In a statement this week, the Michigan Library Association called the vote to defund the Patmos Library (Jamestown, Mich.) over the library’s refusal to pull several LGBTQ-themed books from library shelves "a local tragedy with national implications." Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-11-15 05:00:00 UTC ]
The American Library Association has released its preliminary data on attempts to censor books or limit library resources, and the numbers are bad. From Jan. 1 to Aug. 31, there were 681 “attempts to ban or restrict library resources,” targeting 1,651 titles in total. This number already exceeds... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2022-09-16 16:06:45 UTC ]
To mark Banned Books Week, the American Library Association released a report on the rise in censorship efforts: In 2022, there have been attempts to restrict access to 1,651 titles. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2022-09-16 13:30:52 UTC ]
The first Black woman executive director of the American Library Association receives this year's lifetime Literary Award. The post ALA’s Tracie Hall Receives the National Book Award’s Literarian Award appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2022-09-07 22:07:43 UTC ]
The American Library Association held its first in-person annual conference since 2019 in Washington, D.C., beginning on June 23, and with today and tomorrow still to come, the show's return is getting solid reviews. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-06-27 04:00:00 UTC ]
Following the recent onslaught of attacks on LGBTQ+ rights across the nation, the Smithtown Library Board of Trustees passed a resolution on June 21st to remove all Pride month displays from their children’s sections across all four buildings in the library’s district. The New York Library... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2022-06-24 15:19:59 UTC ]
In Texas, where libraries are a political battleground, the Texas Library Association recently convened its annual convention in person for the first time since 2019—in the district of a state representative Matt Kraus eager to ban books. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-04-29 04:00:00 UTC ]
This week's book censorship news includes a look at what the American Library Association is -- and is not -- doing right now. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2022-04-08 10:41:00 UTC ]
The Texas Library Association Annual Conference is back in person this year, set for April 25–28 under a conference theme of “Recover, Rebalance, Reconnect.” Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-04-08 04:00:00 UTC ]
These are the 10 books the American Library Association reports as being the most banned or challenged titles of 2021. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2022-04-05 14:07:04 UTC ]
729 formal book challenges were reported to the American Library Association in 2021, which is likely only 10% of total challenges. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2022-04-04 17:35:10 UTC ]
The 2022 Public Library Association conference drew nearly 5,000 in-person attendees to Portland, Ore., last week, marking a significant step toward a return to major library conferences. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-04-01 04:00:00 UTC ]
With more than 4,000 library workers and advocates expected to attend, library leaders say this week's Public LIbrary Association conference, the largest in-person library gathering since February 2020, feels like a sign of renewal. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-03-21 04:00:00 UTC ]
The new coalition aims to inform and organize Texans who oppose efforts to ban books. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-03-08 05:00:00 UTC ]
The Young Adult Library Services Association has announced their 2022 Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adult Readers list. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2022-02-07 17:25:09 UTC ]
Yesterday, the American Library Association announced the winners of the 2022 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence. Tom Lin’s The Thousand Crimes of Ming Tsu was recognized in the Fiction category, while Hanif Abdurraqib’s A Little Devil in America was recognized in the Non-Fiction category. Now... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2022-01-24 15:52:47 UTC ]
Katie Daynes' Why Do Things Die? (Usborne), illustrated by Christine Pym, has been announced as the overall winner of the School Library Association (SLA) Information Book Award for its “gentle, non-judgemental” tone on "a rare topic" for young readers. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-11-25 10:32:58 UTC ]
Today, the American Library Association announced the 2022 shortlist for the Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction. The awards, established in 2012, celebrate the best books in fiction and nonfiction for adult readers, and will honor each winner with $5000. The... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2021-11-08 16:19:31 UTC ]
The School Library Association says many of its members were furloughed and some have been made redundant but librarians have been more essential than ever Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-09-03 09:36:20 UTC ]
Let’s start our morning right with the latest book news. Today, the American Library Association announced the shortlist of the 2021 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction, which honors the best fiction and nonfiction books for adult readers published in the U.S. in the... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2020-11-17 15:48:43 UTC ]