The Latest Breaking News from Libraries

Turn libraries and leisure centres into 'emergency heated shelters' to help frozen families this winter

They 'could be a literal lifeline for some households this winter'

Wales Online · Aug 17, 2022

Texas school staff told to pull Bible, Anne Frank adaptation from libraries

DALLAS — A day before students return to class, officials from the Keller Independent School District instructed campuses to pull any book that was challenged last year from library shelves.

Tribune News Service · Aug 16, 2022

When they came for the librarians

People in my profession are used to mockery and low salaries. We didn't expect constant insults and real danger

Salon · Aug 14, 2022

Council accused of 'pandering to bullies' after decision to drop drag queen

The authority insists it is a ‘strong supporter of LGBTQ+ rights' and has a 'continuous programme of activity to celebrate equality and inclusion and respect for everyone'

Manchester Evening News · Aug 10, 2022

Drag queen children's storytelling tour hit by protests 'shut down' by council leaving organisers 'disappointed'

Organisers of Drag Queen Story Hour say they are “disappointed” that the council indefinitely postponed the event “without any discussion or conversation”

Manchester Evening News · Aug 9, 2022

Removal of Books With "Lascivious Content" from School Libraries Likely Constitutionally Permissible

So holds a federal district court, also stressing that "this case does not involve banning books": "A school district does not 'ban' a book when ... it 'decides not to continue possessing [a] book on its own library shelves.'"

Reason · Aug 9, 2022

Hassan ZP to upgrade rural libraries

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The Hindu · Aug 8, 2022

‘Heat banks’, targeted payments and anti-poverty strategies: How Greater Manchester council's plans to keep you warm this winter

Households across Greater Manchester are bracing themselves for a long hard winter that it is feared could leave many choosing between heating and eating.

Manchester Evening News · Aug 5, 2022

US library defunded after refusing to censor LGBTQ authors: ‘We will not ban the books’

Residents of Jamestown, Michigan, voted this week to shut down town’s library rather than tolerate certain LGBTQ books

The Guardian - US · Aug 5, 2022

Libraries in the U.S. and Canada are changing how they refer to Indigenous Peoples

The two largest agencies responsible for the language we use to discover books in libraries in North America — the Library of Congress in the United States, and Library and Archives Canada — are changing how they refer to Indigenous Peoples.

The Conversation · Aug 4, 2022