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.
June 8, 2023
BOOK BANS ARE ON THE RISE. BIDEN IS NAMING A POINT PERSON TO ADDRESS THAT
NPR – JUNE 8, 2023

COURT TO HEAR BIDS BY AMAZON, PUBLISHERS TO DISMISS REVIVED PRICE FIXING CASE
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY – JUNE 8, 2023

FERNDALE LIBRARY SEEKING BOOK DONATIONS AFTER HIDE THE PRIDE EFFORT TARGETS LGBTQ+ BOOK DISPLAYS
OAKLAND COUNTY TIMES – JUNE 7, 2023

LOWELL ART TEACHER’S PAINTINGS HONOR SCHOOL LIBRARIAN’S COURAGE
MEA – JUNE 6, 2023

RECALL PETITION AGAIN FILED AGAINST LIBRARY BOARD MEMBERS REGARDING 'EXPLICIT' BOOKS
HURON DAILY TRIBUNE – JUNE 6, 2023

ARE PUBLIC COMPUTERS IN LIBRARIES BECOMING OBSOLETE?
GOVERNMENT TECHNOLOGY – JUNE 5, 2023

11+ THINGS U.S. PUBLIC LIBRARIES OFFER THAT YOU MIGHT NOT KNOW ABOUT
BOOK RIOT – JUNE 5, 2023

COALITION SUES OVER NEW ARKANSAS LIBRARY OBSCENITY LAW
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY – JUNE 5, 2023

LIBRARIANS, PUBLISHERS FILE AMICUS BRIEFS IN TEXAS BOOK BANNING CASE
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY – JUNE 5, 2023

INGENIOUS LIBRARIANS
AEON – JUNE 5, 2023 

SUMMER READING PROGRAMS KICKING OFF IN MICHIGAN
WILX NEWS 10 – JUNE 5, 2023

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN LIBRARIES STOP SHARING WI-FI?
KQED – JUNE 5, 2023

FLINT PUBLIC LIBRARY CHANGES ITS NAME TO HONOR FORMER DIRECTOR
MID-MICHIGAN NOW – JUNE 3, 2023

BOOK BANS ARE ANTI-AMERICAN, ANTI-DEMOCRATIC
THE ALPENA NEWS – JUNE 3, 2023

PWPL DIRECTOR LOOKS TO FUTURE FOLLOWING BOOK CONTROVERSY
THE MINING JOURNAL – JUNE 3, 2023

UNFURLING THE BOOK BANNER LIES: BOOK CENSORSHIP NEWS
BOOK RIOT – JUNE 2, 2023

BARBARA MEZESKE: THE LIBRARY: A 21ST-CENTURY BATTLEGROUND
HOLLAND SENTINEL – JUNE 1, 2023

THE REVOLT OF THE OTHER MOTHERS MOMS FOR LIBERTY LEARNED MOTHERHOOD IS A POTENT FORCE. SO TOO HAVE THEIR OPPONENTS.
NEW YORK MAGAZINE – MAY 31, 2023
 
MISSOURI RULE TAKES EFFECT PUTTING LIBRARY FUNDS IN JEOPARDY OVER ‘OBSCENE’ MATERIAL
MISSOURI INDEPENDENT - MAY 31, 2023

BOOK BANS: ILLINOIS POISED TO BE FIRST STATE TO PUNISH LIBRARIES THAT REMOVE TITLES
MARKETWATCH - MAY 31, 2023

LIBRARIANS, PUBLISHERS, BOOKSTORES JOIN LAWSUIT OVER ARKANSAS LIBRARY ‘OBSCENITY’ LAW
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY – MAY 26, 2023

WHAT DO MICHIGAN RESIDENTS REALLY THINK OF BOOK BANNING?
CITY PULSE – MAY 25, 2023

BOOK REMOVAL REQUEST DENIED BY PWPL BOARD
THE MINING JOURNAL – MAY 24, 2023

MICHIGAN BUCKET LIST: COOL LIBRARIES TO VISIT
A HEALTHIER MICHIGAN – MAY 24, 2023

SEXUALLY EXPLICIT BOOKS SPARK CONTROVERSY AT CARO LIBRARY
WNEM5 – MAY 23, 2023

MARQUETTE’S PETER WHITE PUBLIC LIBRARY VOTES TO KEEP LGBTQ+ BOOK
UPPER MICHIGAN’S SOURCE – MAY 23, 2023

BRANDYWINE SCHOOL BOARD SHOWS ‘PORN PANDEMIC’ FILM, DEBATES BANNING BOOKS
WSJM – MAY 23, 2023

SEE WHICH BOOKS ARE BANNED IN MICHIGAN SCHOOLS
MLIVE – MAY 22, 2023

BOOK REMOVALS MAY HAVE VIOLATED STUDENT CIVIL RIGHTS, EDUCATION DEPT. SAYS
WASHINGTON POST – MAY 22, 2023

BESTSELLING MILITARY MEMOIR BANNED FROM HUDSONVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
WZZM13 – MAY 22, 2023

ACLU SENDS CLEAR MESSAGE TO LAPEER COUNTY PROSECUTOR: DON’T THREATEN LIBRARIAN FOR SUPPORTING LGBTQ+ BOOK
ACLU MICHIGAN – MAY 19, 2023

'COMPELLED BY FORCE': COUNTY LEADER SIGNALS DISDAIN FOR MARGINALIZED COMMUNITY PROGRAMS
THE HOLLAND SENTINEL – MAY 19, 2023

LAPEER LIBRARY KEEPS LGBTQ-THEMED BOOKS, BUT MORE BATTLES LOOM
BRIDGE MICHIGAN – MAY 19, 2023

A BILL IN CONNECTICUT WOULD FUND SANCTUARY LIBRARIES: BOOK CENSORSHIP NEWS, 
BOOK RIOT – MAY 19, 2023 

BOOK BANS MOVE FROM SEX TO WAR, AS WEST MICHIGAN SCHOOL REMOVES ‘JARHEAD’
BRIDGE MICHIGAN – MAY 18, 2023

HONG KONG NECK-AND-NECK WITH FLORIDA IN BOOKBANNING COMPETITION.
LIT HUB – MAY 18, 2023

‘OUTRIGHT WAR’: ‘GENDER QUEER’ AND THE ATTACK ON MICHIGAN LIBRARIES
MLIVE – MAY 18, 2023

BOOK BANNERS TAKE OVER IDAHO LIBRARY BOARD AFTER DISGRACEFUL CAMPAIGN
THE DAILY BEAST – MAY 18, 2023
 
SCHOOL LIBRARIANS FACE A NEW PENALTY IN THE BANNED-BOOK WARS: PRISON
WASHINGTON POST – MAY 18, 2023

'ALL BOOKS ARE WORTH READING': OTTAWA COUNTY CONTINUES TO GRAPPLE WITH BANNED BOOKS
THE HOLLAND SENTINEL – MAY 17, 2023

SALMAN RUSHDIE WARNS FREE EXPRESSION UNDER THREAT IN RARE PUBLIC ADDRESS AFTER ATTACK
AP NEWS – MAY 16, 2023

TIANANMEN SQUARE BOOKS REMOVED FROM HONG KONG LIBRARIES IN RUN-UP TO ANNIVERSARY
THE GUARDIAN – MAY 16, 2023

TWO MOMS ARE AT THE CENTER OF THE FIGHT AGAINST BOOK BANNING IN AMERICA: ‘IT’S EXHAUSTING’
LOS ANGELES TIMES – MAY 15, 2023

ZEELAND PARENTS SOUND OFF ON SCHOOL LIBRARY BOOKS SOME DEEM EXPLICIT
MLIVE – MAY 15, 2023

LIBRARY DIVIDE NOT AS WIDE AS YOU THINK
ALPENA NEWS – MAY 13, 2023

MICHIGAN HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WIN PRIZES IN C-SPAN DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION
HOUR DETROIT – MAY 12, 2023

IT’S OKAY FOR LIBRARIES TO BE LOUD! TAKE IT FROM ME, I’M A LIBRARIAN
WASHINGTON POST – MAY 12, 2023
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