Showing posts with label public libraries. Show all posts
Showing posts with label public libraries. Show all posts
Saturday, April 4, 2026

Small Kansas town gets its first library after mysterious donation; CBS, April 4, 2026

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[Video] CBS;  Small Kansas town gets its first library after mysterious donation " Frontenac, Kansas, is a community of 3,000 residents...

Mysterious donation gives small Kansas town its first public library; CBS News, April 4, 2026

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Aubrey Violeta Gelpieryn ,    Elissa Candiotti   , CBS News;  Mysterious donation gives small Kansas town its first public library [Kip Curr...
Wednesday, February 25, 2026

Pickens Co. library board fires director without explanation after sweeping policy overhaul; The Post and Courier Greenville, February 25, 2026

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  Spencer Donovan , The Post and Courier Greenville;  Pickens Co. library board fires director without explanation after sweeping policy ove...
Tuesday, February 17, 2026

Setting AI Policy; Library Journal, February 9, 2026

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Matt Enis , Library Journal;  Setting AI Policy " As artificial intelligence tools become pervasive, public libraries may want to estab...
Wednesday, February 4, 2026

Georgia librarians could face criminal charges for ‘harmful materials’; Georgia Recorder, February 3, 2026

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ROSS WILLIAMS , Georgia Recorder;  Georgia librarians could face criminal charges for ‘harmful materials’  " Librarians and education a...
Monday, December 29, 2025

Public libraries in Illinois now required to store anti-opioid overdose medications after a series of near-deaths; The Independent, December 28, 2025

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Isabel Keane , The Independent;  Public libraries in Illinois now required to store anti-opioid overdose medications after a series of near-...
Sunday, December 28, 2025

New law requires public libraries across Illinois to carry opioid OD reversal medication; The Chicago Tribune, December 28, 2025

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Lisa Schenker, The Chicago Tribune;  New law requires public libraries across Illinois to carry opioid OD reversal medication
Friday, December 26, 2025

Illinois libraries required to carry Narcan next year; Fox2Now, December 9, 2025

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C a roline Pettey ,  Alex Barton , Fox2Now;  Illinois libraries required to carry Narcan next year "Starting on the first day of 2026, ...
Monday, December 15, 2025

US librarians tackle ‘manufactured crisis’ of book bans to protect LGBTQ+ rights; The Guardian, December 15, 2025

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Claire Wang , The Guardian ;  US librarians tackle ‘manufactured crisis’ of book bans to protect LGBTQ+ rights " As the culture wars de...

Supreme Court Won’t Hear Texas Library Case: List of Banned Books; Newsweek, December 8, 2025

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Dan Gooding  and  Gabe Whisnant  , Newsweek;  Supreme Court Won’t Hear Texas Library Case: List of Banned Books " The U.S.   Supreme Co...
Wednesday, November 26, 2025

Freedom To Read; Mt. Lebanon Magazine, November 24, 2025

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Merle Jantz , Freedom To Read;  Freedom To Read "Patrons will tell you: There’s a lot to love about Mt. Lebanon Public Library. Award-w...
Friday, October 10, 2025

Published Letter to the Editor: "Libraries support all of us; we should support them". October 9, 2025

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I am sharing a copy of my  library-themed 10/9/25 Letter to the Editor  that was published in the print versions and the digital versions of...
Tuesday, July 29, 2025

E-books are on the line as Congress considers future of library funding; USA TODAY, July 29, 2025

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  Sarah D. Wire , USA TODAY ;  E-books are on the line as Congress considers future of library funding [Kip Currier: Why is it okay for Trum...
Tuesday, July 1, 2025

KY library book challenges rose 1,000% in 2024. That’s not a typo. What happened?; Lexington Herald Leader, June 30, 2025

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John Cheves  , Lexington Herald Leader; KY library book challenges rose 1,000% in 2024. That’s not a typo. What happened? "Challenges t...

DeWine vetoes library material restriction in Ohio budget; WFMJ, July 1, 2025

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  WFMJ;  DeWine vetoes library material restriction in Ohio budget " Ohio Governor Mike DeWine on Monday vetoed a controversial provisi...
Monday, June 30, 2025

What Gives Carla Hayden Hope; American Libraries, June 28, 2025

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Greg Landgraf    , American Libraries;  What Gives Carla Hayden Hope " The discussion concluded with a series of rapid-fire questions, ...
Wednesday, June 25, 2025

Public Library of Youngstown & Mahoning County raises concerns regarding potential censorship provisions; WFMJ, June 25, 2025

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Zach Mosca  , 21WFMJ;  Public Library of Youngstown & Mahoning County raises concerns regarding potential censorship provisions " T...
Saturday, June 21, 2025

How a Single Court Case Could Determine the Future of Book Banning in America; Literary Hub, June 17, 2025

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  Anthony Aycock , Literary Hub;  How a Single Court Case Could Determine the Future of Book Banning in America " Bottom line: in Texas...
Wednesday, June 18, 2025

SC librarians wore rainbow lanyards when a Pride display was canceled. Then they were fired.; The Post and Courier, June 16, 2025

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Caitlin Herrington   , The Post and Courier;  SC librarians wore rainbow lanyards when a Pride display was canceled. Then they were fired. ...
Friday, June 13, 2025

New library branch opening inside Eastwood Mall; WKBN, June 13, 2025

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Chelsea Simeon ,   WKBN;  New library branch opening inside Eastwood Mall [Kip Currier: With lots of heavy news occurring these days, this u...