NEWS & VIEWS
News & Views is your monthly roundup of curated articles from around the web keeping you up to date on the latest news and trends in the library profession. News & Views is an exclusive benefit of your MLA membership delivered to your inbox the second Thursday of every month.
March 17, 2022
WHAT DOES THE FIRST AMENDMENT ACTUALLY MEAN? HERE'S AN EXPLAINER
THE INTELLIGENCER – MARCH 15, 2022
 
DISHEARTENED BY MIXED FY 2022 BUDGET OUTCOMES, ALA PREDICTS HARD FIGHT IN FY 2023 FOR FEDERAL FUNDING FOR LIBRARIES
ALA NEWS – MARCH 14, 2022 
 
NATIONWIDE EFFORT TO BAN BOOKS CHALLENGES FREEDOM OF SPEECH
PBS NEWSHOUR – MARCH 10, 2022
 
BOOK CONTROVERSY LEADS TO ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL'S FIRING AFTER CLASS READING
NEWSWEEK – MARCH 9, 2022

UKRAINE'S LIBRARIES ARE OFFERING BOMB SHELTERS, CAMOUFLAGE CLASSES AND, YES, BOOKS
NPR – MARCH 9, 2022

TEXAS LIBRARY ASSOCIATION FORMS COALITION TO BATTLE BOOK BANS
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY – MARCH 8, 2022
 
STUDENTS PROTEST BOOK BANS OVER CONTENT ON LGBTQ ISSUES, RACE 
TEEN VOGUE – MARCH 8, 2022
 
FEELING THE BURNOUT 
LIBRARY JOURNAL – MARCH 7, 2022
 
OPINION: MY BOOK WAS BANNED. HERE'S HOW WE FOUGHT BACK 
CNN – MARCH 7, 2022
 
LOST FOR WORDS: PROTECTING LIBRARIES AND ARCHIVES IN UKRAINE
THE SCOTSMAN – MARCH 6, 2022
 
SCHOOL BOOK BANNING EFFORTS HAVE REACHED LEVELS NOT SEEN IN DECADES
THE OAKLAND PRESS – MARCH 6, 2022

WHY LIBRARIANS SHOULD READ AT THEIR DESKS
BOOK RIOT – MARCH 3, 2022

LOCAL GOVERNMENTS ON HIGH ALERT AMID CYBER ATTACKS 
9 & 10 NEWS – MARCH 2, 2022
 
LOCAL LIBRARIES ARE BEING TARGETED BY ‘1ST AMENDMENT AUDITORS’, BOOK CHALLENGES
MICHIGAN ADVANCE – MARCH 1, 2022

AT LEAST 7 STATE LEGISLATURES ARE PROPOSING 'BOOK BAN' LEGISLATION, PROMPTING CONCERN FROM CIVIL LIBERTY ADVOCATES
INSIDER – FEBRUARY 28, 2022
 
CONNECTICUT INTRODUCES LIBRARY E-BOOK BILL 
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY – FEBRUARY 25, 2022

OPINION | THE BATTLE FOR THE SOUL OF THE LIBRARY 
THE NEW YORK TIMES – FEBRUARY 24, 2022
 
10 IDEAS FOR BUILDING LIBRARIES OF THINGS
HACK LIBRARY SCHOOL – FEBRUARY 22, 2022

BIG MAJORITIES REJECT BOOK BANS 
CBS NEWS POLL - CBS NEWS – FEBRUARY 22, 2022
 
WHAT STUDENTS ARE SAYING ABOUT BANNING BOOKS FROM SCHOOL LIBRARIES 
THE NEW YORK TIMES – FEBRUARY 18, 2022
 
OPINION: CENSORSHIP NOT A SOLUTION TO MISINFORMATION 
THE DAILY EVERGREEN – FEBRUARY 17, 2022
 
HOW THE BANNED BOOKS PANIC FITS AMERICA’S HISTORY OF SCHOOL CENSORSHIP 
VOX – FEBRUARY 17, 2022
 
COURT BLOCKS MARYLAND’S LIBRARY E-BOOK LAW
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY – FEBRUARY 16, 2022
 
MAJORITY OF STUDENTS BETWEEN FIRST, THIRD GRADES HAD READING DEFICIENCY, STUDY FINDS
DETROIT NEWS – FEBRUARY 14, 2022
 
SOFT AND QUIET: SELF-CENSORSHIP IN AN ERA OF BOOK CHALLENGES 
BOOK RIOT – FEBRUARY 14, 2022
 
STAFFING, MENTAL HEALTH ARE MOST PRESSING ISSUES IN MICHIGAN SCHOOLS, SURVEY FINDS 
DETROIT NEWS – FEBRUARY 14, 2022
 
VOICE OF THE PEOPLE: CENSORSHIP IS PARENTS' RIGHT
THE LEDGER – FEBRUARY 14, 2022
 
WHY AREN’T THERE MORE BLACK LIBRARIANS? 
THE SACRAMENTO OBSERVER – FEBRUARY 11, 2022
 
ALL THE FREE STUFF YOU NEVER KNEW YOUR LIBRARY CARD COULD GET YOU 
LIFEHACKER – FEBRUARY 10, 2022
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