The Words & Money Weekly Newsletter: November 14, 2025
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Supreme Court Set to Decide Whether to Hear Key Texas Book Banning Case
The petition to the high court comes after the Fifth Circuit, in a shocking decision delivered in May, held there was no First Amendment right to receive information in libraries.
The Queue: Library News for the Week Ending November 14, 2025
Among the week's headlines: a moral panic over library books in Tennessee; the Library of Congress is spared a massive budget cut; and a battle over the ALA continues in one Wyoming community.
‘An Inexcusable Mess’: In Supreme Court Brief, Register of Copyrights Shreds Trump Administration’s Bid to Fire Her
In a fiery brief, lawyers for Register of Copyrights Shira Perlmutter urged the Supreme Court not to stay a September appeals court decision barring the Trump Administration from interfering with her job.
The Words & Money Weekly Newsletter: November 7, 2025
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BISG, We Are Stronger Than Censorship Team Up for Banned Books Campaign
Your donation to the joint 'Season of Giving: Give the Gift of Reading Challenge' aims to provide some 2,000 banned books to readers across the country.
The Queue: Library News for the Week Ending November 7, 2025
Among the week's headlines: Libraries win at the ballot box; the Chicago Public Library is facing a 50% cut to its collections budget; Ohio Republicans want to let local officials block library ballot measures; more fallout from Baker & Taylor's collapse; and Amanda Jones gets an apology.
Tamika Barnes, Becky Calzada Running for ALA Presidency
In addition to announcing its presidential candidates, ALA also announced the names of 18 nominated candidates who are running for a total of 12 at-large seats on the ALA Council for the 2026-2027 term.
The Words & Money Weekly Newsletter: October 31, 2025
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The Queue: Library News for the Week Ending October 31, 2025
Among the week's headlines: Llano County lawyers don't want the Supreme Court to review a key book banning case; Texas school boards are asking Chat GPT to help identify books to ban; tech lobbyists want Trump to stop copyright lawsuits over AI; and a new Dr. Seuss book is set for 2026.
Trump Asks Supreme Court to Help Him Fire the Register of Copyrights
The administration’s bid for Supreme Court intervention comes after an appeals court last month found the administration likely lacked the authority to dismiss Register of Copyrights Shira Perlmutter.
The Words & Money Weekly Newsletter: October 24, 2025
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Judge Rejects 'Government Speech' Argument in DoD Book Banning Case
Despite the government's arguments to the contrary, DoDEA school libraries “lack the quintessential elements of government speech,” judge Patricia Giles held, explaining that public school libraries “have historically been loci of intellectual freedom.”
ALA Announces Longlist for Andrew Carnegie Medals
Next up, a six-title shortlist—three each for the fiction and nonfiction medals—will be announced on November 18, 2025. The two medal winners will then be announced on Tuesday, January 27, 2026.
Court Permanently Blocks Texas 'Book Rating' Law
The controversial 2023 law was viewed by many as the most high profile of a wave of book banning laws at the state level, and would have required book vendors, as a condition of doing business with Texas public schools, to review books for sexual content.
The Queue: Library News for the Week Ending October 24, 2025
Among the week's headlines: publishers urge the Supreme Court to hear a key book banning case; a new Texas book banning law sparks concern; Pennsylvania legislator to introduce a 'right to read' bill; and an unexpected windfall for Carnegie libraries.