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.
July 14, 2022
ADA LIMÓN NAMED U.S. POET LAUREATE
POETS AND WRITERS – JULY 12, 2022

10 LARGEST LIBRARIES IN THE UNITED STATES
WORLD ATLAS – JULY 12, 2022

WHAT SHOULD A QUEER CHILDREN’S BOOK DO?
THE NEW YORKER – JULY 11, 2022

$15M IN AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN FUNDS WENT TO ‘ANTI-RACISM,’ ‘SOCIAL ACTIVISM’ PROGRAMS FOR KIDS
FOX NEWS – JULY 11, 2022

SOME SURPRISING GOOD NEWS: BOOKSTORES ARE BOOMING AND BECOMING MORE DIVERSE
NEW YORK TIMES – JULY 10, 2022

WITH RISING BOOK BANS, LIBRARIANS HAVE COME UNDER ATTACK
NEW YORK TIMES – JULY 8, 2022

INTERNET ARCHIVE SEEKS SUMMARY JUDGMENT IN FEDERAL LAWSUIT FILED BY PUBLISHING COMPANIES
INTERNET ARCHIVE BLOGS – JULY 8, 2022

HOW TO CONTACT YOUR LEGISLATORS ABOUT BOOK BANS (AND WHY IT MATTERS)
BOOKRIOT – JULY 7, 2022

FROM COVID TO CENSORSHIP: HOW A RIGHT-WING BOOK BAN TOOK HOLD IN BUCKS COUNTY
WHYY SCHOOLED – JULY 7, 2022

GROUNDBREAKING STUDY EXPLORES TRAUMA, STRESS IN FRONTLINE LIBRARY WORKERS
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY – JULY 7, 2022

OUR WICKED DISCOVERY PROBLEM PART ONE: INCONVENIENT AND BORING
CHARLESTON HUB – JULY 6, 2022

MICHIGAN LOSING POPULATION AGAIN, AFTER DECADE OF TEPID GROWTH, CENSUS SHOWS
BRIDGE MICHIGAN – JULY 1, 2022

OVERVIEW OF THE AMERICAN DATA PRIVACY AND PROTECTION ACT, H.R. 8152
CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE – JUNE 30, 2022

'IT MAKES ME SICK': DRAG QUEENS BECOME TARGET OF INCREASED POLITICAL ATTACKS IN MICHIGAN
DETROIT FREE PRESS – JUNE 29, 2022

BOOK BANS: FIGHTING FOR THE MINDS OF THE CHILDREN
DOWNTOWN MAGAZINE – JUNE 29, 2022

BEST BOOK AND COVER DESIGNS OF 2021 ANNOUNCED
AIGA THE PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR DESIGN – JUNE 29, 2022

FCC, IMLS AGREE TO PROMOTE AWARENESS ON FEDERAL BROADBAND FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
EXECUTIVEGOV – JUNE 27, 2022

“HIDE THE PRIDE” CAMPAIGN TARGETS LIBRARY PRIDE MONTH DISPLAYS
INTELLECTUAL FREEDOM BLOG – JUNE 27, 2022

AUTHORS ARE PROTESTING AMAZON'S E-BOOK POLICY THAT ALLOWS USERS TO READ AND RETURN
NPR – JUNE 27, 2022

SEE WHERE YOU CAN BORROW FREE CAMPING GEAR IN MICHIGAN
BRIDGE MICHIGAN. – JUNE 27, 2022

THE IMPORTANT ROLE LIBRARIES PLAY IN BUILDING A CREATIVE AND INNOVATIVE SOCIETY
ARCH DAILY – JUNE 26, 2022

FOUR LIBRARIES IN NEW YORK REVERSED THEIR DECISION TO REMOVE LGBTQ BOOK DISPLAYS FROM CHILDREN'S SECTIONS AFTER FACING BACKLASH
CNN – JUNE 24, 2022

SCHOOL LIBRARIES ARE DISAPPEARING WHEN STUDENTS NEED THEM MOST
CHALKBEAT – JUNE 21, 2022

URBAN LIBRARY TRAUMA STUDY FINAL REPORT
URBAN LIBRARIANS UNITE – JUNE 21, 2022 

THE WORLD’S MOST WONDERFUL LIBRARIES: THE READERS’ PICKS
FINANCIAL TIMES – JUNE 21, 2022

DETROIT PUBLIC LIBRARY TO REOPEN 10 SHUTTERED BRANCHES THIS SUMMER AFTER TWO-YEAR PAUSE
DETROIT FREE PRESS – JUNE 21, 2022

LIBRARIES AND FIRST AMENDMENT "AUDITORS"
LIBRARY LAND – JUNE 17, 2022

OCLC SUES CLARIVATE OVER POTENTIAL WORLDCAT COMPETITOR
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY – JUNE 17, 2022

IN FINAL ORDER, COURT DECLARES MARYLAND'S LIBRARY E-BOOK LAW UNCONSTITUTIONAL
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY – JUNE 14, 2022

TURN IN THAT OVERDUE BOOK. LATE FEES NO LONGER APPLY AT YPSILANTI LIBRARY
MLIVE – JUNE 13, 2022

OPINION | THOSE IN HILLSDALE TRYING TO BAN MY BOOK AREN’T INTELLECTUALLY SERIOUS
BRIDGE MICHIGAN – JUNE 13, 2022

SAVE OUR SAFE HARBOR, CONTINUED: INTERNET ARCHIVE SUPPORTS LIBRARIES AND NONPROFITS IN SUBMISSION TO THE COPYRIGHT OFFICE
INTERNET ARCHIVE BLOGS – JUNE 13, 2022

WHY DO WE FORGET BOOKS WE’VE READ? WE ASK AN EXPERT
THE GUARDIAN – JUNE 10, 2022

US COPYRIGHT CLAIMS BOARD TO BEGIN PROCEEDINGS THIS MONTH; ARL CASE ACT TOOLKIT PROVIDES GUIDANCE TO RESEARCH LIBRARIES
ASSOCIATION OF RESEARCH LIBRARIES – JUNE 10, 2022

ONCE MORE FOR THOSE IN THE BACK: LIBRARIES ARE NOT NEUTRAL
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY – JUNE 10, 2022

THIS AUTHOR WENT VIRAL FOR TWEETING ABOUT A BOOKTOK TREND THAT'S COSTING HER MONEY, AND SHE'S NOT THE ONLY ONE
BUZZFEED – JUNE 10, 2022

WITH GOOGLE DOMINATING SEARCH, THE INTERNET NEEDS CRAWL NEUTRALITY
FAST COMPANY – JUNE 10, 2022

THE RISE IN BOOK BANS, EXPLAINED
THE WASHINGTON POST – JUNE 9, 2022

ANN ARBOR DISTRICT LIBRARY OFFERS RECORDING, CONSULTING SERVICES TO PODCASTERS, MUSICIANS, AND MORE
CONCENTRATE – JUNE 8, 2022

MAPPING THE MURALS - LIBRARY SCHOOL PROFESSOR AND STUDENT CATALOG PUBLIC ART IN DETROIT
AMERICAN LIBRARIES MAGAZINE – JUNE 1, 2022
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