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 13, 2025

NATION TO CELEBRATE LIBRARY WORKERS, APRIL 8, 2025

ALA NEWS – MARCH 12, 2025

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FORMER DETROIT LIONS PLAYER TO SPEAK ABOUT LITERACY, DYSLEXIA ON FRIDAY - DEON BUTLER GIVING FREE PRESENTATION AT GRACE A. DOW LIBRARY

MIDLAND DAILY NEWS – MARCH 12, 2025

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LAPEER DISTRICT LIBRARY DIRECTOR RESIGNS

THE COUNTY PRESS – MARCH 12, 2025

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PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY BILL ADVANCES IN THE FLORIDA SENATE

FLORIDA NEWS – MARCH 12, 2025

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UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES 2024 IMPACT REPORT NOW AVAILABLE

WMU NEWS – MARCH 11, 2025

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LIBRARY FUTURES INVESTIGATES CONTENT BANS IN RESEARCH DATABASES *

PUBLISHERS WEEKLY – MARCH 10, 2025

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MISSOURI SECRETARY OF STATE WITHDRAWS STATE FUNDING OF DIGITAL LIBRARY CATALOG

MISSOURI INDEPENDENT – MARCH 10, 2025

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SD SENATE REPLACES ‘LOCKING UP LIBRARIANS’ BILL WITH APPEAL PROCESS FOR OBSCENITY DETERMINATIONS

SOUTH DAKOTA SEARCHLIGHT – MARCH 10, 2025

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TEXAS MAY CHANGE HOW SCHOOLS SELECT LIBRARY BOOKS. CRITICS SAY IT COULD LEAD TO MORE BANS

TEXAS TRIBUNE – MARCH 10, 2025

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BEFORE THE INTERNET, HOW THE LA PUBLIC LIBRARY HELPED READERS PICK THEIR NEXT NOVEL

NPR – MARCH 8, 2025

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TOP TRUMP ADVISERS GET INVOLVED AS THE FIGHT TO WIN HIS PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY SITE HEATS UP

NBC NEWS – MARCH 8, 2025

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LLANO COUNTY, FORMER LIBRARIAN SUZETTE BAKER REACH SETTLEMENT IN WRONGFUL TERMINATION SUIT

AUSTIN AMERICAN-STATESMAN – MARCH 6, 2025

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THE VIRGINIA LIBRARY RESISTED A TAKEOVER. SO THE COUNTY AXED ITS BUDGET. *

THE WASHINGTON POST – MARCH 6, 2025

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HIGH-RISE ZONING FOR DOWNTOWN ANN ARBOR LIBRARY SITE ADVANCES TO CITY COUNCIL *

MLIVE – MARCH 5, 2025

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MUSK'S DOGE TERMINATES LEASE AT OBAMA PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY SITE

FOX NEWS – MARCH 5, 2025

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LIBRARIES KEEPING WATCHFUL EYE ON FEDERAL FUNDING UPHEAVAL

MY JOURNAL COURIER – MARCH 5, 2025

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‘ABBOTT ELEMENTARY’ TACKLES SCHOOL BOOK BANS IN IMPORTANT MESSAGE EPISODE

TV INSIDER – MARCH 5, 2025

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MARCH IS READING MONTH HIGHLIGHTS IMPORTANCE OF MICHIGAN’S EARLY LITERACY EFFORTS

MDE – MARCH 4, 2025

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BILL LIMITING STATE FUNDS FOR LIBRARIES IN NATIONAL, STATE LIBRARY ASSOCIATION

IOWA CAPITAL DISPATCH – MARCH 4, 2025

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MONTANA SENATE TABLES TWO BILLS AIMED AT RESTRICTING LIBRARIES 

DAILY MONTANAN – MARCH 4, 2025

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FUTURE OF DOWNTOWN ANN ARBOR LIBRARY BLOCK TO BE DECIDED BY CITY VOTERS IN AUGUST *

MLIVE – MARCH 4, 2025

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DEVELOPING AI LITERACY: REFLECTIONS ON TEACHING A SIX-WEEK COURSE FOR LIBRARY WORKERS

CHOICE 360 – MARCH 3, 2025

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DEMONSTRATORS HOLD SILENT PROTESTS AT 17 NORTH DAKOTA LIBRARIES TO OPPOSE BILL REMOVING CONTENT

NORTH DAKOTA MONITOR – MARCH 3, 2025

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FORMER NFL PLAYER CHRIS KLUWE LOSES JOB AFTER PROTESTING SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA LIBRARY'S 'MAGA' PLAQUE

ABC7 – MARCH 1, 2025

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CMU STUDENTS, COMMUNITY MEMBERS SHARE THEIR THOUGHTS ON BANNED BOOKS

CENTRAL MICHIGAN LIFE – FEBRUARY 27, 2025


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AMID CENSORSHIP, SPENDING FIGHTS, BILL WOULD GIVE MORE LIBRARY CONTROL TO KY POLITICIANS

HERALD LEADER – FEBRUARY 27, 2025 

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IOWA LIBRARIANS PUSH BACK ON GOP BILLS AS A 'THINLY VEILED ATTACK ON LIBRARIES'

DESMOINES REGISTER – FEBRUARY 27, 2025

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LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE SOFTENS BUDGET BLOW TO SD STATE LIBRARY, BUT CONCERNS REMAIN

SOUTH DAKOTA SEARCHLIGHT – FEBRUARY 27, 2025

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AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION AND GALLUP RELEASE NEW DIVERSITY STUDY: EMPOWERING VOICES, INSPIRING CHANGE: ADVANCING DIVERSITY WITHIN LIBRARIANSHIP

ALA NEWS, GALLUP – FEBRUARY 27, 2025

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BILL TO LOOSEN EDUCATION REQUIREMENT FOR PUBLIC LIBRARY DIRECTORS HEADS TO ARKANSAS HOUSE

ARKANSAS ADVOCATE – FEBRUARY 26, 2025

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RELOCATION OF 30,000 YOUNG ADULT BOOKS IN LOUISIANA LIBRARY SHOWS HARROWING IMPACT OF MORAL PANIC OVER OBSCENITY AND VAGUE LAWS THAT LEAD TO BOOK CENSORSHIP

PEN AMERICA – FEBRUARY 26, 2025

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PRSSA HOSTS DISCUSSION ABOUT BOOK BANS, INTELLECTUAL FREEDOM

THE STATE NEWS – FEBRUARY 25, 2025

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GEORGIA SCHOOL LIBRARIANS COULD BE FOUND GUILTY OF LAWBREAKING IF SHELVES CARRY ‘EXPLICIT’ MATERIAL

GEORGIA RECORDER – FEBRUARY 25, 2025

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LIBRARY DATABASE PROVIDERS CLASH OVER SUBSCRIPTION MODELS *

PUBLISHERS WEEKLY – FEBRUARY 24, 2025

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BOOK BANNING RUMOR FOCAL POINT AT LAPEER DISTRICT LIBRARY MEETING

THE COUNTY PRESS – FEBRUARY 22, 2025

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LIBRARY BOARD IN MICHIGAN COMMUNITY WORKS TO DISPEL RUMORS OF POSSIBLE BOOK BAN *

MLIVE – FEBRUARY 21, 2025

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MICHIGAN'S POET LAUREATE IS THE THIRD IN STATE HISTORY. WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT DR. MELBA BOYD

DETROIT FREE PRESS – FEBRUARY 21, 2025

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STATEMENT OF SUPPORT TO OUR COMMUNITY

ARSL – FEBRUARY 2025

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