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.
December 9, 2021
FAIRFAX COUNTY LIBRARY PUTS 'GENDER QUEER' AND 'LAWN BOY' NEXT TO BIBLE IN 'HOLIDAY READING DISPLAY'
FOX NEWS – DECEMBER 7, 2021
 
TEXAS SCHOOL DISTRICT PULLS 400 BOOKS FROM LIBRARY SHELVES FOR REVIEW AFTER LEGISLATOR’S INQUIRY
NBC NEWS – DECEMBER 7, 2021
 
THE FUTURE OF THE PUBLIC LIBRARY
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY RADIO – DECEMBER 7, 2021
 
AUTHORS OF COLOR SPEAK OUT AGAINST EFFORTS TO BAN BOOKS ON RACE
ABC NEWS – DECEMBER 3, 2021
 
MICHIGAN SEED LIBRARIES GROW FOOD RESILIENCE
GREAT LAKES ECHO – NOVEMBER 30, 2021
 
PA. COMMISSIONERS CALLED LGBTQ GATHERING A ‘HATE GROUP’ AND DENIED FUNDS TO LIBRARY WHERE IT WAS TO MEET. SO CITIZENS STEPPED IN.
THE WASHINGTON POST – NOVEMBER 29, 2021

ALA, DIVISIONS OPPOSE WIDESPREAD CENSORSHIP EFFORTS IN US
AMERICAN LIBRARIES MAGAZINE – NOVEMBER 29, 2021

HERE ARE THE BOOKS PARENTS WANT TO BAN IN SCHOOLS NOW
VICE NEWS – NOVEMBER 29, 2021
 
OPINION: TAKE ALL BOOKS OFF THE SHELVES. THEY’RE JUST TOO DANGEROUS.
THE WASHINGTON POST – NOVEMBER 26, 2021 
 
US LIBRARIES REPORT SPIKE IN ORGANISED ATTEMPTS TO BAN BOOKS IN SCHOOLS
THE GUARDIAN – NOVEMBER 25, 2021
 
13 WAYS CONSULTANT TO ELK RAPIDS LIBRARY: GET A NEW BOARD
RECORD-EAGLE – NOVEMBER 24, 2021
 
PARENTS SHOULD NOT BE ABLE TO DICTATE WHAT OTHER PARENTS’ CHILDREN CAN READ | OPINION 
MIAMI HERALD – NOVEMBER 24, 2021
 
FAIRFAX COUNTY SCHOOLS REINSTATES BOOKS WITH EXPLICIT IMAGES, CLAIMING THEY DON'T INCLUDE PEDOPHILIA
FOX NEWS – NOVEMBER 24, 2021
 
THE PUBLIC LIBRARY: GATEWAY TO KNOWLEDGE OR PORTAL TO PORN? SOME PARENTS IN THIS SMALL MICHIGAN TOWN ARE AFRAID OF WHAT THEIR KIDS CAN’T 'UNSEE'
PRIDESOURCE – NOVEMBER 24, 2021
 
NEW LIBRARY JOB: SOCIAL WORKER
NEWHAVEN INDEPENDENT – NOVEMBER 23, 2021
 
WHY THE HELL WOULD YOU WANT TO PRIVATIZE LIBRARIES?
LIT HUB – NOVEMBER 22, 2021
 
MISSOURI SCHOOL RETURNING LGBTQ BOOKS TO SHELVES
AP NEWS – NOVEMBER 22, 2021
 
IN NEW FILING, PUBLISHERS ACCUSE INTERNET ARCHIVE OF ‘STONEWALLING’ DISCOVERY IN SCANNING LAWSUIT
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY – NOVEMBER 21, 2021
 
PROUD BOYS JOIN EFFORT TO BAN ‘GENDER QUEER’ BOOK FROM SCHOOL LIBRARY — RATTLING STUDENTS IN SUBURBAN CHICAGO
CHICAGO SUN TIMES – NOVEMBER 21, 2021
 
EBOOK LENDING LIBRARIES’ SKETCHY CONTRACTS FACE SCRUTINY FROM LAWMAKERS
INPUT MAGAZINE – NOVEMBER 19, 2021
 
SEN. TED CRUZ GOES AFTER LIBRARY OF CONGRESS FOR DROPPING TERM 'ILLEGAL ALIEN'
NBC NEWS – NOVEMBER 18, 2021
 
HAS THE CULTURE WAR COME FOR LIBRARIES?
OIF BLOG – NOVEMBER 18, 2021
 
LIBRARIANS FIGHT BOOK BANS WITH TWITTER TAKEOVER
EDSURGE – NOVEMBER 18, 2021
 
LIBRARIANS, EDUCATORS WARN OF 'ORGANIZED' BOOK BANNING EFFORTS
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY – NOVEMBER 18, 2021
 
AFTER COVID BOOM, EBOOK AGGREGATORS FACE LICENSING QUESTIONS FROM CONGRESS
THE VERGE – NOVEMBER 18, 2021

HOW DO YOU FIX AN “INFORMATION DISORDER”? THE ASPEN INSTITUTE HAS SOME IDEAS
NIEMEN LAB – NOVEMBER 18, 2021

WHAT’S IN THE INFRASTRUCTURE BILL FOR LIBRARIES?
BOOKRIOT – NOVEMBER 17, 2021

VIRAL PHOTO OF NEAR-EMPTY LIBRARY SHELVES SENDS POWERFUL MESSAGE: 'WE REMOVED EVERY BOOK WITH CONTENT THAT COULD OFFEND SOMEONE'
YAHOO LIFE – NOVEMBER 17, 2021

REFERENDA ROUNDUP 2021: FINAL REPORT
AMERICAN LIBRARIES MAGAZINE – NOVEMBER 17, 2021
 
‘WE’RE PREPARING FOR A LONG BATTLE.’ LIBRARIANS GRAPPLE WITH CONSERVATIVES’ LATEST EFFORTS TO BAN BOOKS
TIME – NOVEMBER 16, 2021
 
VANDALISM, VERBAL ABUSE AT SOME HAWAII PUBLIC LIBRARIES
AP NEWS – NOVEMBER 15, 2021
 
SUNDAY REFLECTIONS: TEEN LIBRARIANS ARE NOT PORNOGRAPHERS AND OTHER THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE DEDICATED THEIR LIVES TO SERVING YOUTH IN YOUR COMMUNITY
SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL – NOVEMBER 14, 2021
 
BACKLASH TO SCHOOL BOOKS CENTERING ON RACE, SEX AND LGBTQ PEOPLE TURNS INTO CONSERVATIVE RALLYING CRY
THE WASHINGTON POST – NOVEMBER 12, 2021
 
AMONG MANY U.S. CHILDREN, READING FOR FUN HAS BECOME LESS COMMON, FEDERAL DATA SHOWS
PEW RESEARCH CENTER – NOVEMBER 12, 2021 
 
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS TO REPLACE ‘ALIENS,’ ‘ILLEGAL ALIENS’ SUBJECT HEADINGS
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY – NOVEMBER 12, 2021
 
THE SYMBOLISM OF BURNING BOOKS IS STARK. BUT IN 2021, SYMBOLISM IS ALL IT IS.
THE WASHINGTON POST – NOVEMBER 11, 2021
 
WHEN SCHOOLS BAN BOOKS
NPR – NOVEMBER 11, 2021
 
A 'WAR ON BOOKS'? CONSERVATIVES PUSH FOR AUDITS OF SCHOOL LIBRARIES
LA TIMES – NOVEMBER 8, 2021
 
LIBRARIES ARE LINKED TO THE VALUES THAT DEFINE THE CHARACTER OF A NATION - MARC LAMBERT
THE SCOTSMAN - NOVEMBER 7, 2021
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