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.
August 12, 2021
LONG LIVE ALL OUR PUBLIC LIBRARIES
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS – AUGUST 11, 2021

AFFORDABLE BROADBAND FOR LOW-INCOME STUDENTS
INSIDE HIGHER ED – AUGUST 10, 2021

INTERNET ARCHIVE SEEKING 10 YEARS OF PUBLISHER SALES DATA FOR ITS FAIR USE DEFENSE
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY – AUGUST 9, 2021

HOW EXTORTION SCAMS AND REVIEW BOMBING TROLLS TURNED GOODREADS INTO MANY AUTHORS’ WORST NIGHTMARE
TIME – AUGUST 9, 2021

AS STUDENTS RETURN TO IN-PERSON LEARNING, THERE’S ONE THING MISSING: LIBRARIANS
THE PROGRESSIVE MAGAZINE – AUGUST 7, 2021

BALTIMORE BETS ON A NEW TYPE OF FIRST RESPONDER: THE LIBRARIAN
THE TRACE – AUGUST 6, 2021

AN INFLECTION POINT FOR LIBRARIES
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY – AUGUST 6, 2021

A GLOWING SHRINE TO THE PRINTED WORD
THE NEW YORK TIMES – AUGUST 3, 2021

JACKSON DISTRICT LIBRARY TO FOREGO OVERDUE BOOK FINES AT ALL BRANCHES
MLIVE – AUGUST 3, 2021

5 LESSONS LEARNED AFTER WORKING AT MY CHILDHOOD LIBRARY
BOOKRIOT – AUGUST 2, 2021

A BRIEF HISTORY OF SUMMER READING
THE NEW YORK TIMES – JULY 31, 2021

LIBRARY PLAY SPACES CAN HELP THE TRANSITION BACK TO IN-PERSON LEARNING FOR YOUNGEST PATRONS
SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL – JULY 30, 2021

LIBRARIES CAN GUIDE FAMILIES TO EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES
SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL – JULY 30, 2021 

LIBRARIES ACROSS THE UNITED STATES ARE ENDING FINES FOR OVERDUE BOOKS
FORBES – JULY 30, 2021

3 NEW BILLS AIM TO SUPPORT SCHOOL LIBRARIES IN MICHIGAN
FOX 47 NEWS – JULY 30, 2021

MOST ACADEMIC LIBRARIANS ARE SEXUALLY HARASSED AT WORK | PEER TO PEER REVIEW
THE LIBRARY JOURNAL – JULY 29, 2021

ALA ADOPTS NEW CODE OF ETHICS PRINCIPLE ON RACIAL AND SOCIAL JUSTICE
ALA NEWS – JULY 28, 2021

DATA LITERACY IN THE LIBRARY 
KNOWLEDGE QUEST – JULY 28, 2021

LINCOLN CHILDREN'S MUSEUM CANCELS DRAG QUEEN STORY HOUR EVENT FOLLOWING THREATS
JOURNAL STAR – JULY 27, 2021

BAY AREA LIBRARIANS BRING INFORMATION TO INMATES, ONE LETTER AT A TIME
FOX KTVU – JULY 27, 2021

MARYLAND LIBRARIES WORK WITH PUBLISHERS TO SET “REASONABLE TERMS”
MARYLAND LIBRARY ASSOCIATION – JULY 27, 2021

OPENING THE BOOKS ON OPEN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES
THE LIBRARY JOURNAL – JULY 27, 2021

HOW DO RURAL LIBRARIES SERVE PATRONS?
BOOKRIOT – JULY 26, 2021

BOOK CLUBS SHOULD ALWAYS MEET ON ZOOM
MASHABLE – JULY 23, 2021

ALA WELCOMES SUCCESS ACT, PROPOSED FEDERAL FUNDING INCREASES FOR LIBRARIES
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY – JULY 23, 2021

'KNOWING YOUR COMMUNITY': WHAT IT REALLY MEANS FOR PROGRAMMING LIBRARIANS
PROGRAMMING LIBRARIAN – JULY 22, 2021

IT CHECKS OUT — LIBRARIES ARE AN “INVESTMENT THAT’S WELL WORTH IT”
MARKETPLACE – JULY 20, 2021

WHERE ARE THE SCHOOL LIBRARIANS? NEW STUDY SHOWS 20 PERCENT DECLINE IN PAST DECADE
EDSURGE – JULY 19, 2021

‘IT’S JUST A HARD-TO-IMAGINE WORLD’: RURAL MICHIGANDERS OPEN UP ABOUT LIVING WITHOUT BROADBAND
THE GANDER – JULY 19, 2021

BOOKMOBILE DRIVING AROUND TOWN FEEDING KIDS' BELLIES AND THEIR MINDS
FOX 17 – JULY 17, 2021

THE RADICAL POTENTIAL OF LIBRARIES
NEW URBAN MECHANICS – JULY 16, 2021

A NEW CHAPTER FOR PUBLIC LIBRARIES: HELPING PEOPLE IN NEED
THE BOSTON GLOBE – JULY 14, 2021

OVERDUE LIBRARY BOOK RETURNED TO SHEFFIELD CATHEDRAL AFTER 300 YEARS
THE STAR – JULY 9, 2021

PRESIDENT BIDEN JUST ANNOUNCED PLANS TO RESTORE NET NEUTRALITY
INTERESTING ENGINEERING – JULY 9, 2021

A DEEPER LOOK: CENSORSHIP BEYOND BOOKS
AMERICAN LIBRARIES MAGAZINE – JULY 8, 2021

THE BEACON OF THE PUBLIC LIBRARY
WASHINGTON POST – JULY 8, 2021

INTELLECTUAL FREEDOM: A MANUAL FOR LIBRARY WORKERS
AMERICAN LIBRARIES MAGAZINE – JULY 8, 2021

LET’S STOP SAYING THAT LIBRARIES ARE MORE THAN JUST BOOKS
EBSCO – JUNE 25, 2021
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