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.
AUGUST 11, 2022
A MOM’S CAMPAIGN TO BAN LIBRARY BOOKS DIVIDED A TEXAS TOWN — AND HER OWN FAMILY
NBC NEWS – AUGUST 11, 2022

RESIDENTS RAISE ALMOST $100,000 FOR MICHIGAN LIBRARY DEFUNDED OVER LGBTQ BOOKS
NBC NEWS – AUGUST 11, 2022

ALA RESPONDS AS LEGISLATION THREATENS LIBRARIANS FOR OFFERING INFORMATION ON ABORTION SERVICES
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY – AUGUST 11, 2022

AAP WON'T SEEK FEES IN MARYLAND E-BOOK CASE
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY – AUGUST 10, 2022

BOOK BANS ARE THREATENING AMERICAN DEMOCRACY. HERE’S HOW TO FIGHT BACK.
THE WASHINGTON POST – AUGUST 9, 2022

PATMOS LIBRARY WILL PURSUE ANOTHER MILLAGE AMID CONTROVERSY OVER LGBTQ BOOKS
MLIVE – AUGUST 8, 2022

AFTER UPROAR OVER LGBTQ BOOKS, JAMESTOWN TWP. LIBRARY BOARD TO TRY MILLAGE AGAIN IN NOVEMBER
THE HOLLAND SENTINEL – AUGUST 8, 2022

DONATIONS POUR IN AFTER MICHIGAN TOWN DEFUNDED LIBRARY OVER LGBTQ BOOKS
BRIDGE MICHIGAN – AUGUST 7, 2022

A WEST MICHIGAN LIBRARY FACES CLOSURE AFTER VOTERS DEFUND IT OVER LGBTQ+ BOOKS
MICHIGAN ADVANCE – AUGUST 6, 2022

US LIBRARY DEFUNDED AFTER REFUSING TO CENSOR LGBTQ AUTHORS: ‘WE WILL NOT BAN THE BOOKS’
THE GUARDIAN – AUGUST 5, 2022

A MICHIGAN PUBLIC LIBRARY MAY CLOSE DUE TO CONSERVATIVE PROPAGANDA
BOOKRIOT – AUGUST 4, 2022

A CULTURAL POWER-STRUGGLE AT AN IOWA LIBRARY CASTS A 'DARK CLOUD' OVER A SMALL TOWN
NBC NEWS – AUGUST 4, 2022

AUTHORS GUILD STANDS IN SOLIDARITY WITH PATMOS PUBLIC LIBRARY AND ITS STAFF AND BOARD
AUTHORS GUILD – AUGUST 4, 2022

WHAT CAN A LIBRARY CARD GET YOU? TRY A POPCORN MAKER OR UKULELE.
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR – AUGUST 3, 2022

A LIBRARIAN COLLECTS ALL THE THINGS LEFT IN BOOKS — FROM LOVE LETTERS TO OLD PHOTOS
NPR – AUGUST 2, 2022

CHICAGO TOOL LIBRARY GAINED POPULARITY DURING THE PANDEMIC. AND NOW IT’S EXPANDING.
CHICAGO TRIBUNE – AUGUST 1, 2022

THE SPREAD OF BOOK BANNING
THE NEW YORK TIMES – JULY 31, 2022

17% SALARY INCREASE PART OF FIRST-EVER LIBRARIAN UNION DEAL WITH UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
MLIVE – JULY 29, 2022

EVERY LIBRARY CARD A MIRACLE: RURAL AND SMALL-TOWN LIBRARIES ARE A BOON TO SOCIETY
THE DAILY YONDER – JULY 27, 2022

THE RIGHT IN THE US HAS A NEW BOGEYMAN: LIBRARIES
THE GUARDIAN – JULY 27, 2022

LIBRARIES BEYOND CBS SUNDAY MORNING
LIBRARY LAND – JULY 26, 2022

BOOK BANS? MY SCHOOL DOESN’T EVEN HAVE A LIBRARY. HOW UNDERFUNDING IS ITS OWN FORM OF CENSORSHIP
EDUCATION WEEK — JULY 26, 2022

MSU BOASTS LARGEST PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE COMIC BOOK COLLECTION IN THE WORLD
WKAR – JULY 25, 2022

WELCOME TO THE LIBRARY OF THE 21ST CENTURY
CBS NEWS – JULY 24, 2022

OP-ED: WHY INAPPROPRIATE BOOKS ARE THE BEST KIND
LOS ANGELES TIMES – JULY 19, 2022

LIBRARIES ARE NOT JUST FOR BOOKS – THEY CAN HELP IN HEATWAVES TOO
BIG ISSUE – JULY 18, 2022

LIBRARIES ARE ABOUT 'PEOPLE, NOT BOOKS' AS THEY SURVIVE AND THRIVE IN DIGITAL AGE
ABC NEWS MID NORTH COAST – JULY 14, 2022

LIBRARIAN'S HEARTBREAKING ENCOUNTER GOES VIRAL: 'I HOPE I HANDLED IT GENTLY ENOUGH FOR HER'
TODAY – JULY 9, 2022
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