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Open Letter from Former President Obama Supports Librarians americanlibrariesmagazine.or…

Open Letter from Former President Obama Supports Librarians | American Libraries Magazine

Former President Barack Obama published an open letter July 17 in support of librarians facing book challenges and political attacks.

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With Rising Book Bans, Librarians Have Come Under Attack nytimes.com/2022/07/06/books…

With Rising Book Bans, Librarians Have Come Under Attack (Published 2022)

Caustic fights over which books belong on the shelves have put librarians at the center of a bitter and widening culture war.

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The librarians uniting to battle school book ban laws - ABC News - abcn.ws/3tFhoit via @ABC
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Why a school board's ban on 'Maus' may put the book in the hands of more readers npr.org/2022/01/31/107697086…
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The Top 10 Library Stories of 2021 publishersweekly.com/pw/by-t… via @publisherswkly

The Top 10 Library Stories of 2021

PW looks back at the library stories that captivated the publishing world this year—and what they portend for 2022.

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Being a Librarian: Expectations vs. Reality- bookriot.com/being-a-librari…
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Libraries: A Love Story publishersweekly.com/pw/by-t… via @publisherswkly

Libraries: A Love Story

Friends-of-the-library stalwart Denise Neary says the pandemic has made her appreciate libraries even more.

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Comic-Con@Home Presents the 2021 Eisner Award Winners- bookriot.com/2021-eisner-awa…
The Ultimate Summer 2021 Reading List lithub.com/the-ultimate-summ… via @lithub

The Ultimate Summer 2021 Reading List

It’s June, the summer reading lists are out in full force, and so are our newly vaccinated knees (and chins), which can only mean that it’s that time of year again. If you’re new, here’…

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U.S. Book Show: Why America Needs Libraries Now More than Ever publishersweekly.com/pw/by-t… via @publisherswkly

U.S. Book Show: Why America Needs Libraries Now More than Ever

In his May 25 keynote at the U.S. Book Show's Libraries Are Essential program, author and sociologist Eric Klinenberg called libraries

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Omg the library just reopened & people lined up and were so excited and the library staff gave an ovation when they walked through the door. Just loving human beings so much right now. SOUND ON! 🥲🥲🥲 @SFPublicLibrary
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Children's Authors Show Off Their Treasures on 'Antiques Roadshow' publishersweekly.com/pw/by-t… via @publisherswkly

Children's Authors Show Off Their Treasures on 'Antiques Roadshow'

Jason Reynolds, the current National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, Arthur creator Marc Brown, and cartoonist Mo Willems show off their literary treasures on special episodes of ‘Antiques...

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Report Urges Library Leaders to Address Decline in Public Library Usage Stats publishersweekly.com/pw/by-t… via @publisherswkly

Report Urges Library Leaders to Address Decline in Public Library Usage Stats

In 'The Freckle Report 2021' veteran London-based bookseller, library advocate, and former Waterstones managing director Tim Coates says that U.S. public library usage statistics show a steady...

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Libraries and Pandemics: Past and Present daily.jstor.org/libraries-an… via @JSTOR_Daily

Libraries and Pandemics: Past and Present - JSTOR Daily

The 1918 influenza pandemic had a profound impact on how librarians do their work, transforming libraries into centers of community care.

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Check out 23 Incredibly Creative Ways Librarians Spread the Magic of Reading by Lorraine Delp bookbub.com/blog/librarians-… via @BookBub
Passage of American Rescue Plan Boosts IMLS, Federal Library Funding publishersweekly.com/pw/by-t… via @publisherswkly

Passage of American Rescue Plan Boosts IMLS, Federal Library Funding

The bold $1.9 trillion measure signed into law yesterday includes $200 million in pandemic relief funding for the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the largest single increase in the agency's...

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How a Year Without My Library Has Changed Me lithub.com/how-a-year-withou… via @lithub

How a Year Without My Library Has Changed Me

The last time I saw the inside of a library was the afternoon of March 12. Crocuses were peeking out of the ground. The neighbors were out for a stroll, the sidewalks strangely dense with pedestria…

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ALA announces 2021 Youth Media Awards - News and Press Center ala.org/news/press-releases/…
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Libraries Are Dealing With New Demand For Books And Services During The Pandemic npr.org/2020/06/16/877651001…
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