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.
April 14, 2022
DRABINSKI WINS 2023-2024 ALA PRESIDENCY 
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY – APRIL 14, 2022 

NEW ACCESS MODEL "OVERDRIVE MAX" LOWERS LIBRARY COSTS FOR EBOOK AND AUDIOBOOK COLLECTIONS
PRNEWSWIRE – APRIL 13, 2022

BLACKSTONE ENDS LIBRARY EMBARGO
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY – APRIL 12, 2022 

MARYLAND GIVES UP ON ITS LIBRARY E-BOOK LAW
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY – APRIL 11, 2022 

LETTERS: WHY SCHOOL LIBRARIANS MATTER TO STUDENTS AND COMMUNITIES 
CHICAGO TRIBUNE – APRIL 11, 2022

MORE THAN 1,500 BOOKS HAVE BEEN BANNED IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS, AND A U.S. HOUSE PANEL ASKS WHY 
MICHIGAN ADVANCE – APRIL 10, 2022 

BANNED IN THE USA: RISING SCHOOL BOOK BANS THREATEN FREE EXPRESSION AND STUDENTS’ FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS 
PEN AMERICA – APRIL 2022

CONGRESS INVESTIGATES BOOK BANNING IN SCHOOLS 
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY – APRIL 8, 2022 

IMLS NAMES FINALISTS FOR THE 2022 NATIONAL MEDAL FOR MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICE
IMLS NEWS – APRIL 7, 2022

FOLLOWING A HUGE BACKLASH, FOLLETT REVERSES COURSE ON MODULE TO SORT BANNED BOOKS
THE MARY SUE – APRIL 6, 2022

NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK KICKS OFF WITH STATE OF AMERICA’S LIBRARIES REPORT, ANNUAL 'TOP 10 MOST CHALLENGED BOOKS' LIST AND A NEW CAMPAIGN TO FIGHT BOOK BANS 
ALA NEWS – APRIL 4, 2022

EFFORTS TO BAN BOOKS JUMPED AN 'UNPRECEDENTED' FOUR-FOLD IN 2021, ALA REPORT SAYS 
NPR – APRIL 4, 2022 

HOW TO STOP UKRAINIAN WEBSITES FROM VANISHING DURING WAR 
GIZMODO – APRIL 2, 2022

‘OUT OF TOUCH’: CHILDREN’S AUTHORS DESCRIBE INCREASING CENSORSHIP OF BOOKS ON DIVERSITY
THE GUARDIAN – MARCH 31, 2022

NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY SAYS TENS OF THOUSANDS OF BOOKS HAVE BEEN RETURNED SINCE POLICY OF NO LATE FEES WAS ADOPTED 
NEW YORK TIMES – MARCH 31, 2022 

SCHOOL LIBRARY SOFTWARE TESTS PARENT-CONTROLLED CENSORSHIP SYSTEM
INPUT MAGAZINE – MARCH 30, 2022

WHITE HOUSE FY 2023 BUDGET PROPOSAL POSITIVE BUT “NOT ENOUGH” FOR LIBRARIES 
ALA NEWS – MARCH 29, 2022 

PLAY IN THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LIBRARY
BOOKRIOT – MARCH 28, 2022
 
OPINION: READING A BOOK IS A CHOICE
WASHINGTON POST – MARCH 27, 2022

‘LIBRARIES ARE THE GREAT EQUALIZERS'
THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION – MARCH 2022
 
THE LIBRARIANS UNITING TO BATTLE SCHOOL BOOK BAN LAWS
ABC NEWS – MARCH 26, 2022

ALA POLL FINDS PUBLIC BROADLY OPPOSES BOOK BANNING EFFORTS
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY – MARCH 25, 2022
 
SCHOOLS NATIONWIDE ARE QUIETLY REMOVING BOOKS FROM THEIR LIBRARIES
THE WASHINGTON POST – MARCH 22, 2022

BOOK CHALLENGES LED BY FAR-RIGHT GROUPS ARE SURGING IN MICHIGAN SCHOOLS
MICHIGAN ADVANCE – MARCH 21, 2022

READING ALOUD TO CHILDREN "TRIPLES" THEIR RESILIENCE
MOMS – MARCH 21, 2022

‘FREEDOM LIBRARIES’ AIM TO TRANSFORM PRISONS, 500 BOOKS AT A TIME
WASHINGTON POST – MARCH 16, 2022
 
THEN AND NOW: BATTLE OVER BOOKS IN US HEATS UP … AGAIN
SNOPES – MARCH 15, 2022

LIBRARIES OF THE FUTURE? EXPLORING AUTOMATED LIBRARY VENDING MACHINES
BOOKRIOT – MARCH 10, 2022
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