The Latest Breaking News from Libraries

Michael Hiltzik: How profit-driven turmoil at Turner Classic Movies placed a vast cultural heritage at risk

It wasn't that long ago that the cause of film preservation and film history seemed to be on a roll. Multiple cable channels such as American Movie Classics, Bravo and Encore were devoted to classic films from the 1930s through the 1980s. When streaming supplanted scheduled cable programming, FilmStruck offered…

Los Angeles Times · Jun 29, 2023

Your ultimate school holiday activity guide for the Hunter

A full list of what's on for the school holidays in Newcastle and the Hunter.

Newcastle Herald · Jun 29, 2023

Rare book thought to have been used to convert Charles II to Catholicism goes on show

‘Not only is the 1623 edition of the Missale Romanum a rare book – just one other complete copy is recorded in UK libraries’

The Independent UK · Jun 23, 2023

Utah school district returns the Bible to shelves after appeals and outcry

The Bible will return to the shelves in a northern Utah school district that provoked an outcry after it banned them from middle and elementary schools last month

The Independent UK · Jun 21, 2023

Llano County libraries case has lawyers and publishers worried about existing legal precedents

Libraries have been at the receiving end of book challenges, threats and new laws. Now, some worry a federal appeals court could chip away at long-standing protections.

The Texas Tribune · Jun 19, 2023

School districts struggle to implement new laws on sexually explicit books

RICHMOND, Va. — Although a new Virginia law requires schools to inform parents when sexually explicit materials are used in the classroom, some districts are using that law as the basis to go further and remove certain books from schools altogether.

Tribune News Service · Jun 19, 2023

'Everyone knew and looked after each other': Manchester's lost estate where people would go back to live 'in a heartbeat'

Brook House flats in West Gorton fell victim to a city-wide programme of demolition, but is fondly remembered by those who lived there. Lee Grimsditch reports

Manchester Evening News · Jun 18, 2023

King's Birthday Honours 2023: Full list of North East people applauded for their work

Here is a list of everyone from our region who has been honoured for their services to the community, from areas including Tyne and Wear, County Durham and Northumberland

Chronicle Live · Jun 16, 2023

Ukraine war: how Putin's anti-LGBTQ+ agenda is an attempt to build support for the invasion

Just a few months after a new version of Russia’s “gay propaganda” bill was signed into law in November 2022 by President Vladimir Putin, bookshops and libraries removed LGBTQ+ books from their shelves.

The Conversation · Jun 16, 2023

Ashland is now home to an image of Henry Clay's enslaved valet Aaron Dupuy

Ashland, the Henry Clay Estate, is now home to a rare stereograph of the attorney and statemen’s enslaved valet. The transfer of Aaron Dupuy's picture from the University of Kentucky Libraries Special Collections Research Center to the Henry Clay Memorial Foundation took place Monday.

WEKU · Jun 13, 2023