Among the week's headlines: Congress appears poised to fund the IMLS; James Patterson slams library ebook legislation, as Rhode Island's ebook law advances; the FCC is proposing to 'review' e-rate; and a federal judge rules that Amanda Jones's defamation case against a New Jersey man can proceed.
The District of Columbia is now the second state or municipality to pass a reworked library ebook law. Meanwhile, a similar bill in Illinois will have to wait until legislators return in the fall, while Rhode Island's effort could head to the floor next week.
In her delightful new novel "Social Animals," author and former research librarian Camille Perri tackles the challenges of human connection at a suburban dog park.
