Among the headlines this week: Rhode Island celebrates its new Freedom to Read Act; EveryLibrary has launched a new advocacy training program; Wyoming librarians express concern over a new 'harmful to minors' bill; and Amanda Jones continues to stand tall for libraries.
In a massive win for the freedom to read, judge Carlos E. Mendoza on August 13 found Florida state law HB 1069’s blanket ban on any materials that describe sexual content in school libraries to be unconstitutional.
In an August 12 letter, Trump officials announced a plan to review the venerable institution’s “museums and exhibitions” to ensure “alignment with the President’s directive to celebrate American exceptionalism."
As we enter the homestretch of summer, we're taking a bit of a break for the next two weeks. We'll be sending slightly abbreviated newsletters, but
Among the week's headlines: Florida schools are prepping for the new school year by banning books; the Library of Congress explains how several sections of the Constitution were removed online; Arkansas fires its state library board; and Illinois enacts a new law to protect librarians.
The move comes after a narrow July 30 order in which federal judge Timothy Kelly held that Perlmutter had failed to show that her firing was causing her "irreparable harm."
In the news this week, the Independent Publishers Association has become an affiliate of the American Library Association, another step forward in the growing relationship between libraries and indie publishers.
“In today’s complex landscape, coalition-building across the publishing and library communities is more important than ever,” said Andrea Fleck-Nisbet, IBPA CEO, in a statement.
Among the week's headlines: Michigan librarians advocate for more support; GOP lawmakers in Ohio want to restore vetoed restrictions on LGBTQ+ content in libraries; school librarians address their challenges; and the new ALA executive director sounds an optimistic note about the future.
Shira Perlmutter failed to show that "the existence of the Copyright Office is at stake, or that her position will likely be irreparably changed without an injunction," judge Timothy Kelly held in a July 30 order denying a motion to block her May 10 firing.
Among the headlines this week, the Trump administration released its long anticipated AI Action Plan, which notably fails to even mention the word copyright. A week after releasing a strategic
Among the headlines this week: lawmakers consider ebook and freedom to read bills in Massachusetts; Trump dismisses AI copyright concerns; fired register of copyrights Shira Perlmutter gets her day in court; and big changes at 'Library Journal' and 'School Library Journal.'
It's only been a week since the American Library Association released its most recent strategic plan, but association leaders this week found themselves having to tamp down a
In the July 23 report, the Trump administration suggests that American tech companies "must be unencumbered by bureaucratic red tape," to win an AI arms race with China. But the report is also notable for what's not in it—any discussion of copyright or the impact of AI on the creative economy.
As the summer rolls on, we are working away on some new reporting and analysis that we'll be rolling out in the coming days and weeks. In the
After two significant legal victories in early May the fate of the agency is once again looking uncertain.