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.
June 9, 2022
BILL TARGETING RACE LESSONS ADVANCES IN MICHIGAN
CHALKBEAT DETROIT – JUNE 7, 2022

MICHIGAN LAWMAKERS ADVANCE BILL TO LIMIT HOW RACE IS TAUGHT IN SCHOOLS
BRIDGE MI – JUNE 7, 2022

CONSERVATIVE GROUP LAUNCHES "HIDE THE PRIDE" TO REMOVE BOOKS FROM LIBRARY PRIDE DISPLAYS
BOOKRIOT – JUNE 7, 2022

HOW A BOOK GETS BANNED IN AMERICA
VICE – JUNE 6, 2022

COURT SEEKS PROPOSED DECLARATORY JUDGMENT IN MARYLAND E-BOOK CASE
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY – JUNE 6, 2022
 
WHY STUDENTS ARE AT RISK OF DATA BREACHES (AND HOW TO PROTECT THEM)
MAKE USE OF – JUNE 4, 2022

BOOK BANNING IN THE US: THESE ARE THE AUTHORS OF COLOR WHO CENSORS ARE TRYING TO SILENCE
CNN – JUNE 4, 2022

AFTER HISTORIC YEAR OF BOOK CHALLENGERS, FL’S PROLIFIC BOOK CHALLENGERS EXPLAIN WHY THEY’RE DOING IT
ABC ACTION NEWS – JUNE 3, 2022 

PRIDE MONTH, WOMEN'S HISTORY BOOK DISPLAYS REMOVED FROM LIBRARY SYSTEM
NEWSWEEK – JUNE 1, 2022
 
PART 5: FREEDOM TO READ ADVOCATES, PLEASE STAND UP: ‘WE NEED POSITIVE VOICES IN THE CONVERSATION’
MICHIGAN EDUCATION ASSOCIATION – JUNE 1, 2022
 
HILLSDALE LIBRARY DIRECTOR RESIGNS IN EMERGENCY BOARD SESSION
FOX47 JACKSON – MAY 30, 2022
 
BANNED BOOKS EVERY CLIMATE NERD SHOULD READ
GIZMADO – MAY 30, 2022
 
PART 4: READING, WRITING, LITERACY LEADERS RAISE ALARM OVER BOOK BANS
MICHIGAN EDUCATION ASSOCIATION – MAY 27, 2022
 
EBOOK SALES PLUMMET 12.2% IN MARCH 2022 
GOOD E-READER – MAY 27, 2022

AT HILLSDALE LIBRARY, RESIGNATIONS AND ALARMS ABOUT POLITICS, PEDOPHILIA
BRIDGE MI – MAY 27, 2022
 
HILLSDALE LIBRARIAN RESIGNS IN WAKE OF FAILED LGBTQIA+ CHILDREN'S BOOK BAN PROPOSAL
HILLSDALE DAILY NEWS – MAY 26, 2022

BOOK CHALLENGES UPDATE
I LOVE LIBRARIES – MAY 26, 2022

OPINION | MSU RESEARCH SHOWS CULTURE WARS ERODING TRUST IN MICHIGAN TEACHERS
BRIDGE MI – MAY 26, 2022

MICH. MAN RETURNS OVERDUE SCHOOL LIBRARY BOOK — 40 YEARS LATER
FOX 59 – MAY 26, 2022
 
HILLSDALE TO CONSIDER BANNING HARRY POTTER AS LIBRARY WARS HIT MICHIGAN
BRIDGE MICHIGAN – MAY 25, 2022
 
ATWOOD RESPONDS TO BOOK BANS WITH ‘UNBURNABLE’ EDITION OF HANDMAID’S TALE
THE GUARDIAN – MAY 24, 2022
 
IF PUBLISHERS HAVE THEIR WAY, LIBRARIES’ DIGITAL OPTIONS WILL SEE MAJOR CUTS
THE HILL – MAY 24,2022
 
PART 3: BOOK CHALLENGES SHOW NEED FOR POLICIES TO ‘UPHOLD A CONSTITUTIONAL PROMISE’
MICHIGAN EDUCATION ASSOCIATION – MAY 23, 2022

WHY WE NEED A PUBLIC INTERNET AND HOW TO GET ONE
THE VERGE –  MAY 23, 2022

TEENS FIGHT FOR THE RIGHT TO READ WITH 'BANNED-BOOK CLUBS' AND LAWSUITS
THE WASHINGTON POST – MAY 22, 2022

BOOK BAN PROPOSAL SPARKS CONTROVERSY AT HILLSDALE LIBRARY
HILLSDALE DAILY NEWS – MAY 21, 2022

RHODE ISLAND ADVANCES ITS LIBRARY E-BOOK BILL
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY – MAY 20, 2022

PROTEST HELD OVER PROPOSAL TO BAN BOOKS FROM HILLSDALE COMMUNITY LIBRARY
WILX – MAY 20, 2022

CONGRESS HOLDS SECOND HEARING, FOCUSES ON CENSORSHIP IN CLASSROOMS
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY – MAY 20, 2022

PART 2: TURMOIL OVER BOOK BANS AFFECTS EDUCATORS
MICHIGAN EDUCATION ASSOCIATION – MAY 20, 2022

TEENS FIGHT BOOK BANNING WITH THEIR OWN BANNED BOOK CLUBS
GOOD MORNING AMERICA – MAY 20, 2022

BARNES & NOBLE BEING SUED IN VIRGINIA BEACH OVER GENDER QUEER, COURT OF MIST AND FURY
BOOKRIOT – MAY 19, 2022

PART 1: EDUCATORS AND PARENTS BATTLE BOOK BANS
MICHIGAN EDUCATION ASSOCIATION – MAY 18, 2022

MICHIGAN'S YOUNG STUDENTS MAY FALL FURTHER BEHIND IN READING, REPORT SAYS
DETROIT NEWS – MAY 17, 2022

BOOK BANS: WHAT TO KNOW
US NEWS –  MAY 17, 2022

UTAH ATTORNEY GENERAL PROVIDES LEGAL FRAMEWORK TO FIGHT BOOK BANS
SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL – MAY 17, 2022

BOOKLOOKS, FRAMED AS “OBJECTIVE” BOOK RATING RESOURCE, A MOMS FOR LIBERTY JOINT
BOOKRIOT - MAY 16, 2022

5 UNEXPECTED THINGS YOU CAN BORROW FROM THE LIBRARY
WIRECUTTER – MAY 16, 2022

RESIGNATION
ACADEMIC FREEDOM ISN'T FREE – MAY 13, 2022

UNIVERSAL DESIGN FOR WORK? 
INFORMATION WANTS TO BE FREE – MAY 12, 2022

LEGAL MATTERS: MAY 2022 - BANNING LIBRARY BOOKS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS: A LEGAL PRIMER
NASSP PRINCIPAL LEADERSHIP – MAY 2022
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