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.
December 10, 2020
4 THINGS BEING A MENTOR TAUGHT ME
Knowledge Quest – December 9, 2020

FINAL PUSH FOR COVID RELIEF: ALA ISSUES BROAD CALL FOR LIBRARY ADVOCATES
ALA News – December 8, 2020

2020 BY THE NUMBERS: STATS ON EDUCATION, ACCESS, AND READING
School Library Journal – December 8, 2020

AFTER ST. LOUIS COUNTY LIBRARY LAYS OFF 122 WORKERS, EMPLOYEES ALLEGE RETALIATION FOR ACTIVISM
Library Journal – December 8, 2020

NATALIE PORTMAN WILL BE NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK HONORARY CHAIR
American Libraries – December 7, 2020

LOUISIANA LIBRARY PULLS LGBTQ BOOKS FROM CHILDREN’S SECTION
BookRiot – December 7, 2020

AMAZON PUBLISHING IN TALKS TO OFFER EBOOKS TO PUBLIC LIBRARIES
Publishers Weekly – December 4, 2020

WHY THERE'S NO CONSENSUS ON LIBRARY BOOK QUARANTINES
CBC News – December 4, 2020

THE HIDDEN HISTORY OF THE ALLEGHENY COUNTY JAIL LIBRARY
Pittsburgh Current – December 3, 2020

AMAZON UNDER PRESSURE TO LIFT BAN ON EBOOK LIBRARY SALES
The Hill – December 2, 2020

CAN A PATRON WHO GETS SICK SUE THE LIBRARY?
American Libraries – December 2, 2020

IN SECOND PANDEMIC WAVE, COLLEGE LIBRARIES AGAIN ADJUST TO SHUTDOWNS
Library Journal – December 1, 2020

EVENT ORGANIZER DROPS BOOKEXPO, ANNUAL PUBLISHING CONVENTION
APNews – December 1, 2020

TURN HISTORY INTO HIP-HOP WITH THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
Library of Congress – November 30, 2020

OVER 118 MILLION PEOPLE ATTENDED LIBRARY PROGRAMS ANNUALLY
IMLS – November 30, 2020

I MISS LIBRARIES BUT MOST OF ALL I MISS BROWSING THE STACKS
The Daily Beast – November 29, 2020

PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE TO ACQUIRE SIMON & SCHUSTER
Library Journal – November 25, 2020

DISINFORMATION IS RAMPANT. HERE’S HOW TEACHERS ARE COMBATING IT
Ed Week – November 25, 2020

NEW RESEARCH EXPLORES HOW PUBLIC LIBRARIES CAN BEST COMBAT MISINFORMATION
Public Libraries Online – November 23, 2020

NOW IS THE TIME TO FINALLY CLOSE THE DIGITAL DIVIDE
Publishers Weekly – November 20, 2020

2020 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNERS
American Libraries – November 19, 2020

POET LAUREATE JOY HARJO GETS A THIRD TERM; LAUNCHES “LIVING NATIONS, LIVING WORDS”
Library of Congress – November 19, 2020

BEACONS OF STRENGTH: LIBRARIES PROVIDE MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES TO COPE WITH COVID
IMLS Blog – November 18, 2020

LIBRARIANS BECOME GO-TO RESOURCE DURING SCHOOL CLOSURES
K-12 Dive – November 18, 2020

‘WORDS MATTER’: WHY THE UC BERKELEY LIBRARY IS EMBRACING ANOTHER TERM FOR ‘ILLEGAL ALIENS’
Berkeley Library News – November 17, 2020

FOR LIBRARIES, A TIME OF CAUTION AND OPTIMISM
Publishers Weekly – November 13, 2020

SATELLITE LIBRARY AIMS TO BOOST READING FOR THE FUN OF IT
School News Network – November 13, 2020
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