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Among the week's headlines: Former Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden to speak at ALA 2025; Oregon passes its 'Freedom to Read' bill; AI developers are turning to libraries for training data; and how a new media specialist has supercharged reading at a Wisconsin school.

Can DOJ lawyers sow enough uncertainty to keep the courts at bay until the destruction of the IMLS is complete? An appeal before the First Circuit to stay a Rhode Island court's IMLS injunction will be a major test.

Under the agreement, the St. Francis Area School District will replace a controversial policy that tied book selection to reviews on a conservative website with a policy that "guarantees the input of the parents and qualified media specialists," and "follows state law."

In a sharp about face, a federal judge in Washington D.C. has denied the ALA's bid for a preliminary injunction to block the Trump Administration's efforts to dismantle the IMLS. The decision comes after a federal judge in Rhode Island decided he will not stay

In a blow to the library community, judge Richard J. Leon noted that both “the facts and the law” in the case are in flux and held that the ALA could therefore not make a showing that it was likely to prevail on the merits.

Among the week's headlines: Connecticut Passes a 'Freedom to Read' Law; an Arkansas librarian forced out over book bans sues for defamation; and 'American Libraries' offers a preview of the ALA Annual Conference in Philadelphia, set for June 26-30.

After a summary judgment hearing, judge Carlos E. Mendoza is likely to be the first judge to weigh in on whether library book decisions are government speech since the Fifth Circuit's May 23 ruling.