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PUBLISHERSWEEKLY.COM | Sep 11, 2025
FY2026 funding for the Institute of Museum and Library Services has cleared two legislative hurdles, with the House and Senate Appropriations Committees both endorsing a $291,800,000 agency budget. The next step is a vote by the full House and Senate...
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PUBLISHERSWEEKLY.COM | Sep 11, 2025
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit denied a request by defendants in Rhode Island v. Trump to stay a May 13 preliminary injunction that formally ordered a halt to the dismantling the Institute of Museum and Library Services...
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THEHILL.COM | Sep 10, 2025
A divided federal appeals court panel reinstated the director of the U.S. Copyright Office Wednesday, as she fights President Trump’s attempt to fire her. Shira Perlmutter lost in a lower court bu…
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MARYLANDREPORTER.COM | Sep 10, 2025
Maryland's Freedom to Read Act couldn't stop a book from being banned in Harford County schools; Gov. Moore says he'll proudly run on his record and against Trump administration actions...
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UPNORTHNEWSWI.COM | Sep 10, 2025
Book bans often target the stories about people we don’t regularly see in our communities and daily lives...
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WBUR.ORG | | Sep 09, 2025
The roots of community health and wellness extend out into the 9,000 or so public libraries across the U.S., writes Katherine O'Malley. But the Trump administration has moved to end federal funding for public libraries, delivering a blow to vulnerable populations, especially in rural communities and small towns...
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MSN.COM | Sep 08, 2025
EDMONTON — The Alberta government made good Monday on its promise to revise its school book ban, stating that from now on written descriptions of sex are OK, but images and illustrations of sex are not...
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BRIDGEMI.COM | Sep 05, 2025
Public libraries in Michigan are under attack, facing organized efforts to remove books and intimidate library workers. These attempts run counter to what most residents believe: that public libraries should reflect the whole community, not just the loudest voices...
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VARIETY.COM | Sep 05, 2025
Directed by Kim A. Snyder, “The Librarians” has unveiled its official trailer ahead of its global release in theaters this fall...
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BOOKRIOT.COM | Sep 05, 2025
Book Riot and the EveryLibrary Institute have teamed up again to survey parents on their perceptions of public and school libraries...
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ALA.ORG | Sep 05, 2025
The American Library Association responded with disappointment to an announcement by the FCC Chairman, who proposed reversing the FCC’s 2024 decision to authorize E-Rate funding for Wi-Fi hotspots checked out at public libraries for internet access...
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TALLAHASSEE.COM | Sep 04, 2025
A free speech group wrote in a letter to Florida school districts that they can't enforce a state law used to remove book from school libraries...
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YAHOO.COM | Sep 04, 2025
The Handmaid Tale author Margaret Atwood did not mince words over a proposed book ban in Alberta that would effectively remove over 200 books from public schools. According to the CBC, the ban...
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MLIVE.COM | Sep 04, 2025
The 67-year-old suspect from Otsego faces charges of child enticement and attempted unlawful imprisonment after children fled into the library for safety...
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CBC.CA | Sep 04, 2025
An Alberta government order banning some books from school libraries doesn't appear to be deterring people from reading them, say managers at several bookstores...
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PUBLISHERSWEEKLY.COM | Sep 04, 2025
Labor union AFSCME and a coalition of library, museum, and cultural organizations filed an amicus brief in Rhode Island v. Trump, standing with the embattled Institute of Museum and Library Services and asking a federal court to commit to an injunction...
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PANOW.COM | Sep 04, 2025
EDMONTON - An Alberta government order banning some books from school libraries doesn't appear to be deterring...
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MLIVE.COM | Aug 29, 2025
In a letter from Jessica Kitchner, director of the Flint & Genesee Literacy Network, to families, she says the organization and Mott Community College “have received notification that the availability of federal...
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BRIDGEMI.COM | Aug 27, 2025
School librarian says the heart of her legal action is about behavior rather than attempts to ban library books. The dispute has been going on for five years, according to a court filing...
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BOOKRIOT.COM | Aug 26, 2025
More details emerge in what happened during the IMLS takeover by DOGE and what might happen in the federal lawsuits against the agency's dismantling...
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ARTREVIEW.COM | Aug 26, 2025
National Coalition Against Censorship and the Vera List Center for Art and Politics issued a statement calling for solidarity and a commitment to shared values between US art and culture institutions...
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PUBLISHERSWEEKLY.COM | Aug 25, 2025
Twenty-one states’ attorneys general have asked a federal judge, who granted a preliminary injunction in May, to enter a summary judgment in State of Rhode Island v. Trump and protect the Institute of Museum and Library Services...
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ALA.ORG | Aug 25, 2025
The American Library Association invites the community to celebrate Library Card Sign-Up Month and discover how a single card can open the door to endless opportunities...
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BOOKRIOT.COM | Aug 22, 2025
ALA's latest strategic plan, the latest censorship attacks on Florida libraries, and more library news you can use...
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THECONVERSATION.COM | Aug 21, 2025
Even before generative AI went mainstream, fewer people were reading books...
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THEGUARDIAN.COM | Aug 20, 2025
Over the last 20 years, the number of Americans who read daily for pleasure has seen a considerable decline...
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THEATLANTIC.COM | Aug 20, 2025
Our picture book was pulled from library shelves in Florida. The argument being used to defend the ban threatens the right to read...
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DETROITNEWS.COM | Aug 17, 2025
I encourage all Michigan residents to join the MI Right to Read coalition and stand up for your right to read at public libraries...
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MLIVE.COM | Aug 17, 2025
You too can visit the largest publicly accessible comic book collection in the world, housed at Michigan State University...
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BOOKRIOT.COM | Aug 15, 2025
A lot of the latest legislative updates related to libraries and to library materials require waiting. But waiting doesn't mean not staying informed...
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