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 13, 2022
10 TIPS FOR RESPONDING TO BOOK CHALLENGES IN SCHOOLS
EDTECH – OCTOBER 12, 2022

SEE AERIAL PHOTOS OF HUMAN CHAIN MOVING 2K+ BOOKS TO NEW YPSILANTI-AREA LIBRARY
MLIVE – OCTOBER 11, 2022

SCHOOL BOARD CANDIDATE, LOCAL REPUBLICANS TAKE AIM AT HOWELL LIBRARY
THE LIVINGSTON POST – OCTOBER 11, 2022

PUBLISHERS, INTERNET ARCHIVE READY FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT HEARING IN BOOK SCANNING CASE
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY – OCTOBER 10, 2022

THE TRUTH ABOUT FICTION
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY – OCTOBER 7, 2022

BIDEN REESTABLISHES PRESIDENT’S COMMITTEE ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY – OCTOBER 7, 2022

REED & GRIJALVA INTRODUCE RIGHT TO READ ACT TO INVEST IN LITERACY & ADDRESS DISPARITIES IN ACCESS TO SCHOOL LIBRARY RESOURCES
JACK REED – OCTOBER 6, 2022

BOOK BANNING IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES GAINS MOMENTUM
CBS NEWS – OCTOBER 5, 2022

BOOK CHALLENGES SURGE AS PUBLIC LIBRARIES BECOME LATEST POLITICAL BATTLEGROUND
MLIVE – OCTOBER 4, 2022

RAPIDLY ACCELERATING BOOK BANS ARE PART OF A COORDINATED ASSAULT ON PUBLIC EDUCATION
THE PROGRESSIVE MAGAZINE – OCTOBER 4, 2022

DEARBORN MAYOR: RALLY OPPOSING LIBRARY BOOKS WAS AN EFFORT BY ‘BAD-FAITH ACTORS’
MICHIGAN ADVANCE – SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

OPINION | HAVE WE FORGOTTEN WHAT A PUBLIC LIBRARY IS FOR?
THE WASHINGTON POST – SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

WHO “PARENTAL RIGHTS” GROUPS LEAVE OUT: BOOK CENSORSHIP NEWS, SEPTEMBER 30, 2022
BOOK RIOT – SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

EMPATHY, A HIDDEN VICTIM OF BOOK BANS
EVERYLIBRARY ON MEDIUM – SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

AUTHORS, ADVOCACY GROUP PEN OPEN LETTER URGING PUBLISHERS TO SUPPORT LIBRARIES
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY – SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

THE STRAIN OF CENSORSHIP ON PUBLIC LIBRARIES
NPR 1A – SEPTEMBER 28, 2022 

UMICH FACULTY AND STUDENTS TALK BANNED BOOKS
THE MICHIGAN DALY – SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

LIBRARIES ACROSS THE US ARE RECEIVING VIOLENT THREATS
VICE MOTHERBOARD – SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

RENOWNED PROFESSOR CREATES ENDOWED PROFESSORSHIP AND SUPPORT FUND IN THE WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF INFORMATION SCIENCES
WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY TODAY – SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

DISINVESTMENT POSES AS GREAT A THREAT TO LIBRARIES AS BOOK BANS
TRUTHOUT – SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

DEARBORN BOOK BANS DRAW SUPPORTERS AND FOES
THE DETROIT NEWS – SEPTEMBER 25, 2022

GUEST VIEW: NO HARM EVER CAME FROM READING A BOOK
THE DAILY NEWS – SEPTEMBER 24, 2022

DEARBORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS TEMPORARILY RESTRICTS ACCESS TO SEVEN BOOKS AND SETS UP A BOOK REVIEW COMMITTEE
THE ARAB AMERICAN NEWS – SEPTEMBER 24, 2022

ROYAL OAK LIBRARY HIGHLIGHTS EFFORT AGAINST BANNING BOOKS
THE OAKLAND PRESS – SEPTEMBER 24, 2022 

PUBLIC LIBRARIES NOW HAVE TO DEAL WITH HOAX BOMB THREATS
HUFFINGTON POST – SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

CONGRESSIONAL RESOLUTION CONDEMNS NATIONWIDE BOOK BANNING EFFORTS
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY – SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

STANDING UP TO THE NEW CENSORSHIP
THE WASHINGTON POST – SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

HERE’S WHY I’M CELEBRATING BANNED BOOKS WEEK
BARACK OBAMA ON MEDIUM – SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

MOTHER SAYS "THIS BOOK IS GAY" PROVIDES INFORMATION ABOUT DATING APPS AND SEX, MAKING IT "DANGEROUS" FOR CHILDREN TO READ.
METRO WEEKLY – SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

CITY OF CHICAGO AND CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY DECLARE THEMSELVES BOOK SANCTUARIES
BOOK RIOT – SEPTEMBER 22, 2022
 
VIDEO RECORDING OF NYPL / PEN AMERICA EVENT: “RESTRICTED ACCESS: AN AMERICAN HISTORY OF BOOK BANNING”
INFODOCKET – SEPTEMBER 22, 2022
 
AMONG BANNED BOOKS IN U.S. SCHOOLS, 41 PERCENT HAVE LGBTQ+ THEMES: REPORT
NEWSWEEK – SEPTEMBER 22, 2022
 
HOUSE AND SENATE DEMOCRATS PREPARE RESOLUTIONS TO OPPOSE LOCAL BOOK BANS
POLITICO – SEPTEMBER 22, 2022
 
HOW TO BEAT A BOOK BAN: STUDENTS, PARENTS AND LIBRARIANS FIGHT BACK
THE GUARDIAN – SEPTEMBER 21, 2022
 
MICHIGAN AMONG TOP STATES IN THE U.S. WITH MOST BOOK BANS IN SCHOOLS, REPORT FINDS
WXYZ DETROIT – SEPTEMBER 21, 2022
 
ON THE BALLOT: A PROPOSED DEDICATED MILLAGE & INDEPENDENT GOVERNANCE FOR LEELANAU TOWNSHIP LIBRARY
THE TICKER – SEPTEMBER 21, 2022
 
THE 'DANGEROUS' BOOKS TOO POWERFUL TO READ
BBC – SEPTEMBER 21, 2022
 
THE BATTLE TO SAVE DEMOCRACY STARTS AT THE LOCAL LIBRARY
BLOOMBERG CITY LAB – SEPTEMBER 20, 2022
 
OVERWHELMING MAJORITY OF AMERICAN VOTERS STRONGLY OPPOSE BOOK BANNING ACCORDING TO NATIONAL POLL
BOOK RIOT – SEPTEMBER 20, 2022
 
‘WE’VE MOVED BACKWARDS’: US LIBRARIANS FACE UNPRECEDENTED ATTACKS AMID RIGHTWING BOOK BANS
THE GUARDIAN – SEPTEMBER 20, 2022
 
EVERYLIBRARY POLL FINDS BOOK BANS ARE BROADLY UNPOPULAR WITH VOTERS
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY – SEPTEMBER 19, 2022
 
BANNED IN THE USA: THE GROWING MOVEMENT TO CENSOR BOOKS IN SCHOOLS
PEN AMERICA – SEPTEMBER 19, 2022
 
WELCOME TO THE 2022 EDITION OF ‘BANNED BOOKS WEEK’
POLITICO – SEPTEMBER 19, 2022
 
MORE THAN BOOK LEARNING: THE KALAMAZOO PUBLIC LIBRARY HAS HAD ANSWERS FOR 150 YEARS
SECOND WAVE SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN – SEPTEMBER 16, 2022
 
THE STUNNING BUILDING IN ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN THAT LOOKS JUST LIKE HOGWARTS
ONLY IN YOUR STATE – SEPTEMBER 16, 2022
 
DEARBORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS CREATING COMMITTEE TO REVIEW LIBRARY BOOKS THAT GET COMPLAINTS
MICHIGAN RADIO – SEPTEMBER 15, 2022
 
GREEN LIGHT FOR LEXINGTON LIBRARY
SANILAC COUNTY NEWS – SEPTEMBER 14, 2022
 
NEW RULE EXPANDS PUBLIC ACCESS TO FEDERALLY FUNDED RESEARCH
UMICH LIBRARY – SEPTEMBER 14, 2022
 
PICKFORD'S NEW LIBRARY BUILDING HAS ROOM TO GROW
SOOLEADER – SEPTEMBER 13, 2022
 
LIBRARIANS FIGHT CENSORSHIP AS ATTACKS GROW AROUND STATE
CITY PULSE – SEPTEMBER 8, 2022
 
CHELSEA DISTRICT LIBRARY AIMS TO INCREASE ACCESSIBILITY WITH MOBILE UNIT
MLIVE – AUGUST 31, 2022
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