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 21, 2021
HOW MEMPHIS CREATED THE NATION’S MOST INNOVATIVE PUBLIC LIBRARY
SMITHSONIAN MAGAZINE – NOVEMBER 2021

BACKLASH OVER BOOKS ABOUT RACE, GENDER HITS TEXAS SCHOOLS
THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS – OCTOBER 21, 2021

LIBRARIES WILL SURVIVE IN A DIGITAL AGE. HERE’S WHY.
WASHINGTON POST – OCTOBER 19, 2021

TIKTOK FAMOUS: FOWLERVILLE LIBRARY'S VIDEOS GO VIRAL
LIVINGSTON DAILY – OCTOBER 19, 2021

SOUTHLAKE SCHOOL LEADER TELLS TEACHERS TO BALANCE HOLOCAUST BOOKS WITH 'OPPOSING' VIEWS
NBC NEWS – OCTOBER 14, 2021

REPORT: TEXAS SCHOOL DISTRICT SAYS TEACHERS NEED TO OFFER ‘OPPOSING’ PERSPECTIVES ON HOLOCAUST DUE TO NEW CRITICAL RACE THEORY LAW
FORBES – OCTOBER 14, 2021

IN NEW VIDEO, NC LIEUTENANT GOV. TARGETS SCHOOL BOOKS, REPEATS ‘FILTH’ COMMENT
THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION – OCTOBER 11, 2O21

AT DENMARK’S HUMAN LIBRARY YOU CAN READ PEOPLE LIKE A BOOK, AND 'UNJUDGE' THEM...
EURONEWS – OCTOBER 13, 2021

THE MODERN LIBRARY
VIEWPOINTS OCTOBER 9, 2021

FEWER CUBICLES, MORE COLLABORATIVE SPACES PROJECTED FOR MICHIGAN DOWNTOWNS
CAPITAL NEWS SERVICE – OCTOBER 8, 2021

SCHOOL LIBRARIANS MUST TREAT THE FIGHT FOR THEIR FUTURE LIKE THE POLITICAL CAMPAIGN IT IS
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY – OCTOBER 8, 2021

THE NATION'S LARGEST PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM IS ENDING LATE FEES FOREVER
NPR – OCTOBER 5, 2021

EIGHT WAYS TO BAN A BOOK
LIBRARY FUTURES – OCTOBER 4, 2021

SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUES ARE SLOWING THE PRODUCTION OF BOOKS AHEAD OF THE HOLIDAYS
NPR – OCTOBER 4, 2021

FAIRFAX SCHOOL SYSTEM PULLS TWO BOOKS FROM LIBRARIES AFTER COMPLAINTS OVER SEXUAL CONTENT
THE WASHINGTON POST – SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

JAMES PATTERSON AND SCHOLASTIC ARE JOINING FORCES TO MITIGATE ILLITERACY.
LIT HUB – SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

A SCHOOL LIBRARIAN IS A ‘JACK OF ALL TRADES.’ NOW EVERY DCPS STUDENT HAS ACCESS TO ONE
DCIST – SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

LIBRARY VICTORY! WYDEN AND ESHOO DEMAND ANSWERS FROM BIG PUBLISHERS
LIBRARY FUTURES – SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

INNOVATION BY DESIGN
FAST COMPANY – SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

WHO DOESN’T READ BOOKS IN AMERICA?
PEW RESEARCH CENTER – SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

HIGH SCHOOL ACTIVISTS GET CONTROVERSIAL BOOK BAN REVERSED IN PENNSYLVANIA: ‘THEY ARE HEROES’
YAHOO NEWS – SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

JASON REYNOLDS EXTENDS TERM AS NATIONAL AMBASSADOR FOR YOUNG PEOPLE’S LITERATURE
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY – SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

STUDENTS FIGHT BACK AGAINST A BOOK BAN THAT HAS A PENNSYLVANIA COMMUNITY DIVIDED
CNN – SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

I BUILT MY DREAM HOME LIBRARY. WITHIN HOURS I KNEW IT WAS WRONG
THE SYDNEY MORNING HERALD – SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

LEAKY ROOFS, BAD PLUMBING, NO INTERNET: ADVOCATES SAY AMERICA’S LIBRARIES NEED $32 BILLION FOR INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADES
THE 74 MILLION – SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

KIRSTIN INNES: LIBRARIES ARE INSPIRATIONAL SAFE HAVENS WE CAN’T AFFORD TO LOSE
PRESS AND JOURNAL – SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

2021 LIBRARY DESIGN SHOWCASE
AMERICAN LIBRARIES MAGAZINE – SEPTEMBER 1, 2021
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