The Latest Breaking News from Libraries

Libraries face closure or moving location under West Dunbartonshire Council budget proposals

Council tax could also rise by 3.4 per cent under proposals.

Glasgow Live · Feb 27, 2023

Cost-of-living crisis: one in five parents spend less on books for their children

Survey of more than 3,000 parents across Great Britain found 40% are struggling financially, with parents increasingly relying on school libraries

The Guardian - UK · Feb 27, 2023

Editorial: Progressives have a First Amendment problem

To hear progressives tell it, attacks on free speech come almost exclusively from right-wing book burners eager to control the contents of public school libraries. In particular, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and his assaults on woke pedagogy tickle their neck hairs.

Tribune News Service · Feb 24, 2023

Plans to close nine libraries, play groups and iconic leisure centre thrown out

Concerns were raised by Conservatives about a council tax rise in Wirral and top staff salaries in the fierce debate

Liverpool Echo · Feb 16, 2023

Rule targeting Missouri libraries could go into effect with no public hearing

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A controversial change to how public libraries operate in Missouri may go into effect without any public hearings, despite generating a record-setting amount of public comments.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Feb 14, 2023

Idaho bill would allow parents to sue over ‘harmful’ books in schools, libraries

BOISE, Idaho — A new Idaho bill would open schools and public libraries to lawsuits for allowing minors to obtain books, films and other media that depict sexual content deemed “offensive.”

Tribune News Service · Feb 14, 2023

African researchers are ready to share more work openly – now policy must make it possible

Librarians are the curators of creativity. They collect success stories and share it with the world. Traditionally, the success was from published authors, which libraries shared with the local community. More recently, the model has been flipped: libraries have started to collect from the local community to share with everyone.

The Conversation · Feb 12, 2023

The British Library doesn’t need £500m – but local libraries do

Letter: Kathryn Davidson says the money earmarked for an extension and foyer could instead be used to rebuild a battered and undervalued library network

The Guardian - UK · Feb 10, 2023

City expands mental health services through private providers

A previously announced plan to partner with more community clinics and nonprofits is complete. Mental health services will be offered at some libraries and O’Hare.

Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 9, 2023

Ukraine Withdraws 19 Mln Russian, Soviet-Era Books from Libraries

Ukraine had withdrawn from its libraries about 19 million copies of books by last November that came either from the Soviet era or were in Russian, a senior lawmaker said on Monday. Yevheniya Kravchuk, deputy head of the Ukrainian parliament's committee on humanitarian and information policy, said that of the…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 7, 2023