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Among the week's headlines: How Llano County leaders reacted to this week's news from the Supreme Court; Publishers Weekly names PRH CEO Nihar Malaviya its Person of the Year; Montana librarians worry about relaxed new state standards; Hoopla shares its most borrowed titles of 2025, and more...
Words & Money talks with the lead plaintiff in Little v. Llano County about her four year fight against censorship.
The denial in 'Little v. Llano County' lets stand a controversial Fifth Circuit decision empowering local leaders in three states to remove books from public libraries at will, even for unconstitutional viewpoint discretion.
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Lawyers argue that the "toxic waste content" generated by Open AI's Sora video generation app is harming OverDrive, which owns the trademarks for Sora, a popular student-focused digital borrowing platform.
Among the headlines this week: a Texas book banning case takes a step closer to the Supreme Court; a superb take on libraries and the budget drama at the Chicago Public Library; PEN America weighs in on Florida's new book banning numbers; and farewell to our friend and colleague Porter Anderson.
The lawmakers said the legislation would support "evidence-based reading instruction, well stocked and staffed school libraries, family literacy programs, a wide range of reading materials, and the freedom to choose what to read."
The move comes after a federal judge in Rhode Island permanently blocked the Trump administration's efforts to shut down the agency via executive order.
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In a parallel lawsuit filed by the American Library Association in Washington D.C., DOJ lawyers this week moved for summary judgment using the same arguments rejected last week by a federal judge in Rhode Island.
Critics say the state's sweeping plan to audit library collections for appropriateness has created "widespread confusion, fear, and operational disruption across the state’s public libraries."
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Among the week's headlines: a long-awaited legal victory for the freedom to read in Missouri; Alabama bans books with trans themes from Public library youth sections; a new report in Georgia explores the economic value of public libraries; and a library ebook bill advances in Massachusetts.
In a November 21 summary judgment ruling, judge John J. McConnell held that the Trump Administration’s efforts to dismantle the IMLS and several other federal agencies via executive order was both illegal and unconstitutional.
"There exists a certain, grave risk of reputational harm to OverDrive if the public perceives an association between OverDrive and OpenAI," OverDrive lawyers argue in the suit.