The Queue: Library News for the Week Ending April 4, 2025

Among the week's headlines: Congress appears poised to fund the IMLS; James Patterson slams library ebook legislation, as Rhode Island's ebook law advances; the FCC is proposing to 'review' e-rate; and a federal judge rules that Amanda Jones's defamation case against a New Jersey man can proceed.

The District of Columbia is now the second state or municipality to pass a reworked library ebook law. Meanwhile, a similar bill in Illinois will have to wait until legislators return in the fall, while Rhode Island's effort could head to the floor next week.

Among the week's headlines: ALA staff members get their union; Knox County officials return Alex Haley's 'Roots' to school libraries; librarians continue to make the case for change in the library ebook market; and New Yorkers push for better library funding.