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.
May 12, 2022
CONSERVATIVE PARENTS TAKE AIM AT LIBRARY APPS MEANT TO EXPAND ACCESS TO BOOKS
NBC NEWS – MAY 12, 2022

FLORIDA SCHOOLS STIRRED UP OVER LIBRARY BOOKS, TEXTBOOKS
TAMPA BAY TIMES – MAY 12, 2022

REMOVAL OF SCHOOL LIBRARY BOOKS CAN SUPPRESS IDEAS, VIOLATE 1ST AMENDMENT, UTAH AG’S MEMO STATES
DESERET NEWS – MAY 11, 2022

NEXT ON MOMS FOR LIBERTY LIBRARY CHALLENGE LIST: THE KITE RUNNER, SLAUGHTERHOUSE-FIVE
FLORIDA TODAY – MAY 11, 2022

WE SHOULDN'T RESTRICT WHAT OTHER PEOPLE READ, LOCAL LIBRARIANS HELP PROTECT THAT RIGHT
LANSING STATE JOURNAL – MAY 11, 2022

SOUTHERN CHRISTIAN COALITION SPEAKS OUT AGAINST SCHOOL LIBRARY BOOK BANS
ADVOCATE ANDY – MAY 11, 2022

OPINION | WE ARE MICHIGAN LIBRARIANS, AND WE’LL STAND UP AGAINST BOOK BANS
BRIDGE MICHIGAN – MAY 11, 2022

BOOKS BEING CALLED OFF HIGH SCHOOL LIBRARY SHELVES: WAR ON CULTURE OR EXPLICITNESS?
MIRS – MAY 11, 2022

BOOK BANNING: WHERE SHOULD SCHOOLS DRAW THE LINE?
NEWSWEEK – MAY 10, 2022

THE NEXT BOOK BAN: STATES AIM TO LIMIT TITLES STUDENTS CAN SEARCH FOR
THE WASHINGTON POST – MAY 10, 2022

LIBRARIANS & EDUCATORS VISIT CONGRESS OVER BOOK BANS & ACADEMIC CENSORSHIP
ALA OFFICE OF INTELLECTUAL FREEDOM BLOG – MAY 9, 2022

THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION IS CAPPING THE COST OF INTERNET FOR LOW-INCOME AMERICANS
NPR – MAY 9, 2022

READING TO IMPROVE LANGUAGE SKILLS? FOCUS ON FICTION RATHER THAN NON-FICTION
THE CONVERSATION – MAY 9, 2022

LAWMAKERS, FIRED UP OVER WHAT SCHOOLS TEACH, TARGET LIBRARY MATERIALS
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL – MAY 9, 2022

“LIBRARIES ARE PROMOTING AN AGENDA TO DESTROY FAMILIES”: IDAHO STATE REP PARTNERS ON PROGRAM TO REMOVE BOOKS FROM LIBRARIES
BOOKRIOT – MAY 4, 2022

THE LIBRARIANS ARE NOT OKAY
ANNE HELEN PETERSEN – MAY 1, 2022

THE BACKSTORY ON A U.S. BOOK-BAN BLITZ AND AN UNLIKELY TARGET: A BOOK ABOUT CUTE BABIES
CBC NEWS – MAY 1, 2022

CHILDREN’S BOOK AUTHORS ARE FIGHTING BACK AGAINST CENSORSHIP AND BOOK BANS
TRUTHOUT – APRIL 30, 2022

LIBRARIANS GATHER IN TEXAS AS BOOK BANS MOUNT
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY – APRIL 29, 2022

OPINION | BANNING BOOKS IS A CRUDE ATTEMPT TO ROLL BACK SOCIETAL GAINS
WASHINGTON POST – APRIL 29, 2022

TENNESSEE BILL GIVES STATE VETO POWER OVER SCHOOL LIBRARY COLLECTIONS
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY – APRIL 29, 2022

BOOK BANNING IN WALTON COUNTY BASED ON MISLEADING “PORN IN SCHOOLS REPORT” ILLUSTRATES ALARMING INFLUENCE OF FRINGE GROUPS ON EDUCATIONAL CENSORSHIP
PEN AMERICA – APRIL 29, 2022

HOW PUBLIC LIBRARIES ARE SEEDING AMERICA’S GARDENS
EATER – APRIL 29, 2022

EU, US, AND OTHERS SIGN ‘DECLARATION FOR THE FUTURE OF THE INTERNET’
THE VERGE – APRIL 28, 2022

FOR EDUCATIONAL GAG ORDERS, THE VAGUENESS IS THE POINT
PEN AMERICA – APRIL 28, 2022

THESE ARE BOOKS SCHOOL SYSTEMS DON’T WANT YOU TO READ, AND WHY
THE WASHINGTON POST – APRIL 28, 2022

TEXAS COUNTY OFFICIALS SUED OVER LIBRARY BOOK BANS
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY – APRIL 26, 2022

AAP ASKS COURT TO PERMANENTLY ENJOIN MARYLAND LIBRARY E-BOOK LAW
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY – APRIL 25, 2022

WHY LIBRARIES MAY NEVER STOP BEING PEOPLE PLACES
THE NEW YORK TIMES – APRIL 21, 2022

NEW BILL POLITICIZING LIBRARIES IN KENTUCKY IS A MASSIVE ALARM BELL FOR THE FREEDOM TO READ 
PEN AMERICA – APRIL 21, 2022 

EBOOK SERVICES ARE BRINGING UNHINGED CONSPIRACY BOOKS INTO PUBLIC LIBRARIES
VICE – APRIL 20, 2022

HOW SMART IS THE SMART COPYRIGHT ACT? 
DIFF – APRIL 20, 2022

THE POWERFUL, COMPLEX PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN PUBLISHERS AND LIBRARIES
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY – APRIL 19, 2022

BOOK BANS SWEEPING THE US SHOW IT’S NOT OK TO BE A UNICORN
THE HILL – APRIL 19, 2022

NEW KENTUCKY LAW HANDS CONTROL OF LIBRARIES TO LOCAL POLITICIANS
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY – APRIL 18, 2022

CENSORSHIP BATTLES’ NEW FRONTIER: YOUR PUBLIC LIBRARY
THE WASHINGTON POST – APRIL 17, 2022

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