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The Queue: Library News for the Week Ending May 16, 2025

The Queue: Library News for the Week Ending May 16, 2025

Among the week's headlines: Authors, library groups urge Congress to resist Trump's Library of Congress takeover; Rhode Island advances its Freedom to Read bill; Patmos Library staff quit over board concerns; and IFLA is alarmed by 'fear and intimidation' facing U.S. librarians.

ALA Urges Court to Deny DOJ’s Motion for Reconsideration in IMLS Case

ALA Urges Court to Deny DOJ’s Motion for Reconsideration in IMLS Case

ALA lawyers say the administration remains determined to dismantle the IMLS.

In a Major Win for Libraries, Federal Judge Orders IMLS to Be Restored

In a Major Win for Libraries, Federal Judge Orders IMLS to Be Restored

In a rebuke, federal judge John J. McConnell has ordered the Trump administration to immediately reverse the mass terminations of grants and staff at IMLS.

Trump Abruptly Fires Top Copyright Officer

Trump Abruptly Fires Top Copyright Officer

The move comes after the Copyright Office released the third and final part of a wide-ranging review critical of the tech industry's approach to AI, but the firing may have more to do with raw politics than policy.

The Queue: Library News for the Week Ending May 9, 2025

The Queue: Library News for the Week Ending May 9, 2025

Among the week's headlines: the Senate votes to kill the FCC's popular WiFi hotspot program; Book Banners lose big in Texas school board elections; Ohio libraries pull a clean sweep at the ballot box; and Library Journal announces its 2025 Movers & Shakers.

Trump Fires Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden

Trump Fires Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden

Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries called Hayden's sudden dismissal "a disgrace" and the latest in the administration's efforts to "ban books, whitewash American history, and turn back the clock.”

Court Extends Temporary Block on IMLS Destruction, Orders Briefing on the DOJ's Bid for Reconsideration

Court Extends Temporary Block on IMLS Destruction, Orders Briefing on the DOJ's Bid for Reconsideration

Leon's order follows a status report delivered by the parties in 'ALA v. Sonderling' on May 6, and a DOJ motion asking the judge to dissolve his order in light of a recent appeals court decision in a nearly identical case.