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AMERICANLIBRARIESMAGAZINE.ORG | OCT 09, 2025
NOTED AND QUOTED: INTELLECTUAL FREEDOM
Here's how a few notable figures American Libraries covered have reflected on advocacy, diverse stories, and censorship-free libraries.
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CONCENTRATEMEDIA.COM | OCT 09, 2025
MICHIGAN POET LAUREATE TO SPEAK ALONGSIDE YPSI YOUTH POET LAUREATE AT YPSI LIBRARY EVENT
The event features Michigan Poet Laureate Dr. Melba Joyce Boyd, Ypsilanti Youth Poet Laureate Ruth Mella, and local poet Leslie McGraw.
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PUBLISHERSWEEKLY.COM | OCT 09, 2025
LIBRARIES LOOK TO FILL THE GAP LEFT BY BAKER & TAYLOR
With the closure of country’s largest library wholesaler now underway, librarians are searching for new options as Ingram, Bookazine, and even Amazon make a play to court B&T customers left in the lurch.
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CBSNEWS.COM | OCT 09, 2025
WYOMING LIBRARY DIRECTOR FIRED AMID UPROAR OVER BOOKS WITH LGBTQ+ THEMES WINS $700,000 SETTLEMENT
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USNEWS.COM | OCT 08, 2025
HAWAII LIBRARY SYSTEM BANS DISPLAYS THAT REFER TO 'BANNED BOOKS WEEK,' REBRANDS TO 'FREEDOM TO READ'
Last week Lani Kawahara, who oversees the young adult section at Kauai’s largest library, set up her annual display to mark Banned Books Week, a national campaign that kicked off Sunday to spotlight the harms of book censorship in America...
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PEN.ORG | OCT 08, 2025
HOW TO TESTIFY AGAINST BOOK BAN BILLS: PREPARATION AND A STRONG ARGUMENT
Be prepared, stay composed, and make an undeniable, bipartisan argument about why book bans in any form are a poor policy choice.
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CRAWFORDCOUNTYAVALANCHE.COM | OCT 08, 2025
MOLINA HEALTHCARE COMMITS $25,000 TO MICHIGAN LIBRARIES
Molina Healthcare of Michigan recently announced eight separate grants to support libraries in mostly rural areas of the northern Lower Peninsula and the Thumb. The Crawford County Devereaus Memorial Library was among the eight libraries...
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RASKIN.HOUSE.GOV | OCT 08, 2025
RASKIN AND SCHATZ DEFEND THE AMERICAN FREEDOM TO READ AND CALL TO END NEARLY 23,000 MAGA BOOK BANS IN THE NATION’S SCHOOLS
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UPPERMICHIGANSSOURCE.COM | OCT 07, 2025
UP LIBRARIES REACT TO STATE BUDGET PASSAGE
Library services in the U.P. should not see any disruptions or changes now that the state budget is passed...
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CBSNEWS.COM | OCT 07, 2025
MICHIGAN LIBRARY TO HAVE PRIVATE SECURITY AT NEXT BOARD MEETING
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PUBLISHERSWEEKLY.COM | OCT 07, 2025
FOR BANNED BOOKS WEEK 2025, LITERARY ORGS AND ALLIES DETERMINE TO MAKE NOISE
Banned Books Week 2025 is taking place this week, and freedom to read advocates came out swinging...
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BOOKTRIB.COM | OCT 06, 2025
DEFENDING THE RIGHT TO READ WHAT WE WANT
Book banning has been a part of American culture for a long time. Back in 1851, for instance, Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin was banned and even burned for depicting the horrors of slavery. But if it seems like book banning...
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WORLDATLAS.COM | OCT 06, 2025
THE MOST ICONIC LIBRARIES IN MICHIGAN
Discover Michigan’s most iconic libraries, from Gothic Ann Arbor to modern Southfield, blending history, architecture, and culture...
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BIGRAPIDSNEWS.COM | OCT 05, 2025
MEET THE PATHFINDER COMMUNITY LIBRARY'S NEW DIRECTOR
Mead is planning to keep her predecessor's programs alive while also leaving her own mark...
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PUBLISHERSWEEKLY.COM | OCT 01, 2025
U.S. FACES ‘EXPANDED AND ESCALATED’ BOOK CENSORSHIP, PEN AMERICA REPORTS
PEN America has released its annual report on the book banning crisis in K–12 public schools, naming the top five most banned titles and authors. PEN found that “the campaign to censor books is increasingly routine,”...
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AMERICANLIBRARIESMAGAZINE.ORG | OCT 01, 2025
HOW THE 2025 GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN WILL IMPACT LIBRARIES
The federal government shutdown, which begins today, will have cascading effects across the nation and our economy...
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MICHIGANSTHUMB.COM | SEP 29, 2025
HEAR FROM LONGTIME BALDWIN LIBRARY DIRECTOR BONNIE POVILAITIS AS SHE STEPS DOWN
Bonnie Povilaitis has faith in her successor, Angela Mead…
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HILLSDALECOLLEGIAN.COM | SEP 25, 2025
MICHIGAN SHOULD PROTECT MELCAT
President Donald Trump has threatened many things this year, but I never expected him to endanger my essays. If an executive order Trump issued earlier this year takes effect, the main source of funds for MelCat, Michigan’s interlibrary loan program...
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MIDMICHIGANNOW.COM | SEP 22, 2025
COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRY NOW OPEN AT FLINT LIBRARY
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MLIVE.COM | SEP 15, 2025
LIBRARY GROUP’S ANTI-CENSORSHIP PETITION TO BE PRESENTED TO WHITMER, LAWMAKERS
Book ban attempts sparked the petition requesting Gov. Whitmer and lawmakers uphold First Amendment rights and increase support for state library services...
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