The true story of a famed librarian and the secret she guarded closely
A new exhibit called “A Librarian’s Legacy” opened this month, just in time for the Morgan’s 100th anniversary. It traces Greene’s life and her lasting influence as the library’s first director.
It was an unusually prominent role for a woman at the time — a Black woman who chose to pass as white to survive in a highly segregated America
Pope to librarians: May your libraries be oases of encounter
Addressing participants in a Vatican Apostolic Library conference, Pope Francis emphasised the role of libraries as guardians of cultural heritage, urging librarians to foster peace, openness, and human connection in addressing global challenges like inequality, conflict, and “cancel culture”.
Library of Congress Says an Adversary Hacked Some Emails
The Library of Congress has notified lawmakers of a “cyber breach” of its IT system by an adversary, a hack of emails between some congressional offices and library staff, according to an email obtained by The Associated Press.
Facing Cuts Likely to Worsen Under Trump, Academic Librarians Urgently OrganizeAs the war on higher education looks to heat up, academic libraries will likely be the first on the chopping block.
Dunlap and his colleagues are not alone in taking the brunt of the waves of budget cuts rolling through higher education due to declining public spending, the “demographic cliff,” and the reduction of a college education to a commodity that is valuable only to the extent that it directly produces a high-paying white collar job.
The fate of far-right website Infowars will be controlled by the Onion after the satirical news site emerged as the winning bidder of Wednesday’s private auction of the media company founded by conspiracy theorist Alex Jones.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/11/14/infowars-auction-alex-jones-sandy-hook-the-onion/
Dissent: Libraries Are For Studying, Not Protesting
An organized group with signage and symbols “studying” in the library disturbs the normal function of the space: actual studying. Perhaps this form of protest is comparatively less disruptive. Be that as it may, it is disruptive nonetheless.
Book bans in U.S. schools and libraries during the 2021-22 school year disproportionately targeted children’s books written by people of color – especially women of color – according to a peer-reviewed study published. They also tended to feature characters of color.
In our review, we found that 59% of banned books were children’s books featuring diverse characters or nonfiction books about historical figures and social movements. The top banned books were “Gender Queer: A Memoir,” by Maia Kobabe, which was banned by 41 school districts; “All Boys Aren’t Blue,” by George M. Johnson, with 29 bans; and “Out of Darkness,” by Ashley Hope Pérez, with 24 bans.
Unions just gained more power in Denver. Librarians want to lead the way
Lauren Seegmiller, a longtime Denver Public Library employee, is a member of Denver Public Library Workers United. The union isn’t formally recognized by the city and hasn’t held a union election, but members see a new opportunity after the November vote.
The union initially formed to create a “culture of care and solidarity” among library workers, according to Seegmiller. While union members pushed for change, it was hard to gain momentum without collective bargaining rights.
“As a union, what we could do was limited,” she said.
Florida Department of Education releases list of over 700 banned books in K-12 schools
“A lot of them removed many, many books, including classic literature and literature that regularly appears on the AP exams and prepares our students for college level coursework. We’re removing all of these books,”
The EdTech Revolution Has Failed
The fact that dozens of meta-analyses comprising thousands of calculated effect sizes has done little to quell excitement over digital technology in education suggests that we may be dealing less with an issue of evidence and more with an issue of wishful thinking. So let’s step back from the data and explore why it is that digital technology in students’ hands may be doing more harm than good.
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