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.
February 9, 2023
PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE’S ALL WAYS BLACK COLLECTIVE BATTLES BOOK BANS
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY – FEBRUARY 2, 2023

BULLYING LIBRARIANS IS FOR KNOW-NOTHINGS
THE NATION – JANUARY 31, 2023

STATES HAVE LONG TRIED TO BAN IDEAS FROM THE CLASSROOM
MEDIUM – JANUARY 31, 2023

NCAC CONDEMNS UNCONSTITUTIONAL CENSORSHIP LEGISLATION IN NORTH DAKOTA
NCAC – JANUARY 30, 2023

INSIDE THE AUDACIOUS NEW SCHEME TO ERASE LGBTQ PEOPLE FROM MICHIGAN SCHOOLS
POPULAR INFORMATION – JANUARY 30, 2023

2023 YOUTH MEDIA AWARD WINNERS
AMERICAN LIBRARIES MAGAZINE – JANUARY 30, 2023
 
BOOK BANNING IS GETTING WORSE
ANNE LUTZ FERNANDEZ – JANUARY 28, 2023

MICHIGAN: GRAND RAPIDS PUBLIC LIBRARY FINDS RARE SET OF ‘MAGIC LANTERN’ SLIDES SHOWING EARLY TUSKEGEE INSTITUTE
INFODOCKET – JANUARY 30, 2023

A VETERAN LIBRARIAN SAYS SHE REGRETS MOVING TO HER SMALL MICHIGAN TOWN EVERY DAY SHE SAYS THAT SHE HAS BEEN REFERRED TO AS A PEDOPHILE FROM A CONSERVATIVE GROUP
DAILYMAIL – JANUARY 28, 2023

IN DEBATE OVER LIBRARY CONTROL, DETROIT CITY COUNCIL CONSIDERS TAX-LAW RESOLUTION
MICHIGAN RADIO – JANUARY 26, 2023
 
U-M ARCHIVE EMPLOYEE AND YPSI RESIDENT LAUNCHES PODCAST ON "UNBELIEVABLE" HISTORY
SECONDWAVE MEDIA CONCENTRATE – JANUARY 25, 2023

FUNDING: LIBRARY FREEDOM PROJECT RECEIVES $1 MILLION GRANT AWARD FROM THE MELLON FOUNDATION TO ADVANCE CRITICAL PRIVACY AND DEMOCRACY TRAINING
INFODOCKET – JANUARY 25, 2023

PUBLIC LIBRARIES LEND ONE BILLION TITLES WITH THE LIBBY READING APP
OVERDRIVE – JANUARY 25, 2023

WHY US LIBRARIES ARE ON THE FRONTLINES OF THE HOMELESSNESS CRISIS
GUARDIAN – JANUARY 24, 2023

‘HEARTSICK’: TEACHERS, ALUMNI SPEAK OUT AGAINST WE THE PARENTS LED SCHOOL BOARD – WITH VIDEOS
94.9 WSJM – JANUARY 24, 2023

NEW RIGHT-WING GROUP IS GEARING UP AGAINST MICHIGAN SCHOOLS
MICHIGAN ADVANCE – JANUARY 24, 2023

FLORIDA TEACHERS TOLD TO REMOVE BOOKS FROM CLASSROOM LIBRARIES OR RISK FELONY PROSECUTION
POPULAR INFORMATION – JANUARY 23, 2023

MASSACHUSETTS (RE)JOINS THE EFFORT
READERS FIRST – JANUARY 23, 2023

BEFORE BOOK-BANNING WAVE, THE FBI SPIED ON PEOPLE’S LIBRARY ACTIVITY
WASHINGTON POST – JANUARY 23, 2023

OPINION | MICHIGAN SCHOOL CULTURE WARRIORS LOST, BUT THEY REMAIN A THREAT
BRIDGE MICHIGAN – JANUARY 23, 2023

STUDENTS WANT NEW BOOKS. THANKS TO RESTRICTIONS, LIBRARIANS CAN’T BUY THEM.
WASHINGTON POST – JANUARY 22, 2023

AS THE PUBLIC FOCUSES ON BOOK BANS, THE RIGHT IS QUIETLY DEFUNDING LIBRARIES
TRUTHOUT – JANUARY 21, 2023

RHODE ISLAND IS THE FIRST TO THE MARK
READERS FIRST – JANUARY 20, 2023

PARENTS CLAIM SEXUALLY EXPLICIT BOOKS IN MILAN SCHOOL LIBRARY ARE NO BETTER THAN PENTHOUSE
MLIVE – JANUARY 20, 2023

GROUP OF LIVONIA RESIDENTS WANTS TO SAVE NOBLE LIBRARY FROM DEMOLITION
HOMETOWNLIFE.COM – JANUARY 20, 2023

I HELPED THOUSANDS OF TEENS IMPACTED BY BOOK BANS. HERE’S WHAT THEY HAD TO SAY
VICE – JANUARY 20, 2023

LITTLE FREE LIBRARY LAUNCHES INDIGENOUS LIBRARY PROGRAM
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY – JANUARY 20, 2023
 
AS BOOK BANS RISE, CHICAGO-AREA LIBRARIES FIGHT TO PROTECT ACCESS TO READING MATERIALS
WBEZ – JANUARY 19, 2023
 
VIOLENT THREATS DIRECTED AT MILAN SCHOOL BOARD, RIGHT-WING ACTIVIST READS PORN DURING MEETING
MICHIGAN ADVANCE – JANUARY 19, 2023
 
BOOK REMOVED FROM PORTAGE PUBLIC SCHOOLS AFTER CITIZEN COMPLAINT
MLIVE – JANUARY 18, 2023

FORT WORTH DISTRICT IS REQUIRING SCHOOLS TO FUND LIBRARIES. WHAT COULD THAT DO FOR GRADES?
STAR TELEGRAM – JANUARY 18, 2023

MICHIGAN IS BANNING INMATES FROM READING TOTALLY NORMAL BOOKS
MOTHERBOARD VICE NEWS – JANUARY 17, 2023
 
CMU PARK LIBRARY OPENS FAMILY STUDY ROOM
CMULIFE – JANUARY 14, 2023
 
DOES LACK OF SUNLIGHT IN WEST MICHIGAN GOT YOU DOWN? SUNSHINE STATION AVAILABLE AT THIS LIBRARY.
MLIVE – JANUARY 13, 2023
 
OUTRAGE OVER A SINGLE BOOK IS SHUTTING DOWN THIS TOWN’S LIBRARY
HUFFPOST – JANUARY 13, 2023

ARE BOOK BANS DISCRIMINATION? BIDEN ADMINISTRATION TO TEST NEW LEGAL THEORY.
THE WASHINGTON POST – JANUARY 13, 2023

PARENTS CALL YOUNG ADULT NOVEL GIFTED TO STUDENTS 'PORNOGRAPHIC'
ABC 57 – JANUARY 12, 2023

WHAT'S IN SOME OF THE MOST CHALLENGED BOOKS IN AMERICA?
ABC NEWS – JANUARY 12, 2023

BROOKLYN PUBLIC LIBRARY AND PEN AMERICA TEAMING UP TO TRAIN HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO DEFEND AGAINST BOOK BANS, PROMOTE THE FREEDOM TO READ
PEN AMERICA – JANUARY 12, 2023

MICHIGAN RANKED IN BOTTOM 10 STATES FOR FOURTH-GRADE READING, REPORT SAYS
CBS NEWS DETROIT – JANUARY 10, 2023
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