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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 12, 2023

EXPEDITED APPEAL IN TEXAS BOOK RATING CASE DELAYED BY THREE WEEKS

PUBLISHERS WEEKLY – OCTOBER 12, 2023

WHAT'S BEHIND THE NATIONAL SURGE IN BOOK BANS? A LOW-TECH WEBSITE TIED TO MOMS FOR LIBERTY

USA TODAY – OCTOBER 11, 2023

AFTER LGBTQ LIBRARY FIGHT, A MICHIGAN TOWN TRIES SOMETHING NEW: COMPROMISE

BRIDGE MICHIGAN – OCTOBER 10, 2023

LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS INVITES RESIDENTS TO BOOK BAN DISCUSSION

BIRMINGHAM-BLOOMFIELD EAGLE – OCTOBER 9, 2023

LIBRARY TO HOST EVENT TO DRAW ATTENTION TO CENSORSHIP

OAKLAND PRESS – OCTOBER 9, 2023

LIBRARY SUPPORTS ASK PUBLIC TO PUSH BACK AT CENSORSHIP

LANSING CITY PULSE – OCTOBER 6, 2023

MID–MICHIGAN MATTERS: LIBRARIES PROMOTE BANNED BOOKS DURING BANNED BOOK WEEK

WILX – OCTOBER 6, 2023

ANNUAL BANNED BOOKS WEEK COMES AS SCHOOLS, LIBRARIES FACE RISING CENSORSHIP CHALLENGES

CBS DETROIT – OCTOBER 6, 2023

TRACIE D. HALL OUT AT AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION

PUBLISHERS WEEKLY – OCTOBER 5, 2023

PUBLIC LIBRARIES, READERS, WRITERS REACT TO NEW MISSOURI RULE TARGETING YOUNG LIBRARY PATRONS

KSHB – OCTOBER 5, 2023

EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY EXPANDS INITIATIVE TO AID IN STUDENTS' TEXTBOOK COSTS

EMU TODAY – OCTOBER 3, 2023

GRACE A. DOW MEMORIAL LIBRARY PARTICIPATES IN FREEDOM TO READ WEEK CAMPAIGN

MIDLAND DAILY NEWS – OCTOBER 3, 2023

ALLEN PARK HIGH SCHOOL LIBRARY MEDIA CENTER NAMED 21ST CENTURY MODEL SCHOOL LIBRARY

MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION – OCTOBER 3, 2023

BANNED BOOKS WEEK: 3 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT BOOK BANS, ANSWERED

THE GANDER – OCTOBER 3, 2023

MORIAN: PROTECTING THE RIGHT TO READ IN MICHIGAN’S PUBLIC LIBRARIES

THE DETROIT NEWS – OCTOBER 3, 2023

FOR BANNED BOOKS WEEK, MICHIGAN ADVOCATES TAKE A STAND AGAINST CENSORSHIP

DETROIT METRO TIMES – OCTOBER 2, 2023

MICHIGAN’S BOOK BAN BATTLE: NAVIGATING THE CONTROVERSY OF LITERARY CENSORSHIP IN METRO DETROIT

ONE DETROIT – SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

LIBRARY SEEKING REDUCTION IN MILLAGE, ENSURES NO REDUCTION IN RESOURCES, PROGRAMMING

RAPID GROWTH – SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

DETROIT PUBLIC LIBRARY LAUNCHES NEW LIBRARY CARD INITIATIVE

CBS NEWS – SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

TALIAH ABDULLAH, NEW GLORIA COLES FLINT PUBLIC LIBRARY DIRECTOR: “COMMUNITY IS AT THE HEART OF WHO I AM”

EAST VILLAGE MAGAZINE – SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

U–M LIBRARY OFFERING FREE COPIES OF BANNED BOOKS OCT. 3–5

THE UNIVERSITY RECORD – SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

DELTA SIGMA THETA SORORITY HOSTING DIVERSITY IN READING CELEBRATION AT FLINT LIBRARY

MLIVE – SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

FLIGHT SIMULATORS, VR AND MORE AT WMU LIBRARIES

WESTERN HERALD – SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

STUDY EXAMINES BENEFITS AND OBSTACLES OF LIBRARY DATA STORYTELLING

PHYS ORG – SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

THE CHALLENGES OF GETTING A LIBRARY CARD

MEDIUM EVERYLIBRARY – SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

POSSIBLE BOOK BAN DRAWS MIXED REACTIONS FROM NORTHVIEW PARENTS, COMMUNITY MEMBERS

MLIVE – SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

BRANDYWINE LOOKS TO NEXT CHAPTER OF CONTROVERSIAL BOOK BATTLE

WSBT – SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

DIGITAL COLLECTIONS AND DIGITAL PRESERVATION: ONE AND THE SAME, RIGHT?

CHOICE 360 – SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

FEELING LONELY? GO TO THE LIBRARY.

BUSINESS INSIDER – SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

NORTHVIEW PUBLIC SCHOOLS SHARES PLAN FOR REVIEWING REQUEST TO REMOVE 8 BOOKS FROM SCHOOLS

WZZM – SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

LETTER TO BRANDYWINE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS FROM WNDB AND OVER 75 AUTHORS CALL UPON THE RELEASE OF 193 TITLES BEING INVESTIGATED BY THEIR SCHOOL BOARD

WE NEED DIVERSE BOOKS – SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

’EVERYONE HAS THE RIGHT TO READ THOSE BOOKS’ | EXPERTS WEIGH IN AS NORTHVIEW SCHOOLS REVIEW BOOKS THAT MAY BE BANNED

WZZM – SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

US BOOK BANS AND ATTEMPTED BANS RISE AS EFFORTS EXTEND TO PUBLIC LIBRARIES

THE GUARDIAN – SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

IU PRESS LAUNCHES BIG TEN OPEN BOOKS PROJECT

IDS – SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

MAKING YOUR VOICE HEARD: WHY VOTING FOR YOUR LIBRARY MATTERS

MEDIUM EVERYLIBRARY – SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

BRANDYWINE SCHOOL LEADERS STUDYING BOOK DONATIONS

WSJM – SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

U.S. SENATE HEARING ON BOOK BANS PROBES CENSORSHIP ATTEMPTS IN LOCAL LIBRARIES

MICHIGAN ADVANCE – SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

CARO LIBRARY WON'T RELOCATE SELECT BOOKS FROM CHILDREN'S SECTION

HURON DAILY TRIBUNE – SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

CARO RESIDENTS SPEAK UP IN LIBRARY MEETING ABOUT VIEWS ON ‘INAPPROPRIATE BOOKS’

HURON DAILY TRIBUNE – SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

PUBLIC LIBRARIES CAN PLAY A ROLE IN GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION

THE TRACE – SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

LIBRARY FUNDING 101 – A MESSAGE FROM YOUR LIBRARY DIRECTOR

OLD MISSION GAZETTE – SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

U.S. SENATE HEARING: “BOOK BANS: EXAMINING HOW CENSORSHIP LIMITS LIBERTY AND LITERATURE”

INFO DOCKET – SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

MEET THE PARENTS WHO SAY THEIR RIGHTS ARE IGNORED BY THE ‘PARENTAL RIGHTS’ MOVEMENT

MICHIGAN ADVANCE – SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS HONORS LIBRARIES IN NEW JERSEY AND MICHIGAN FOR OUTSTANDING SERVICE TO READERS WITH DISABILITIES

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS – SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

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