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.
November 11, 2021
HOW BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE COULD GET PEOPLE BACK INTO PUBLIC LIBRARIES
FAST COMPANY – NOVEMBER 9, 2021

STUDY WARNS OF ‘EDUCATIONAL GAG ORDERS’
INSIDE HIGH ED – NOVEMBER 9, 2021

VIRGINIA MOM BARRED FROM SON'S PUBLIC SCHOOL LIBRARY AFTER COMPLAINING ABOUT PORNOGRAPHIC BOOKS
FOX NEWS – NOVEMBER 9, 2021

SPOTSYLVANIA SCHOOL BOARD ORDERS LIBRARIES TO REMOVE 'SEXUALLY EXPLICIT' BOOKS
THE FREE LANCE-STAR – NOVEMBER 9, 2021

VATICAN LIBRARY OPENS TO PUBLIC WITH OLD-NEW ART SPACE
AP NEWS – NOVEMBER 8, 2021

LIBRARIANS HELP STUDENTS NAVIGATE AN AGE OF MISINFORMATION – BUT SCHOOLS ARE CUTTING THEIR NUMBERS
THE CONVERSATION – NOVEMBER 5, 2021 

LIBRARIES LEAD THE WAY—AGAIN
OUR TOWNS CIVIC FOUNDATION – NOVEMBER 4, 2021

TEXAS TEACHERS AND LIBRARIANS SHARE WHY THEY’RE FIGHTING FOR #FREADOM
WEARETEACHERS – NOVEMBER 4, 2021

PUBLIC LIBRARIES ARE UNDER ATTACK. HERE'S HOW YOU CAN HELP
HARPER’S BAZAAR – NOVEMBER 4, 2021

FOLLETT TO DIVEST BAKER & TAYLOR
BUSINESS WIRE – NOVEMBER 4, 2021

BEING A LIBRARIAN: EXPECTATIONS VS. REALITY
BOOKRIOT – NOVEMBER 3, 2021

ALEX GINO’S CHILDREN’S NOVEL GEORGE RETITLED MELISSA ‘TO RESPECT TRANS HEROINE’
THE GUARDIAN – NOVEMBER 2, 2021

MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR PROJECT WILL CREATE NEW SPACE FOR MSU'S SPECIAL COLLECTIONS
FOX 47 NEWS – NOVEMBER 2, 2021

TEXAS GOVERNOR DECRIES SCHOOL LIBRARY BOOKS WITH 'PORNOGRAPHIC OR OBSCENE MATERIAL'
NPR – NOVEMBER 2, 2021

JUSTICE DEPT. SUES PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE OVER SIMON & SCHUSTER DEAL
THE NEW YORK TIMES – NOVEMBER 2, 2021

MEMBERSHIP AS A MOVEMENT
AMERICAN LIBRARIES MAGAZINE – NOVEMBER 2, 2021

LAWYERS ARGUE THAT E-BOOK PRICE-FIXING CASE AGAINST AMAZON, BIG FIVE PUBLISHERS SHOULD PROCEED
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY – NOVEMBER 2, 2021

CONVERSATIONS CREATING CHANGE
AMERICAN LIBRARIES MAGAZINE – NOVEMBER 1, 2021

KEITH KINDRED: EFFORT TO BAN CRT IN MICHIGAN SCHOOLS MISGUIDED
MICHIGAN RADIO – NOVEMBER 1, 2021

A CONFLICT OF VALUES
AMERICAN LIBRARIES MAGAZINE – NOVEMBER 1, 2021

INTERNET ARCHIVE SEEKING AAP, PUBLISHER COMMUNICATIONS IN SCANNING LAWSUIT
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY – OCTOBER 31, 2021

LAW LIBRARIANS STILL HAVE VALUE
ABOVE THE LAW – OCTOBER 29, 2021
 
AI COMES TO AUDIOBOOKS
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY – OCTOBER 29, 2021
 
NO CHARGES FOR WYOMING LIBRARIANS OVER SEX ED, LGBTQ BOOKS
AP NEWS – OCTOBER 28, 2021

NEW RESEARCH UNDERSCORES ROLE MUSEUMS, LIBRARIES PLAY TO CREATE HEALTHIER, MORE EQUITABLE AMERICA
IMLS NEWS – OCTOBER 27, 2021

TEXAS HOUSE COMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE SCHOOL DISTRICTS’ BOOKS ON RACE AND SEXUALITY
THE TEXAS TRIBUNE – OCTOBER 26, 2021

BIDEN MAKES 2 KEY, BOUNDARY-BREAKING FCC NOMINATIONS
NPR – OCTOBER 26, 2021

GEORGETOWN TWP. SUPERINTENDENT TOLD TO REVIEW LIBRARY BOOKS ‘DEEMED INAPPROPRIATE FOR YOUTH’
WOOD TV-8 – OCTOBER 26, 2021
 
DEARBORN HEIGHTS LIBRARY GETS GRANT TO INCREASE ACCESS TO ARABIC-SPEAKING COMMUNITY
PRESS AND GUIDE – OCTOBER 22, 2021

I SET OUT TO BUILD THE NEXT LIBRARY OF ALEXANDRIA. NOW I WONDER: WILL THERE BE LIBRARIES IN 25 YEARS?
TIME – OCTOBER 22, 2021

TENNESSEE LIBRARIANS SPEAK OUT AGAINST CHATTANOOGA SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER'S ATTEMPT TO BAN BOOKS
TENNESSEAN – OCTOBER 22, 2021

PRH ONCE AGAIN EXTENDS TEMPORARY E-BOOK, DIGITAL AUDIO TERMS FOR LIBRARIES
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY – OCTOBER 22, 2021

‘TRASH’ BOOK SHOULD NOT BE ON LIBRARY SHELVES, SAYS BYRON TWP TRUSTEE
WOOD TV-8 – OCTOBER 22, 2021

PUBLIC COMMENT SUSPENDED AMID WYOMING LIBRARY BOOK FUROR
ASSOCIATED PRESS – OCTOBER 21, 2021

LIBRARIANS AND PROFESSIONAL LABELING: WHAT'S IN A NAME? 
INFORMATION TODAY, INC. – OCTOBER 19, 2021

GIVING THANKS FOR THE ACTIVISTS WHO INTEGRATED PUBLIC LIBRARIES
PUBLIC LIBRARIES ONLINE – OCTOBER 19, 2021

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