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.
January 13, 2022
HOW THE PANDEMIC HAS HIGHLIGHTED THE IMPORTANCE OF LIBRARIES
THE GLOBE AND MAIL – JANUARY 12, 2022

PUBLIC LIBRARIES AREN’T ESSENTIAL SERVICES
BOOKRIOT – JANUARY 12, 2022

CONCERNED PARENTS, CITIZENS SPEAK OUT ON GREENVILLE BOOK-BAN REQUEST
THE DAILY NEWS – JANUARY 12, 2022

OVER 120 LIBRARY SYSTEMS REACH 1 MILLION DIGITAL CHECKOUTS IN 2021
OVERDRIVE LIBRARY BLOG – JANUARY 12, 2022

NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES ANNOUNCES $24.7 MILLION IN NEW GRANTS
NEW YORK TIMES – JANUARY 11, 2022

BLOOMSBURY ACQUISITION OF ABC-CLIO TO STRENGTHEN TECH, MARKET REACH
THE LIBRARY JOURNAL – JANUARY 12, 2022

FREEDOM LIBRARIES AND THE FIGHT FOR LIBRARY EQUITY
JSTOR DAILY – JANUARY 10, 2022

AMERICANS READING FEWER BOOKS THAN IN PAST
GALLUP NEWS – JANUARY 10, 2022

IOWA SENATORS PUSH FELONY CHARGES FOR SCHOOL EMPLOYEES WHO ALLOW ‘OBSCENE’ BOOKS
DEMOCRATS SAY IT’S A GOP TACK TO GAIN ELECTION YEAR SUPPORT
THE GAZETTE – JANUARY 10, 2022

CENSORSHIP BILLS ON THE TABLE IN NEARLY HALF OF U.S. STATES: THIS WEEK’S BOOK CENSORSHIP NEWS, JANUARY 7, 2022
BOOKRIOT – JANUARY 7, 2022

BUILDING THE LIBRARY’S COLLECTIONS: FROM (AND FOR) THE PEOPLE
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS – JANUARY 6, 2022

THE MISINFORMATION PANDEMIC IS OUT OF CONTROL, BUT THERE'S A FIX
CNET – JANUARY 6, 2022

THREE-IN-TEN AMERICANS NOW READ E-BOOKS
PEW RESEARCH CENTER – JANUARY 6, 2022

THE WAR ON LIBRARY BOOKS
POPULAR INFORMATION – JANUARY 5, 2022

OVERDRIVE REPORTS MORE THAN HALF A BILLION DIGITAL LIBRARY LOANS IN 2021
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY – JANUARY 5, 2022

LIBRARY ADVOCATES CONSIDER NEXT STEPS AFTER VETO OF NEW YORK LIBRARY E-BOOK LAW
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY – JANUARY 4, 2022

UPTICK IN FIRST AMENDMENT AUDITS
AMERICAN LIBRARIES MAGAZINE – JANUARY 3, 2022

MICHIGAN'S REDISTRICTING COMMISSION ADOPTS FINAL CONGRESSIONAL MAP FOR THE NEXT DECADE
DETROIT FREE PRESS – JANUARY 3, 2022

NY GOVERNOR VETOES LIBRARY BILL
READERS FIRST – JANUARY 3, 2022

WHY YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY MIGHT BE HIRING A SOCIAL WORKER
NPR – JANUARY 3, 2022

OPINION: THE GOLDEN AGE OF PUBLIC LIBRARIES DAWNS AGAIN
WASHINGTON POST – JANUARY 1, 2022

PUBLIC DOMAIN DAY 2022
DUKE UNIVERSITY CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF PUBLIC DOMAIN – JANUARY 2022

LIBRARIES DEMAND A NEW DEAL ON EBOOKS
BOSTON GLOBE – DECEMBER 31, 2021

EFFORTS TO BAN BOOKS ARE ON THE RISE. PHILLY YA AUTHORS SAY ‘SILENT CENSORSHIP’ IS ALSO GETTING WORSE
THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER – DECEMBER 30, 2021

HOCHUL VETOES NEW YORK'S LIBRARY E-BOOK BILL
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY – DECEMBER 30, 2021

WHAT LIBRARIES NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE DIGITAL EQUITY ACT
AMERICAN LIBRARIES MAGAZINE – DECEMBER 28, 2021

OK BILL WOULD PAY PARENTS $10K EACH DAY THEIR NOMINATED BANNED BOOKS REMAIN IN LIBRARIES
NEWSWEEK – DECEMBER 27, 2021

‘WE NEED A NEW COMMONS’: HOW CITY LIFE CAN OFFER US THE VITAL POWER OF CONNECTION
THE GUARDIAN – DECEMBER 23, 2021

OHIO GAVE AWAY MILLIONS OF AT-HOME COVID TESTS. MICHIGAN, NOT SO MUCH.
BRIDGE MICHIGAN – DECEMBER 22, 2021

BOOK BANNING HAS A LONG AND HOMOPHOBIC HISTORY | OPINION
NJ.COM TRUE JERSEY – DECEMBER 21, 2021

HEARING SET IN AAP SUIT OVER MARYLAND E-BOOK LAW AS CLOCK TICKS ON NEW YORK BILL
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY – DECEMBER 21, 2021

THE PUSH TO BAN BOOKS IN TEXAS SCHOOLS SPREADS TO PUBLIC LIBRARIES
THE TEXAS TRIBUNE – DECEMBER 20, 2021

AAP SEEKS PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION TO STOP MARYLAND’S LIBRARY E-BOOK LAW
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY – DECEMBER 16, 2021

SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL STARTS A LIBRARY CENSORSHIP TIPS HOTLINE
BOOKRIOT – DECEMBER 15, 2021

NCSL EXPERTS PREDICT THE TOP ISSUES AND POLICY TRENDS FOR 2022
NCSL – DECEMBER 15, 2021

AMERICA’S STAR LIBRARIES: THE LJ INDEX OF PUBLIC LIBRARY SERVICE 2021
THE LIBRARY JOURNAL – DECEMBER 13, 2021

WHERE HAVE ALL THE SCHOOL LIBRARIANS GONE? 
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY – DECEMBER 10, 2021

THE TOP 10 LIBRARY STORIES OF 2021
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY – DECEMBER 10, 2021
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