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MSUTODAY.MSU.EDU | DEC 11, 2025
MSU LIBRARIES, PRESS WIN 2025 STATE HISTORY AWARDS
Michigan State University Libraries and MSU Press earned 2025 State History Awards from the Historical Society of Michigan for excellence in preservation and publishing.
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HERALDPALLADIUM.COM | DEC 11, 2025
HOW LOCAL GROUPS HELP SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN MUNICIPAL LIBRARIES THRIVE
Communities throughout Southwest Michigan rely on Friends of the Library groups to support their local libraries.
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BOOKRIOT.COM | DEC 11, 2025
DOCUMENTING IS RESISTANCE, AND MORE LIBRARY NEWS UPDATES
Stay up-to-date with these censorship updates and library-related articles that are worth a read.
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FOXNEWS.COM | DEC 10, 2025
OBAMA SURPRISES CHICAGO STUDENTS IN SANTA HAT FOR HOLIDAY LIBRARY STORYTIME READING SESSION
Former President Barack Obama surprised elementary students at a Chicago Public Library branch, reading to them and joking around while wearing a festive Santa hat.
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AXIOS.COM | DEC 09, 2025
SCOTUS' DENIAL OF TEXAS CASE FUELS FIRST AMENDMENT FEARS
The clash that pits First Amendment rights against government and parental controls is playing out across the country.
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PBS.ORG | DEC 09, 2025
SUPREME COURT DECLINES TO HEAR APPEAL ON TEXAS BOOK BAN CASE THAT ALLOWS OFFICIALS TO REMOVE OBJECTIONABLE BOOKS FROM LIBRARIES
Free speech rights groups have criticized the Supreme Court's decision and say the Texas case has already influenced book bans in other areas of the country.
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REUTERS.COM | DEC 08, 2025
US SUPREME COURT TURNS AWAY APPEAL OF TEXAS LIBRARY BOOK BAN
The U.S. Supreme Court in a free speech case on Monday opted not to hear an appeal by a group of residents of a rural Texas county of a judicial decision allowing local officials to remove 17 books that these officials deemed objectionable from public libraries.
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USATODAY.COM | DEC 08, 2025
SUPREME COURT WON'T HEAR TEXAS BOOK BAN CASE, KEEPING TITLES OFF SHELVES
The decision means that the 17 disputed titles, which cover topics including transgender and race issues, can remain off public library shelves.
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PEN.ORG | DEC 08, 2025
PEN AMERICA DECRIES SUPREME COURT DECISION ON BOOK BAN CASE
PEN America responded today to the Supreme Court decision to decline to hear Little v. Llano County, a case challenging book removals from the Llano County, TX public library, saying leaving a lower court ruling in place in effect allows state and local government to tell people “what they can and cannot read.”
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LAMAG.COM | DEC 05, 2025
IMLS RESTORES FEDERAL GRANTS AFTER COURT BLOCKS TRUMP ORDER
IMLS grants are reinstated nationwide after a federal ruling finds Trump’s order to dismantle the agency unlawful.
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NPR.ORG | DEC 04, 2025
LIBRARIES AND MUSEUMS GET FEDERAL FUNDING BACK AFTER TRUMP CUTS
Earlier this year, the Trump administration gutted the Institute of Museum and Library Services, leading to canceled federal grants. Now, after a court order, those grants are being reinstated.
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WASHINGTONPOST.COM | DEC 04, 2025
U.S. REINSTATES ALL CANCELED LIBRARY GRANTS AFTER COURT ORDER
A court ruled that Trump’s effort to dismantle the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the only federal agency dedicated to funding libraries, was unlawful.
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THE-DIGITAL-LIBRARIAN.COM | DEC 04, 2025
AI PRESENTS A COMMUNICATION CHALLENGE FOR LIBRARIES
Artificial intelligence presents a significant communication challenge for libraries, requiring engagement with multiple audiences.
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404MEDIA.COM | DEC 03, 2025
THE LAST VIDEO RENTAL STORE IS YOUR PUBLIC LIBRARY
Audio-visual librarians are quietly amassing large physical media collections amid the IP disputes threatening select availability.
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ALA.ORG | DEC 03, 2025
ALA WELCOMES REINSTATEMENT OF ALL FEDERAL IMLS GRANTS TO LIBRARIES
Today, the American Library Association (ALA) greeted an announcement by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) that it had reinstated all the agency’s grants.
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THECONVERSATION.COM | DEC 02, 2025
SHOULD WE ‘GET OVER’ PRINT BOOKS IN THE DIGITAL AGE – OR ARE THEY MORE PRECIOUS THAN EVER?
Print books embody culture. We see it in social media trends for annotating books, community publishing and wartime destruction of books spanning the Nazis to Gaza.
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UPNORTHLIVE.COM | NOV 30, 2025
FEDERAL FUNDING FOR MICHIGAN LIBRARIES AND MUSEUMS SECURED AFTER COURT RULING
Michigan libraries and museums are breathing a sigh of relief after a district court judge issued a permanent injunction against proposed federal funding cuts.
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LIBRARIANTH.HOME.BLOG | NOV 28, 2025
PRINT BOOKS VS E-BOOKS: 5 REASONS WHY PRINT BOOKS PERSIST IN THE DIGITAL AGE
The digital age has fundamentally transformed the academic library, with the acquisition of e-books and online resources becoming the dominant force in collection development. The sheer volume, eas…
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PUBLISHERSWEEKLY.COM | NOV 25, 2025
COALITION PROTESTS TENNESSEE’S DIRECTIVE TO PUBLIC LIBRARIES
Literary organizations, publishers, libraries, and right to read advocates have cosigned a letter of concern to Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett, who earlier this month directed 211 public libraries to review their youth materials for “age-appropriateness” by January 19.
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MOTHERJONES.COM | NOV 26, 2025
AI IS COMING FOR YOUR TODDLER'S BEDTIME STORY
Artificial intelligence poses an increasingly real threat to children’s literature—and children’s learning.
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PUBLISHERSWEEKLY.COM | NOV 24, 2025
IN NOVEMBER'S SCHOOL BOARD ELECTIONS, VOTERS STOOD WITH LIBRARIANS
From New Hampshire to New Mexico, voters sided with educators, librarians, and unions and ushered in candidates with liberal leanings to their local school boards.
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MILAWYERSWEEKLY.COM | NOV 24, 2025
ATTORNEYS GENERAL SECURE COURT ORDER PROTECTING LIBRARIES AND MUSEUMS
A coalition of 21 attorneys general won a permanent injunction blocking the Trump administration’s bid to dismantle federal service agencies.
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NPR.ORG | NOV 24, 2025
NPR'S 'BOOKS WE LOVE' GUIDE RETURNS WITH RECOMMENDATIONS FOR BOOK LOVERS EVERYWHERE
NPR's annual interactive reading guide Books We Love is back with over 380 new recommendations published in 2025.
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BUTTONDOWN.COM | NOV 22, 2025
IT'S NOT JUST LAWS ABOUT BOOKS BREAKING LIBRARIES. IT'S ALSO NEW TAX REFORMS.
Two states have passed property tax cuts that are directly impacting public libraries. Expect to see this happen more.
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BOOKRIOT.COM | NOV 21, 2025
AUTHORS BANNED FROM TALKING ABOUT BOOK BANS AND MORE NEWS FOR LIBRARIES
Chicago Public Libraries face a massive budget cut, A's infiltration in libraries, and more news for library workers.
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DNJ.COM | NOV 11, 2025
RUTHERFORD COUNTY LIBRARIES CLOSE FOR WEEK TO ADHERE TO TRUMP 'GENDER IDEOLOGY' ORDER
Library patrons will endure a week-long closure at Smyrna and Murfreesboro branches, following a state response to Trump's order on "gender ideology."
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