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BOOKRIOT.COM | Jun 11, 2026
Take Action to Fund Libraries in 2027: The Latest on the Institute of Museum and Library Services
The IMLS's 2027 funding was restored in the House Appropriations Committee. It's time to take action to ensure that funding remains.
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EASTERNECHO.COM | Jun 11, 2026
Ypsilanti District Library hosts youth creativity camp
Ypsilanti District Library, in partnership with the Ozone House and the Michigan Arts and Culture Council, hosts yearly summer songwriting camps for youth ages 10-24.
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DETROITNEWS.COM | Jun 10, 2026
Authors Kristin Hannah and Megan Chance take the stage in Grand Rapids
Authors and best friends Kristin Hannah and Megan Chance talked about writing, friendship in front of 7,000 people at the Kent District Library event.
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KARK.COM | Jun 10, 2026
Federal appeals court to hear Arkansas book ban case
A federal appeals court is set to hear arguments Thursday in the ongoing legal challenge to Arkansas’s Act 372 of 2023, which would amend the law concerning libraries...
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TENNESSEELOOKOUT.COM | Jun 10, 2026
Tennessee Republican senator wants to change book-ban law
Republican Sen. Richard Briggs says Tennessee’s library book review law needs to be cleaned up after as “Roots” was taken off school shelves.
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MICHIGANPUBLIC.ORG | Jun 10, 2026
House bills would accelerate school reading rules, making them take effect July 1
The state House voted Wednesday largely along party lines to accelerate new standards for teaching reading to students.
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EDITORANDPUBLISHER.COM | Jun 09, 2026
Eight public libraries selected for local news partnership project
More Perfect, an American alliance dedicated to revitalizing democracy, and the Urban Libraries Council (ULC), an organization dedicated to strengthening libraries as dynamic civic institutions, announced that eight ULC members have been selected for a national pilot program to connect public libraries to local news organizations.
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UPPERMICHIGANSSOURCE.COM | Jun 08, 2026
Summer reading programs help kids stay on track with literacy
Youth Services Librarian Sarah Rehborg says it’s important kids stay engaged with books to prevent the summer slide, where kids can lose anywhere from one to three reading levels over the summer months.
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ROLLCALL.COM | Jun 08, 2026
House votes to take over librarian of Congress appointment power
House lawmakers passed a bill Monday aimed at preventing future executive branch interference in some legislative branch agencies, a year after President Donald Trump fired the librarian of Congress. It would allow House and Senate leaders to appoint the heads of both the Library of Congress and the Government Publishing Office…
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BOOKRIOT.COM | Jun 08, 2026
Utah Has Banned Its 35th Book from All Public Schools
Utah has added yet another book to the list of titles that must be removed from all public schools statewide.
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NORTHERNEXPRESS.COM | Jun 06, 2026
The Village Library That Could
After 75-plus years in the charming Island House, and despite a generous lease that stretches out to 2038, the Elk Rapids District Library is planning to …
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BLOOMBERG.COM | Jun 05, 2026
The Obama Presidential Center Wants to Be Everything But a Library
Aiming for a merger of celebrity and community, the monolithic tower stands as a contradictory, even off-putting symbol of Barack Obama’s presidency.
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ALA.ORG | Jun 05, 2026
House Appropriations Subcommittee proposes continued funding for IMLS in FY27
The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies approved level funding ($291.8 million) for the Institute of Museum and Library Services in its Fiscal Year 2027 bill on June 4.
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MICHIGANPUBLIC.ORG | Jun 05, 2026
House leader looks to re-instate third grade reading
The law was repealed a couple of years ago while the legislature was under Democratic control. It required kids to read proficiently by third grade, or face being held back in school.
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PUBLISHERSWEEKLY.COM | Jun 04, 2026
ALSC and YALSA Progress in Realignment as a Single Division
ALA Annual in Chicago marks the end of a major transition period for the Association for Library Service to Children and the Young Adult Library Services Association, which are being reunified.
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PBS.ORG | Jun 04, 2026
4 things to know about Obama's new presidential museum
Here’s a closer look at the top attractions of the campus that is expected to draw as many as 1 million visitors annually.
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MLIVE.COM | Jun 03, 2026
University of Michigan library wins statewide energy award for reducing carbon emissions
The University of Michigan A. Alfred Taubman Health Sciences Library, 1135 Catherine St., has earned recognition from the Michigan Green Building Collaborative for achieving a 23% year-over-year energy reduction, according to a May 29 University Record update.
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PUBLISHERSWEEKLY.COM | Jun 02, 2026
Groups Urge Expanded Funding for IMLS
As budget hearings heat up, nine organizations are urging Congress to expand federal funding for the Institute of Museum and Library Services in fiscal year 2027. The Trump administration once again wants to eliminate all support for the IMLS.
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THELIVINGSTONPOST.COM | Jun 02, 2026
GUEST COLUMN: Cromaine's mass relocation of LGBTQ books raises Constitutional concerns
At the May 21, 2026, Cromaine District Library Board meeting, trustees voted 4–1 to relocate more than 160 challenged books — most of them LGBTQ‑themed — to the adult section. The decision came after a year‑long challenge process initiated by 12 patrons who submitted 218 book...
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KATINAMAGAZINE.ORG | Jun 02, 2026
Cost Transparency Doesn’t Conflict with Library Values. It Can Help Us Defend Them.
The value libraries bring to the research enterprise is more embedded, technical, and essential to compliance than ever. To protect our funding, we need to be able to explain what our services cost.
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EBOOKSTUDYGROUP.SUBSTACK.COM | Jun 01, 2026
Big News in the Capital: D.C.’s e-Book Pricing Fairness Act Signed by Mayor
We have some monumental news to share out of the District of Columbia. On May 28, 2026, Mayor Muriel Bowser officially signed B26-0490, the Library E-book Pricing Fairness Amendment Act of 2025. The bill is now being prepared for remittance to Congress for the standard review period.
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WILX.COM | Jun 01, 2026
Governor creates literacy council to address Michigan reading scores
A newly installed Champions Council will include leaders in education, business, government and the community to monitor and advise literacy efforts across the state.
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ALA.ORG | Jun 01, 2026
Cultural organizations press congressional decisionmakers to fund library, museum services as appropriators determine FY 2027 federal spending
Today, ten cultural organizations, including the American Library Association (ALA), called on Congress to expand federal funding for the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) in its fiscal year (FY) 2027 appropriations bills.
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MICHIGANPUBLIC.ORG | May 29, 2026
Whitmer creates a new literacy task force amid faltering test scores
Michigan's reading scores have failed to recover from the pandemic and are falling behind other states. The governor's Every Child Reads Champions Council will be made up of people with backgrounds in education, community organizing, and business.
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GOTHAMIST.COM | May 28, 2026
The radical readers sick of settling for low library funding
“We will not accept austerity!” one advocate said.
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PUBLISHERSWEEKLY.COM | May 27, 2026
ALA Workers Near Unanimous in Vote to Unionize
A May 27 ballot count found that more than 95% of union-eligible American Library Association employees voted yes to establish a union, ALA Workers United, with the AFSCME Council 31.
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PUBLISHERSWEEKLY.COM | May 26, 2026
Library Orgs Urge Big Five to Address Digital Pricing
Five public library organizations released a joint letter appealing to publishers and digital platforms to make e-book and audiobook licensing more sustainable.
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UPPERMICHIGANSSOURCE.COM | May 26, 2026
13 UP libraries to offer free lunch this summer
Feeding America West Michigan is partnering with public libraries to connect kids with meals.
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FOX17ONLINE.COM | May 21, 2026
New mural brings Reeds Lake wildlife indoors at East Grand Rapids Library
A new wildlife-themed mural has transformed a space inside the East Grand Rapids Library, creating an immersive environment for families and children.
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WOWT.COM | May 13, 2026
Michigan Department of Education prioritizes literacy, math in new office
The Michigan Department of Education announced Tuesday that improving mathematics and reading instruction will be the top priorities for its newly created Office of Curriculum and Instruction.
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THETIMESHERALD.COM | May 12, 2026
Dollar General grants fund Michigan literacy programs with $280K
Dollar General Literacy Foundation awards over $280,000 to Michigan groups for books, technology and literacy programs statewide.
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