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.
January 14, 2021
THE ARTS ARE IN CRISIS. HERE’S HOW BIDEN CAN HELP
The New York Times January 13, 2021

OVER 100 PUBLIC LIBRARIES EXCEED 1 MILLION DIGITAL BOOK CHECKOUTS IN 2020
PRNewsfoto/OverDrive – January 12, 2021

“READING IS FUN-DAMENTAL!” LIBRARIES OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National Archives: The Text Message – January 12, 2021

FAQS ON FREE SPEECH AND THE CAPITOL HILL INSURRECTION
PEN America – January 11, 2021

FOOD, SHELTER, AND THE PUBLIC LIBRARY
Publishers Weekly – January 8, 2021

OVERDRIVE REPORTS SURGE IN DIGITAL LIBRARY LENDING IN 2020
Publishers Weekly – January 7, 2021

TOGETHER WE CAN COMBAT THE DANGER OF DISINFORMATION AND STRENGTHEN OUR DEMOCRACY
MLA News – January 8, 2021

THE RECORD KEEPERS’ RAVE
The New York Times January 7, 2021

WILEY ANNOUNCES ACQUISITION OF HINDAWI FOR $298 MILLION
Infodocket – January 5, 2021

STEPPING UP AT SCALE
Library Journal – January 5, 2021

MAKING THE DECISIONS THAT MATTER BETTER: IFLA RELEASES STATEMENT ON OPEN AND GOOD GOVERNANCE
International Federation of Library Associations – January 5, 2021

A NEW YEAR OF HOPE
American Libraries Magazine – January 4, 2021

2020 YEAR IN REVIEW
American Libraries Magazine – January 4, 2021

WHERE FANTASY MEETS REALITY: THE MAGIC OF LIBRARIES
Tor – January 4, 2021

SIX YEARS LATER, LIBRARY MARKETING NO LONGER STINKS! HERE ARE FOUR FORWARD-THINKING THINGS LIBRARIES MUST DO NOW
Super Library Marketing – January 4, 2021

REALM TEST RESULTS
American Libraries Magazine – January 4, 2021

PARENTS, CAREGIVERS LOOK TO NATION’S LIBRARIES TO COPE WITH COVID-19
Education and Career News – December 28, 2020

IMLS, NEA, NEH SCORE INCREASES IN 2021 BUDGET BILL
Publishers Weekly – December 22, 2020

CONGRESS’S OMNIBUS FEDERAL SPENDING PACKAGE FUNDS IMLS FOR FY21, NO COVID RELIEF FOR LIBRARIES
Library Journal – December 22, 2020

HELP LITTLE ONES EXPLORE EMOTIONS IN AN UNFAIR TIME
School Library Journal – December 21, 2020

ALA WELCOMES BUILD AMERICA’S LIBRARIES ACT TO REPAIR AND MODERNIZE LIBRARY FACILITIES
ALA Member News – December 19, 2020

VISIONS OF SUCCESS: ACADEMIC LIBRARIES IN A POST COVID-19 WORLD
Library Journal – December 16, 2020

GUESS WHICH STATES SAW THE MOST ELECTION DISINFORMATION IN 2020
Technology Review – December 16, 2020

LIBRARY CUTS ARE AN AFFRONT TO DEMOCRACY
Byline Times – December 14, 2020

THE TOP 10 LIBRARY STORIES OF 2020
Publishers Weekly – December 11, 2020

GAMING ON A BUDGET? TRY YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY
Wired – December 10, 2020

THE BIGGER THE PUBLISHERS, THE BLANDER THE BOOKS
The Atlantic – December 9, 2020
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