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 12, 2023
PUBLIC LIBRARY BUDGETS ARE BEING SLASHED. POLICE HAVE MORE CASH THAN EVER
VICE – JANUARY 12, 2023

HOW CONSERVATIVE AND LIBERAL BOOK BANS DIFFER AMID RISE IN LITERARY RESTRICTIONS
ABC NEWS – JANUARY 12, 2023
 
THE CONSERVATIVES WHO ATTACKED SCHOOL BOARDS IN 2022 ARE NOW GOING AFTER LIBRARIES
THE NEW REPUBLIC – JANUARY 11, 2023

CEMENTING LGBTQ PROTECTIONS IS A FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS FOR MICHIGAN DEMOCRATS 
MLIVE – JANUARY 11, 2023

STATEMENT FROM MICHIGAN ATTORNEY GENERAL DANA NESSEL ON THE PROPOSED EXPANSION OF THE ELLIOTT-LARSEN CIVIL RIGHTS ACT
MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL – JANUARY 11, 2023

AUTHOR GEORGE M. JOHNSON: WE MUST ENSURE ACCESS TO THOSE WHO NEED THESE STORIES MOST
MICHIGAN RADIO NPR – JANUARY 11, 2023

5 PLATFORMS TO FIND KIDS’ SHOWS AND ENTERTAINMENT WITH YOUR LIBRARY CARD
MAKEUSEOF – JANUARY 11, 2022
 
BLACK LIBRARIANS SAY INDIANAPOLIS 'INHOSPITABLE LOCATION' FOR NATIONAL CONFERENCE
THE HILL – JANUARY 10, 2022
 
YOU CAN LISTEN TO AUDIOBOOKS NARRATED BY ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
SMITHSONIAN MAGAZINE – JANUARY 9, 2023
 
OLENTANGY SCHOOLS OFFICIAL CUTS OFF READING OF DR. SEUSS BOOK DURING NPR PODCAST
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH – JANUARY 9, 2023
 
LITERACY FOCUS: WELCOMING PLACES, SAFE SPACES
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY – JANUARY 9, 2023

OVERDRIVE RELEASES 2022 DIGITAL BOOK CIRCULATION DATA AND HIGHLIGHTS
OVERDRIVE – JANUARY 6, 2023
 
WHAT BOOK BANS ARE DOING TO SCHOOL LIBRARY PURCHASES 
EDWEEK — JANUARY 06, 2023 

OVERDRIVE DIGITAL LIBRARY CIRCULATION GREW 10% IN 2022
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY – JANUARY 6, 2023
 
TEXAS BILL PROPOSES JAIL TIME FOR TEACHERS PROVIDING 'OBSCENE' BOOKS
CHRON – JANUARY 5, 2023

NEW JERSEY BECOMES FIRST STATE TO REQUIRE K-12 INFORMATION LITERACY
NEW JERSEY MONTHLY – JANUARY 5, 2023

HERE ARE 5 BOOK BAN TRENDS TO WATCH IN 2023
DAILY BEAST – JANUARY 4, 2023

UNDER PRESSURE: WHY THREE LIBRARY DIRECTORS RESIGNED FOLLOWING COMMUNITY CHALLENGES
AMERICAN LIBRARIES MAGAZINE – JANUARY 3, 2023

EDITORIAL: BOOK BANNING IS SO LAST YEAR
LAS VEGAS SUN – JANUARY 3, 2023

2022 YEAR IN REVIEW
AMERICAN LIBRARIES MAGAZINE – JANUARY 3, 2023

UNBANNING BOOKS: LJ’S 2023 LIBRARIANS OF THE YEAR
LIBRARY JOURNAL – JANUARY 3, 2023
 
BOOK RATINGS COULD BE COMING TO TEXAS SCHOOL LIBRARIES
FORT WORTH REPORT – JANUARY 2, 2023
 
LIBRARIANS ARE MEETING YOUNGER READERS WHERE THEY ARE: TIKTOK
NEW YORK TIMES – DECEMBER 30, 2022
 
A FED-UP MICHIGAN LIBRARIAN CALLED OUT CONSERVATIVES WHO HAVE 'THREATENED' AND 'CURSED' HER OVER LGBTQ BOOKS: 'HOW DARE YOU PEOPLE?'
INSIDER MICHIGAN – DECEMBER 23, 2022

2022 IN THE CLASSROOM: A LOOK BACK ON BOOK BANS, CULTURE WARS, AND THE FIGHT OVER PARENTAL RIGHTS
ABC ACTION NEWS – DECEMBER 22, 2022

BOOK BANS: LET’S RING IN A NEW YEAR OF NON-CENSORSHIP
THE HILL – DECEMBER 21, 2022

HUNTSVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY (TX) PRIVATIZED AFTER PRIDE DISPLAY
BOOK RIOT – DECEMBER 21, 2022

COLUMN: LIBRARIES SERVE COMMUNITIES, NOT AGGRIEVED PARENTS
MICHIGAN ADVANCE – DECEMBER 21, 2022

AMERICA’S CULTURE WARRIORS ARE GOING AFTER LIBRARIANS
CODA STORY – DECEMBER 21, 2022  
 
THE BOOKS BANNED IN YOUR STATE’S PRISONS
THE MARSHALL PROJECT – DECEMBER 21, 2022
 
AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT: LIBRARIANS ARE FACING HARASSMENT
TEEN VOGUE – DECEMBER 19, 2022
 
WE’RE DROWNING IN OLD BOOKS. BUT GETTING RID OF THEM IS HEARTBREAKING.
THE WASHINGTON POST – DECEMBER 19, 2022
 
RESIDENTS DISCUSS CONCERNS AFTER EARLY CLOSURE AT PATMOS LIBRARY
FOX17 ONLINE – DECEMBER 19, 2022
 
SCARSDALE LIBRARY SPEAKS THE TRUTH TO EVANGELICAL KIRK CAMERON
SCARSDALE 10583 – DECEMBER 16, 2022
 
REDDITOR SHARES WILD PHOTO CLAIMING THEY’VE SAVED ‘OVER $8,000’ BY USING THE LIBRARY THIS YEAR
THE COOL DOWN – DECEMBER 16, 2022

PW’S 2022 PEOPLE OF THE YEAR: THE DEFENDERS
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY – DECEMBER 16, 2022
 
ASHLEY HOPE PÉREZ: 'YOUNG PEOPLE HAVE A RIGHT' TO STORIES THAT HELP THEM LEARN
MICHIGAN RADIO NPR – DECEMBER 14, 2022
 
A FIFTH OF AMERICAN ADULTS STRUGGLE TO READ. WHY ARE WE FAILING TO TEACH THEM?
PROPUBLICA – DECEMBER 14, 2022

LIBRARY WORKERS ORGANIZE IN FERNDALE, MICHIGAN
LIBERATION – DECEMBER 13, 2022
 
ONE STATE IS POISED TO TEACH MEDIA LITERACY STARTING IN KINDERGARTEN 
THE HECHINGER REPORT – DECEMBER 10, 2022
 
WHAT ARE MIS-, DIS-, AND MAL- INFORMATION?: BOOK CENSORSHIP NEWS, DECEMBER 9, 2022 
BOOK RIOT – DECEMBER 9, 2022 
 
THE TOP 10 LIBRARY STORIES OF 2022
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY – DECEMBER 9, 2022
 
MICHIGAN GOP OFFICIAL: SHUT DOWN ‘BY FORCE’ PUBLIC LIBRARY WITH LGBTQ BOOKS
BRIDGE MICHIGAN – DECEMBER 8, 2022
 
MOMS AGAINST LIBRARIES: HOW A DISCREDITED PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY SPARKED A BOOK-BANNING MOVEMENT
MOTHER JONES – NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2022
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