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.
November 10, 2022
ANGRY PARENTS CROWD HAMTRAMCK SCHOOL BOARD WITH MORE COMPLAINTS OVER BOOKS
FOX 2 – NOVEMBER 10, 2022

HELP! I’M A LIBRARIAN. LOCAL CONSERVATIVES THINK I’M AN ALLY IN THEIR BOOK WARS.
SLATE – NOVEMBER 10, 2022

MICHIGAN TOWN LIBRARY DEFUNDED OVER LGBTQ BOOKS LOSES VOTE AGAIN, MAY CLOSE
BRIDGE MICHIGAN – NOVEMBER 9, 2022 

DEMOCRATS SWEEP MICHIGAN BOARD OF EDUCATION AND MSU, UM, WAYNE STATE RACES
BRIDGE MICHIGAN – NOVEMBER 9, 2022 

NEWLY ELECTED ANN ARBOR DISTRICT LIBRARY TRUSTEE AIDAN SOVA MAKES HISTORY
ALL ABOUT ANN ARBOR – NOVEMBER 9, 2022 

MILLAGE FAILS FOR MICHIGAN LIBRARY DEFUNDED OVER LGBTQ BOOKS
DETROIT FREE PRESS – NOVEMBER 9, 2022

5 REASONS WHY BOOK BANNING IS FUTILE
GOVERNING – NOVEMBER 6, 2022

BUILDING A LIBRARY OF UNREAD MANUSCRIPTS, LOCKED AWAY UNTIL 2114
NPR – NOVEMBER 4, 2022

WHY LGBTQ BOOKS MAY IMPERIL WEST MICHIGAN LIBRARY: ‘THIS ISN’T NEW YORK’
BRIDGE MICHIGAN – NOVEMBER 4, 2022

IS THERE A CURE FOR INFORMATION DISORDER?
JSTOR DAILY – NOVEMBER 3, 2022

REQUEST TO BAN BOOKS AT BAY CITY WESTERN HIGH SCHOOL DENIED BY SCHOOL BOARD
MLIVE – NOVEMBER 3, 2022

THIS SC COUNTY TO KEEP LGBTQ THEMED BOOKS IN CHILDREN’S LIBRARY AFTER EMOTIONAL MEETING 
THE STATE – NOVEMBER 2, 2022

MICHIGAN LIBRARIAN DEDICATED TO 41-YEAR-OLD HALLOWEEN COLD CASE
NBC NEWS – OCTOBER 29, 2022

HOUSE MEMBERS GO TO BAT FOR LIBRARY CONSTRUCTION FUNDS IN FY2023 BUDGET
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY – OCTOBER 28, 2022

HOLIDAY MARKETING DONE DIFFERENTLY: HOW TO USE THE NEXT TWO MONTHS TO BUILD LIBRARY BRAND AWARENESS AND AFFINITY
SUPER LIBRARY MARKETING – OCTOBER 28, 2022

IS LISTENING TO AUDIOBOOKS REALLY READING?
WIRED – OCTOBER 27, 2022 

HOW TO BE A BETTER READER
NEW YORK TIMES – OCTOBER 26, 2022

PANEL EXPLORES SURGE IN BOOK BANS, POLICIES TARGETING THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY – OCTOBER 26, 2022

EVERYTHING DIES, INCLUDING INFORMATION
DIGITIZATION CAN HELP STEM THE TIDE OF ENTROPY, BUT IT WON’T STOP IT.
MIT TECHNOLOGY REVIEW – OCTOBER 26, 2022

DO PEOPLE WHO FILL OUT “REQUEST FOR RECONSIDERATION” FORMS HAVE A RIGHT TO PRIVACY?
OIF BLOG – OCTOBER 24, 2022

STATESIDE PODCAST: LIBRARIANS CONCERNED OVER UPTICK IN BOOK CHALLENGES
MICHIGAN RADIO – OCTOBER 24, 2022

MISSOURI PROPOSES NEW ‘PROTECTION OF MINORS’ RULE FOR LIBRARIES
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY – OCTOBER 20, 2022

‘GENDER QUEER’ – THE MOST BANNED BOOK IN AMERICA – REMOVED FROM LIBRARY BY WEST MICHIGAN SCHOOL BOARD
MLIVE – OCTOBER 18, 2022

'IT REALLY HURTS': STUDENTS SAY PARENTS FIGHTING OVER REMOVAL OF LGBTQ+ BOOK IMPACTS RELATIONSHIPS AT SCHOOL
13 ON YOUR SIDE – OCTOBER 18, 2022

JAY ASHCROFT, POTENTIAL MISSOURI GOVERNOR CANDIDATE, FLOATS LIBRARY BOOK BAN PROPOSAL
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH – OCTOBER 18, 2022

CONSERVATIVE MUSLIMS JOIN FORCES WITH CHRISTIAN RIGHT ON MICHIGAN BOOK BANS
THE GUARDIAN – OCTOBER 16, 2022

LGBTQ BOOKS IN MICHIGAN SCHOOLS FORMS 'UNEXPECTED ALLIANCE' OF ARAB AMERICANS, GOP
FOX NEWS – OCTOBER 15, 2022

OPINION | BOOK BANS ARE HURTING MICHIGAN AND MUST BE STOPPED
BRIDGE MICHIGAN – OCTOBER 14, 2022

POLL: MOST IN US SAY MISINFORMATION SPURS EXTREMISM, HATE
AP NEWS – OCTOBER 13, 2022

THE LIBRARY OF TOMORROW
LEAGUE – OCTOBER 2022
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