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.
March 9, 2023
EAST LANSING PUBLIC LIBRARY CELEBRATES 100 YEARS
LANSING CITY PULSE – MARCH 9, 2023
 
ILLINOIS PROPOSES FIRST ANTI-BOOK BAN LEGISLATION
BOOKRIOT – MARCH 9, 2023

LADIES LIBRARY ASSOCIATION OF KALAMAZOO CONTINUES TO BE A FORCE IN THE COMMUNITY
FOX 17 – MARCH 8, 2023
 
MICHIGAN HOUSE PASSES LANDMARK LGBTQ+ CIVIL RIGHTS BILL 
THE BLADE LOS ANGELES – MARCH 8, 2023
 
BOOK LOVERS: GET MARRIED AT THE LIBRARY FOR $25
FOX 8 – MARCH 8, 2023
 
ONE FOR THE BOOKS: HOW UMICH LIBRARIES HAVE BECOME MORE THAN JUST PLACES TO READ
MICHIGAN DALY – MARCH 8, 2023
 
STATE SUPERINTENDENT HONORS AWARD-WINNING SCHOOL LIBRARY AND CELEBRATES MARCH IS READING MONTH WITH TROY SECOND GRADERS
MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION – MARCH 7, 2023
 
NORTHERN MICHIGAN LIBRARIES LAUNCH NEW APP
PETOSKEY NEWS-REVIEW – MARCH 7, 2023

MICHIGAN LIBRARIES DON’T STOCK ‘OBSCENE’ BOOKS GOP REP’S BILL WOULD AGE-RESTRICT, GROUP SAYS
MLIVE – MARCH 7, 2023

DIMONDALE LIBRARY FACES UNCERTAIN FUTURE WITHOUT COMMUNITY SUPPORT
WILX TV 10 – MARCH 6, 2023

DEFUNDED OVER BOOK CONTROVERSY, WEST MICHIGAN LIBRARY EYES CHANGING HOW IT SELECTS NEW TITLES
MLIVE – MARCH 6, 2023

LIBRARY LINES: WHAT IS A LIBRARY CONSORTIUM?
CHEBOYGAN DAILY TRIBUNE – MARCH 4, 2023

$5,000 GRANT HELPS BAD AXE LIBRARY PURCHASE BOOKS FOR MARCH IS READING MONTH
HURON DAILY TRIBUNE – MARCH 3, 2023

THE COMSTOCK LAW AT 150: A HIGHLY RELEVANT CAUTIONARY TALE FOR TODAY
THE HILL – MARCH 3, 2023

CULTURE WAR IN THE STACKS: LIBRARIANS MARSHAL AGAINST RISING BOOK BANS
THE WASHINGTON POST – MARCH 2, 2023
 
MARCH PROCLAIMED AS READING MONTH IN MICHIGAN
TV6 NEWS – MARCH 1, 2023

MORE POLITICIANS NEED TO ADDRESS BOOK BANS: BOOK CENSORSHIP NEWS, FEBRUARY 24, 2023
BOOKRIOT – FEBRUARY 24, 2023

LAPEER DISTRICT LIBRARY RESCHEDULES OVERFLOWED BOARD MEETING
MLIVE – FEBRUARY 24, 2023

THE REAL REASON NORTH DAKOTA IS GOING AFTER BOOKS AND LIBRARIANS
NEW YORK TIMES – FEBRUARY 24, 2023

NCAC IDENTIFIES BOOKS SECRETLY BANNED BY MICHIGAN SCHOOL DISTRICT
NCAC – FEBRUARY 23, 2023

BOOK BANS INTERNALIZE ‘SHAME’ FOR YOUNG LGBTQ+ PEOPLE, ADVOCATES SAY. HERE’S HOW THEY’RE PUSHING BACK.
THE 19th NEWS – FEBRUARY 23, 2023
 
WHAT HAPPENS TO OUR CULTURE WHEN BOOKS ARE BANNED: 'A CHILLING EFFECT'
USA TODAY – FEBRUARY 22, 2023

CHATGPT LAUNCHES BOOM IN AI-WRITTEN E-BOOKS ON AMAZON
REUTERS – FEBRUARY 21, 2023 
 
‘LIBRARIES, YOU ARE MY HEROES’: READERS SHARE MEMORIES OF A FAVORITE HAVEN
THE NEW YORK TIMES – FEBRUARY 19, 2023
 
CRITICS REJECT CHANGES TO ROALD DAHL BOOKS AS CENSORSHIP
AP NEWS – FEBRUARY 19, 2023
 
10 PUBLIC LIBRARY ACTIVITIES AND RESOURCES FOR KIDS YOU NEVER KNEW EXISTED
CARE.COM – FEBRUARY 18, 2023

STATE OF THE LIBRARIES
NORTHERN EXPRESS – FEBRUARY 18, 2023
 
PEN AMERICA CONDEMNS REPORTED DISMISSAL OF TEACHER WHO BLEW THE WHISTLE AND PUBLISHED VIDEOS OF EMPTY FLORIDA LIBRARY SHELVES
PEN AMERICA – FEBRUARY 17, 2023
 
HOW TO TALK ABOUT BOOK BANS WITH FRIENDS, LIBRARY PATRONS, AND MORE: BOOK CENSORSHIP NEWS, FEBRUARY 17, 2023
BOOKRIOT – FEBRUARY 17, 2023
 
DEFUNDED OVER BOOK CONTROVERSY, WEST MICHIGAN LIBRARY MAY TRY THIRD TIME FOR MILLAGE
MLIVE – FEBRUARY 16, 2023

GROUP OF CHIPPEWA VALLEY SCHOOLS PARENTS CALL FOR BANNING CERTAIN BOOKS
MACOMB DAILY – FEBRUARY 16, 2023 
 
WHAT IS BOOK BANNING, AND HOW DOES IT AFFECT SOCIETY?
READERS DIGEST – FEBRUARY 15, 2023
 
A LOVE LETTER TO LIBRARIES, LONG OVERDUE
THE NEW YORK TIMES – FEBRUARY 14, 2023
 
MICHIGAN’S QUEER LIBRARIANS SPEAK OUT ON BOOK BANS, THE CATHOLIC-LED ‘HIDE THE PRIDE’ CAMPAIGN AND PROVIDING COMFORT TO LGBTQ+ YOUTH
PRIDE SOURCE – FEBRUARY 13, 2023
 
BANNING IDEAS AND AUTHORS IS NOT A ‘CULTURE WAR’ – IT’S FASCISM
THE GUARDIAN – FEBRUARY 14, 2023
 
A COMMUNITY NEXUS: PROFILING LIBRARIES AND THEIR STAFF
MICHIGAN DALY – FEBRUARY 12, 2023
 
NCAC DEMANDS INVESTIGATION OF SECRET ORDER TO BAN BOOKS   
NCAC – FEBRUARY 8, 2023
 
LETTERS: 'CENSORS' MUST 'STOP THINKING THEY ARE THE PARENTS OF EVERY CHILD'
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH – FEBRUARY 7, 2023
 
8 WAYS TO READ MORE BOOKS—AND WHY YOU SHOULD
TIME – FEBRUARY 3, 2023
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