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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.

October 10, 2024

LET’S GO! CELEBRATE MICHIGAN LIBRARY APPRECIATION MONTH

THE NEWS HERALD – OCTOBER 9, 2024

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ALPENA BACKS AWAY FROM FIRING LIBRARY BOARD AFTER SEX-THEMED BOOKS ARE MOVED

BRIDGE MICHIGAN – OCTOBER 8, 2024

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REMOVING BOOKS FROM LIBRARIES OFTEN TAKES DEBATE. BUT THERE’S A QUIETER WAY.

THE NEW YORK TIMES – OCTOBER 8, 2024

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FLOOD-DAMAGED LIBRARY REOPENING DELAYED FOR A SECOND TIME IN YPSILANTI 

MLIVE.COM – OCTOBER 7, 2024

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LIBRARIES ARE STARTING TO DECREASE THE NUMBER OF HOLDS ON EBOOKS

GOOD READER – OCTOBER 6, 2024

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WHO USES PUBLIC LIBRARIES THE MOST? THERE’S A DIVIDE BY RELIGION, AND POLITICS.

THE WASHINGTON POST – OCTOBER 4, 2024

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UTAH BOOK BANNERS NOW WANT TO MAKE LITTLE FREE LIBRARIES SUSCEPTIBLE TO CRIMINAL CHARGES

THE MARY SUE – OCTOBER 4, 2024

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ALPENA’S JESSICA LUTHER EARNS LIBRARIAN OF THE YEAR AWARD

THE ALPENA NEWS – OCTOBER 2, 2024

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SAUSAGE SLICES AND LOVE NOTES: THE IMPROVISED BOOKMARKS LIBRARIANS FIND  

THE WASHINGTON POST – OCTOBER 2, 2024

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GODFREY-LEE PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND GUESTS CELEBRATE ITS LIBRARY’S TOP HONOR

MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - LIBRARY OF MICHIGAN – OCTOBER 2, 2024

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6 SUPPOSEDLY HAUNTED LIBRARIES

MENTAL FLOSS – OCTOBER 1, 2024

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LIBRARY WIFI IS HELPING ASHEVILLE RESIDENTS GET ONLINE AFTER HURRICANE HELENE 

GIZMODO – OCTOBER 1, 2024 

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CALIFORNIA MAKES IT HARDER TO BAN BOOKS IN PUBLIC LIBRARIES

EDSOURCE – OCTOBER 1, 2024

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OPINION | OPINION: ATTACKS ON LIBRARIES ARE BY EXTENSION THREATS TO OUR DEMOCRACY 

AUSTIN AMERICAN-STATESMAN – SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

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BATTLE OVER EXPLICIT BOOKS ROILS ALPENA LIBRARY, COMMUNITY OVER WHOSE VALUES RULE 

THE DETROIT NEWS – SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

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RUBIN: IN TRAVERSE CITY, AUTHOR JODI PICOULT SHARES HER FIGHT AGAINST BOOK-BANNERS

DETROIT FREE PRESS – SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

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UNDERFUNDING OUR LIBRARIES ALMOST LOST US WORLD WAR II 

TIME – SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

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OPINION: SOMETHING IS WRONG IN AMERICA WHEN SCHOOLTEACHERS AND LIBRARIANS BECOME THE TARGET OF HATE GROUPS

THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE – SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

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REPUBLICAN ATTORNEYS GENERAL FROM 17 STATES JOIN TEXAS IN DEFENDING POLITICIANS’ RIGHT TO BAN BOOKS

HOUSTON CHRONICLE – SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

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VOICES: ALL PEOPLE, IDEAS AND BOOKS BELONG IN UTAH LIBRARIES

THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE – SEPTEMBER 22, 2024

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‘THE MOST DESIRED BOOK’ — WHY THE FIRST EDITION OF THE BOOK OF MORMON IS DRAWING VISITORS TO LIBRARIES ACROSS THE NATION 

DESERET NEWS – SEPTEMBER 21, 2024

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CARNEGIE RETURNS TO ITS ROOTS WITH MILLIONS IN GRANTS TO PUBLIC LIBRARIES

CARNEGIE – SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

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JUDGE RULES KALAMAZOO WOMAN CAN RUN FOR LIBRARY, SCHOOL BOARDS AT THE SAME TIME

MLIVE – SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

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FLORIDA ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE HEADING OUT OF STATE TO DEFEND TEXAS LIBRARY BOOK BANS

USA TODAY NETWORK – SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

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EDUCATION MATTERS: BANNED BOOKS WEEK RAISES AWARENESS OF THREATS TO FREE SPEECH 

THE SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE – SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

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AMANDA JONES WILL NOT BE SILENCED

PUBLISHERS WEEKLY MAGAZINE – SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

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IF PROJECT 2025 IS ENACTED, POLITICIANS CENSORING LIBRARY BOOKS WILL GO NATIONWIDE | OPINION 

THE CHARLOTTE OBSERVER – SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

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