Committee chair Sen. Donna Campbell questioned why there is still "smut" in libraries if local parents have control over materials. She said the state might still have to "step in." "I think local control is good until it's ‘loco' control," she said. "The more government steps in, the less freedoms you have. But I believe sometimes government has to step in with guardrails and take a look."
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Mobile Epstein files bookmobile makes 4 stops in Pennsylvania
A project of the nonprofit The Institute for Primary Facts, the bookmobile is a free, traveling public reading room — containing all of the released Epstein files in printed copies, according to its website, trumpepsteinreadingroom.com.
School Librarians Hesitant to Discuss Books Amid Texas Battles to Restrict Titles
"When you put your finger on every single book in order to type it into a spreadsheet, you really do think, 'Am I willing to lose my job over this particular book?'" Strong said. "And I think that is a real concern for teachers around the state."
Milwaukee mayor backtracks on library director nomination over accreditation issue – WTMJ
Just over a week after announcing the nomination of Jean Darnell to be the newest director of the Milwaukee Public Library, Mayor Cavalier Johnson is rescinding the nomination after discovering that her degree does not meet accreditation requirements listed in the job description.
Facing Cuts Likely to Worsen Under Trump, Academic Librarians Urgently Organize
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.
Dissent: Libraries Are For Studying, Not Protesting | Opinion | The Harvard Crimson
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.
Nebraska Library Commission hears from public over controversial new appointment
Nebraska Library Commission hears from public over controversial new appointment
At a Nebraska Library Commission meeting on Friday, citizens expressed concerns over Gov. Jim Pillen’s appointment of Terri Cunningham-Swanson to the commission.
Cunningham-Swanson was ousted from the Plattsmouth Board of Education earlier this year, with those in favor of her removal claiming she cost taxpayers thousands in legal fees and made efforts to ban more than 50 books from libraries in Plattsmouth.
During public comment on Friday, many speakers shared the same notions, including Cunningham-Swanson’s son, D’Shawn Le’Vell.
“I personally think the appointment of my mother reeks of corruption on the part of Governor Pillen,” he said. “My mother is massively unqualified to be in this position.”
War Sows Disruption at the National Book Awards
A majority of this year’s finalists at the national book awards made a collective statement calling for a ceasefire in the Israel-Gaza war at the ceremony in New York on Thursday, amid a storm behind the scenes as sponsors pulled out in anticipation.
War Sows Disruption at the National Book Awards
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Iowa election 2023: Pella Public Library retains independence
Pella voters keep library independent by slim margin following failed 'Gender Queer' challenge
In a tense battle over book censorship, Pella residents voted Tuesday to protect the local library board’s independence.
About 51% of voters cast ballots against a measure to give City Hall officials oversight of the library’s actions and budget, according to unofficial results. The non-binding referendum reached the ballot after some residents petitioned the library board to remove a graphic novel about gender fluidity, mirroring a national debate driven by conservatives over what books taxpayer-funded libraries should carry.
Just 87 votes separated the two sides, according to unofficial results.
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