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.
February 11, 2021
6 WAYS TO SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY DURING LIBRARY LOVERS MONTH
Bookriot – February 11, 2021

BLACK HISTORY IS OFTEN SHUNNED — LIKE THE BOOK I WROTE
The Washington Post – February 9, 2021

THIS TEENAGER HELPED LAUNCH SEED LIBRARIES IN EVERY STATE
Modern Farmer – February 8, 2021

HOW TO CREATE A LIBRARY SOCIAL MEDIA POLICY FOR YOUR STAFF AND YOUR COMMUNITY THAT ENCOURAGES INTERACTION AND KEEPS EVERYONE SAFE
Super Library Marketing – February 8, 2021

ACADEMIC LIBRARIES AREN’T JUST FOR WRITING PAPERS
Book Riot – February 8, 2021

HOW A LIBRARY IS REIMAGINING PUBLIC WI-FI DURING COVID-19
Project for Public Spaces – February 7, 2021

LITTLE FREE SLED LIBRARIES POP UP AT MUSKEGON PARKS
MLive – February 5, 2021

WHY 2021 IS SETTING UP TO BE A PIVOTAL YEAR FOR DIGITAL CONTENT IN LIBRARIES
Publishers Weekly – February 5, 2021

COPYRIGHT AND FANFICTION: A PRIMER
OIF Intellectual Freedom Blog – February 4, 2021

POLICE IN LIBRARIES: WHAT THE COP-FREE LIBRARY MOVEMENT WANTS
Teen Vogue – February 3, 2021

LIZARD PEOPLE IN THE LIBRARY
Project Information Literacy – February 3, 2021

BEYOND BOOKS: REED OFFERS $5B PLAN TO BUILD 21ST CENTURY PUBLIC LIBRARIES, INVEST IN COMMUNITIES, & CONNECT MORE AMERICANS TO OPPORTUNITIES FOR ADVANCEMENT
Sen. Jack Reed News – February 2, 2021

AFTER LAFAYETTE LIBRARY HALTS VOTING RIGHTS DISCUSSION, STATE LEADER CALLS IT 'INCOMPREHENSIBLE'
The Acadiana Advocate – February 2, 2021

A SHOT IN THE ARM
American Libraries Magazine – February 2, 2021

LIBRARIAN OF CONGRESS, CARLA HAYDEN, ON MAKING AND SHAPING BLACK HISTORY
WTOP News – February 1, 2021

BENTON CO. JAIL BOOK BAN VIOLATES INMATES’ RIGHTS, ACLU SAYS
Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette – January 29, 2021

BEYOND BOOKS: LIBRARIES CURE PANDEMIC BOREDOM WITH VIRTUAL CLASSES, CRAFTS AND STORYTIME
The Washington Post – January 28, 2021

LIBRARY FACES LAWSUIT AFTER BANNING PATRON
The Tribune – January 27, 2021

NEW NONPROFIT TO ADVOCATE FOR DIGITAL CONTENT IN LIBRARIES
Publishers Weekly – January 27, 2021

MELLON FOUNDATION TO FUND DIVERSITY PROGRAMS AT LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
The New York Times – January 27, 2021

5 THINGS I MISS ABOUT THE LIBRARY
Inside Higher Ed – January 26, 2021

LIBRARIES ARE GOING FINE-FREE
Reasons to be Cheerful – January 25, 2021

JILL BIDEN CLOSES ALA MIDWINTER VIRTUAL 2021
American Libraries Magazine – January 25, 2021

SCHOOL LIBRARIANS WORK TO COMBAT DISINFORMATION
OPB – January 25, 2021

WILL THERE BE A TRUMP PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY? DON’T COUNT ON IT.
Politico – January 22, 2021

PLEASE STOP CALLING THINGS ARCHIVES
Perspectives on History – January 22, 2021

LEGO BRAILLE BRICKS HELP BLIND CHILDREN LEARN TO READ
Psychology Today – January 17, 2021
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