Among the week's headlines: Iowa becomes the next book banning legal battleground; a survey finds that parents still overwhelmingly trust libraries and library workers; and ALA announces Meg Medina as honorary chair of National Library Week 2024. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-12-01 05:00:00 UTC ]
Among the week's headlines: a judge in Washington rejects a bid by book banners to force a vote on closing the local library; a Colorado librarian who was wrongly fired after refusing to censor LGBTQ programming is awarded $250,000; Alabama's state librarian defends the ALA; and LeVar Burton... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-09-22 04:00:00 UTC ]
Reading advocate and icon Levar Burton will serve as the first actor to lead Banned Books Week as the honorary chair. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2023-09-21 16:12:23 UTC ]