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Republicans will do anything to ban books, even saying they cause porn addiction

One woman’s bizarre claim about a Scholastic book featuring a single kiss is part of a coordinated assault on US free speech

The Guardian - US

Giving children books is good – but saving libraries for them is even better

Letters: The lack of access to well-stocked libraries should concern us more than the number of children owning books, writes Prof Paul Sturges. Plus a letter from Jill Webster on a memorable teacher

The Guardian - UK

Sony is set to remove over a thousand purchased TV shows from PS5 users' digital video libraries

PlayStation users are set to lose access to Discovery content from their purchased digital libraries, with no refunds planned.

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‘My mum’s books survived Putin’s missiles’: defiance after blast destroys Kherson children’s library

A Ukrainian library to which Ed Vulliamy donated works by his late mother, the author Shirley Hughes, is trying to rebuild itself

The Guardian - UK

Government urged to establish children reading clubs in all schools

Writer Naramsetti Umamaheswara Rao urges govt to encourage children literature & involve them in literary activities. Congratulates teacher for writing & publishing book on Telugu festivals, nature, human values & ethics. He suggests teachers to establish reading clubs & encourage kids to visit libraries.

The Hindu

Federal appeals court questions Texas’ new school library regulations

House Bill 900 seeks to rid school libraries of inappropriate books by requiring book vendors to rate materials. A legal challenge says the law is too vague and broad.

The Texas Tribune

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Opponents want judge to declare Montana drag reading ban unconstitutional without requiring a trial

A group of people, organizations and businesses opposed to a law that restricts drag performances and bans drag reading events at public schools and libraries is asking a federal judge to declare Montana's law unconstitutional without requiring a trial

The Independent UK

In the battle over books, who gets to decide what's age-appropriate at libraries?

There are efforts to change how decisions are made about which books libraries should stock and which section they belong in. Some advocate using a national rating system like the one used for movies.

WEKU

Ken Follett: ‘You don’t have to wear a hairshirt to be in the Labour party’

The writer, 74, on Bollinger Bolsheviks, champagne socialism, the power of public libraries and how he came to write the first of his 36 novels

The Guardian - UK

A reluctant librarian who became India’s father of library science

The Hindu

Parents will prefer govt. schools to private schools in a couple of years, says Madhu Bangarappa

Minister Madhu Bangarappa says govt schools will get all facilities & in 2-3 yrs people will prefer them. 8,500 classrooms to be built, 13,000 teachers recruited & physical, music & art teachers to be hired. Libraries are helping students in competitive exams & Housing Minister's statement should be clarified.

The Hindu

Pink gives away 2,000 banned books at Florida concerts

The pop music icon is taking a stand against the libraries and classrooms around the U.S. that have removed books due to claims of inappropriate content related to sexuality, gender identity and race.

WEKU

South Carolina education board deciding whether to limit books and other 'age appropriate' materials

The State Board of Education is considering a universal definition of “age appropriate” educational materials in South Carolina schools and libraries

The Independent UK

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The Week in Detail: From the Māori Health Authority to Israel-Palestine

The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week.

Newsroom.co.nz

Libraries fight to survive under tight council budgets

When councils cut their budgets, it's always libraries that have the spotlight put on them. As staff hours and numbers are cut, librarians are overcoming their reluctance to whisper about the value of their services.

The Independent UK

Steve Martin shares reaction to Florida school district banning his novel

Comedian’s 2000 novella ‘Shopgirl’ is among the latest titles to be removed from the libraries of Collier County, Florida

The Independent UK

Librarians turn to civil rights agency to oppose book bans and their firings

Some librarians who've been fired as they take a stand against discrimination and banning books are turning to a federal civil-rights enforcement agency for help

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NIT Calicut’s department of architecture elated at Kozhikode securing Unesco’s ‘City of Literature’ tag

NIT-C students and faculty are proud to have contributed to the city’s success.NIT-C students and faculty are elated that their project contributed to Kozhikode earning the Unesco 'City of Literature' title. Their study uncovered the city's literary history and revealed its high concentration of libraries. The team proposed initiatives to…

The Guardian - UK

Most libraries to provide ‘warm banks’ again this winter

Library service schemes to offer free, heated space, which began last year in response to the cost of living crisis, will resume at the end of October

Fortune

How big companies from EY to Johnson & Johnson are learning to master AI prompts

Embracing AI is the easy part—firms have already moved on to harder parts like making AI actually work for their business.

AnandTech

TSMC: Ecosystem for 2nm Chip Development Is Nearing Completion

Speaking to partners last week as part of their annual Open Innovation Platform forum in Europe, a big portion of TSMC's roadshow was dedicated to the next generation of the company's foundry technology. TSMC's 2 nm-class N2, N2P, and N2X process technologies are set to introduce multiple innovations, including nanosheet…

Chicago Sun-Times

With libraries, more is better

Providing more money for prison libraries is the right move, to help inmates have a better chance of successful re-entry to society. But regulating little free libraries is a waste of time.

The Independent UK

Alabama flags children’s book for censorship because author’s name is ‘Gay’

Read Me a Story Stella has no sexual content – and is in fact about two siblings spending the day reading and building a fort

The Guardian - UK

‘Libraries are the heart of community’: children’s laureate Joseph Coelho on inspiring the next generation of writers

Since his first anthology in 2014, Coelho has become a prolific author for children and YA readers – and it all started, he says, in a vital community space

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