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The Queue: Library News for the Week Ending January 16, 2026

Among the week's headlines: an appeals court hears a challenge to Iowa's S.F. 496 for a second time; Alabama denies funding to a library over its refusal to censor; more on D.C.'s library ebook bill; and a former ALA exec offers a forward-looking view for library policymakers after a rough 2025.

The Queue: Library News for the Week Ending January 2, 2026

Among the headlines this week: a librarian's take on the race to make digital books available to AI, but not readers; 'American Libraries' shares its year in review; a pre-filed bill in Alabama has library advocates concerned; and a look back at Dolly Parton's Imagination Library over the years.

The Queue: Library News for the Week Ending December 26, 2025

Among the headlines this week: Governor Kathy Hochul has vetoed New York's 'freedom to read' bill; in Tennessee, legal questions hang over a state-ordered audit of library collections; Ohio libraries are facing an uncertain 2026; and check out the works entering the public domain on January 1.

The Queue: Library News for the Week Ending December 19, 2025

Among the headlines this week: Stephen Miller's group targets Penguin Random House; librarians voice concern over SCOTUS's Llano County snub; updates on two key book banning lawsuits; a controversy in Colorado over library board appointments; and could the U.K. make public libraries a birthright?

The Queue: Library News for the Week Ending December 12, 2025

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...

The Queue: Library News for the Week Ending October 17, 2025

Among the week's headlines: the publishing world gathers for the Frankfurt Book Fair; North Dakota librarians look to move past right wing political attacks; more on the fallout from Baker & Taylor's collapse; and a program to preserve censored National Park signage goes live.

The Queue: Library News for the Week Ending October 10, 2025

Among the week's headlines: Penguin Random House hosts a powerful gathering of freedom to read advocates; a wrongly fired Wyoming library director wins a settlement; 'And Tango Makes Three' authors appeal their loss in a Florida courtroom; and ALA announces a new, virtual winter event.

The Queue: Library News for the Week Ending October 3, 2025

TIME Magazine honors freedom to read advocate Amanda Jones; The federal government shut down this week, but not before the FCC killed two popular WiFi programs; ReaderLink's acquisition of Baker & Taylor has been called off; and Reading Rainbow returns with a new host, Mychal Threets.

The Queue: Library News for the Week Ending September 26, 2025

Among the week's headlines: incoming ALA executive director Dan Montgomery sits for an interview; the Trump FCC is set to kill two popular WiFi programs; the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh is hosting a literacy summit; and ALA announces George Takei as honorary chair of Banned Books Week.

The Queue: Library News for the Week Ending September 12, 2025

Among the week's headlines: the legal battle over the IMLS continues, with good news from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit; Baker & Taylor has been acquired; more bad news on the state of reading in America; and the acclaimed documentary, The Librarians, is getting a wide release.