPA: Who’s For It And Who’s Against It | What if all of your online communication could be monitored and shared without a warrant? That’s what’s at stake if the latest version of CISPA, the controversial Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, is approved by Congress.
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23.01.2013 | The Little Book Club Sends Busy Parents Quality Kids’ Books Every Month | One of the most valuable things parents can do is read to their kids, but keeping a steady supply of quality books in the house is still a challenge. Today, a startup called The Little Book Club is launching to address that problem with a s... |
01.12.2011 | EBooks sales to triple to $9.3 billion by 2016 | Amazon adds 38k foreign language eBook titles, coinciding with study reporting eBooks' popularity
Ebook sales are expected to explode in the next few years.
Juniper Research released a new report Thursday, called "Mobile Publishing: eB... |
26.06.2011 | Is This The Tipping Point For E-Books & Libraries? | The American Library Association (ALA) has just released its 2011 Public Library Funding and Technology Access Survey, and among its findings, 67% of public libraries in the U.S. now offer free access to e-books for their patrons. That’s up... |
28.12.2010 | Scanning books into e-books gets cheaper, but accessing them remains the problem | Google's efforts with the six-year old Google Books project have yielded 15 million scanned books, a new cross-platform e-bookstore, and a temporary copyright shield that lets Google sell "orphaned" works*; but the task of scannin... |
09.06.2009 | Dear People Offended By Books; Requesting Permission To Burn Them Will Drive More Attention To Them | A reader named Frosty840 points out that, if you thought the idea of a good old fashioned “book burning” had gone out of style in the US, a group of offended individuals in Wisconsin are petitioning the local library for permission to burn ... |
05.05.2009 | Google book settlement has librarians worried | reader comments 10 with 10 posters participating
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16.11.2001 | A New Vigilance | by Diane Wiltshire
It’s Monday morning and I glance at my to-do list: bank, grocery, pick up film and dry cleaning, get kids’ hair cut, buy disposable latex gloves and face masks. We just heard that mail from DC to the Virginia suburbs pas... |
- | Scribd, an online reading platform, is making all its books free for 30 days in response to recent book bans | On Scribd, you can read banned books from "Maus" to "The Handmaid's Tale" — or any books you want — for 30 days if you sign up by February 28. Scribd
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- | GOOD NEWS: Sul Ross library wins grant to support climate change programs | ALPINE Sul Ross State University’s Bryan Wildenthal Memorial Library has been selected as one of 25 U.S. libraries to participate in Resilient Communities: Libraries Respond to Climate Change, an initiative of the American Library Associati... |
- | Copyright Claims Board is “Ineffective and Costly,” Watchdog Groups Say | The US Copyright Claims Board launched in 2022. Through this Copyright Office-hosted venue, rightsholders can claim damages outside the federal court system.
The board, instituted through the CASE Act, aims to make it cheaper for creators t... |