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New Colorado law aims to protect public libraries from partisan book-banning battles
Denver Post· 18 hours agoThe new law also codifies that librarians or other public library employees can’t be fired, demoted...
A new chapter: House Bill 89 alters the future of the North Shelby Library Board - Shelby County...
The Shelby County Reporter· 1 day agoHouse Bill 89 amended a section of the original 1988 legislation for the library district so that...
Louisiana legislature waters down library director qualifications, allows at-will removal of boards
The Advocate· 6 days agoLegislation watering down the requirements for public library directors in Louisiana and allowing...
E-book struggles create another library hurdle in Des Moines
Axios· 2 days agoDriving the news: About a dozen states have shown interest in taking up model e-book legislation...
Knox County school board considers banning ‘explicit’ books from libraries
WVLT-TV Knoxville· 14 hours agoThe Knox County Board of Education is preparing to discuss banning material from school libraries...
Seeking Sanctuary | American Libraries Magazine
American Libraries Magazine· 2 days agoLast year, when states were introducing a raft of legislation that would effectively take books off the shelves, librarians at Harris County (Tex.)...
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The State· 5 hours agoAt a recent Senate committee makeup of legislation that would prohibit the distribution of deceptive AI in campaigns for federal office and require disclosure when AI is used ...
What Idaho’s Republican Primary Tells Us About America’s Culture Wars
ProPublica· 17 hours agoThe heavily Republican state booted 15 incumbents across the party’s ideological spectrum. While the...
The Napa Valley Climate Connection: Welcome to the 'Library of Things'
Napa Valley Register· 3 days agoIn the not too distant past, the library’s collection expanded beyond books to include music, films,...
Florida revises school library book removal training following public outcry
Palm Beach Post via Yahoo News· 2 days agoSome counties, for example, have removed LGBTQ titles following the passage of a law restricting classroom instruction on...of confusion or conflation and take out the completely irrelevant ...
