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LibrariesOn Eve of Banned Books Week 2022, ALA Says Challenges Are Rising
ALA documented 681 attempts to ban or restrict library resources involving 1,651 different titles through August, on pace to shatter last year's record number of challenges. Banned Books Week 2022 is set to run September 18-24.
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Libraries
Library Futures Joins NYU’s Engelberg Center on Innovation Law & Policy
At NYU, the two year-old library advocacy group will become part of a wider community of "practitioners, scholars, students, and researchers working together to further knowledge and policy in the service of the public good,” said Library Futures director Jennie Rose Halperin.
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Cory Doctorow
We Wrote a Book About Why Audible Won’t Sell Our Book...and Snuck It Onto Audible
In his new book with Rebecca Giblin, 'Chokepoint Capitalism,' Cory Doctorow explores how large companies have positioned themselves between consumers and creatives and with a new Kickstarter campaign once again takes aim at the world's dominant audiobook platform.
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Libraries
After Strong First Season, Literati Book Fairs Expand into New Territories
Schools in select cities across the country will be able to operate a Literati Book Fair in the new academic year.
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Libraries
Publishers, Internet Archive Trade Reply Briefs in Book Scanning Case
The parties sharpen their arguments for summary judgment in the closely watched copyright case.
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Libraries
Judge Tosses Virginia Obscenity Cases, Declares State Law Unconstitutional
In a resounding victory for the freedom to read, a Virginia state judge on August 30 swiftly dismissed two closely watched cases that sought to bar the public display and sale of two books alleged to be obscene under an obscure state law, and in so doing struck down the state law the claims were based on.
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Libraries
Register Today for AAPI Communities in Conversation #9 Featuring Andrea Wang, Author of 'The Many Meanings of Meilan'
Wang is set to appear in conversation with Crystal Chen of the New York Public Library. The live stream is set for Tuesday, September 6, at 1 PM ET.
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Libraries
This Ohio Librarian Is Seeking to Defeat a Book Banner Where It Counts—at the Ballot Box
With schools and libraries under increasing political pressure, Kathy Zappitello, director of the Conneaut Public Library and the 2022 President of the Association of Rural and Small Libraries, is standing up by standing for public office.
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Libraries
Biden Administration Announces Historic Open Access Policy for Taxpayer-Funded Research
The culmination of a 20-year advocacy effort, the new policy will finally make taxpayer-funded research available to the public without cost or delay.
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Libraries
Biden Administration Announces New IMLS Board Appointees
On August 12, President Biden announced 11 appointees to serve on the the National Museum and Library Services Board, including a recent ALA president, an ALA honorary membership recipient (the association's highest honor), and the state librarian of Biden's home state of Delaware.
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Libraries
Supporters, Opponents Weigh in on Internet Archive Copyright Battle
Stakeholders on both sides of the closely-watched copyright case have now weighed in with amicus briefs. PW rounds them up here.
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Libraries
ALA Responds as Legislation Threatens Librarians for Offering Information on Abortion Services
ALA says it is “developing guidance” for libraries and library workers and working with other organizations to “oppose any efforts to limit access to constitutionally protected information or limit privacy protections” for library users.
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Publisher News
With Hearing Set, Court Urged to Dismiss Closely Watched Virginia Obscenity Lawsuits
A Virginia state judge has set an August 30 hearing for two lawsuits that seek to ban two popular books from bookshelves across the state, alleging they are “obscene” under an obscure state obscenity law.
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Libraries
Register Today for AAPI Communities in Conversation #8 Featuring James Yang, Author of 'A Boy Named Isamu'
Yang is set to appear in conversation with Karen Wang of the New York Public Library. The live stream is set for Tuesday, August 2 at 1 PM ET.
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Libraries
LibraryPass Says Comics Plus Circulation Has Doubled in First Half of 2022
Comics Plus readers drove nearly half a million checkouts of digital comics, graphic novels, and manga through more than 2,000 schools and libraries through the first half of 2022.
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Copyright
Publishers, Internet Archive File Dueling Summary Judgment Motions in Scan Suit
The filings sketch the battle lines for a landmark legal battle over the digitization and lending of books.
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Libraries
Groundbreaking Study Explores Trauma, Stress in Frontline Library Workers
The 2022 Urban Libraries Unite Trauma Study addresses a "crisis of trauma" in urban public libraries.
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Libraries
The ALA Annual Conference Returns with Solid Attendance
The 2022 ALA Annual Conference, the first in-person annual conference since 2019, set a new high-water mark for the return to U.S. in-person events in the book business.
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Libraries
Maryland Facing Potential $300K Legal Bill After Losing E-book Case
After successfully challenging Maryland’s library e-book law in court, the Association of American Publishers could now recover court costs and legal fees from the state.
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Libraries
ALA Annual Conference Has Busy In-Person Return
The American Library Association held its first in-person annual conference since 2019 in Washington, D.C., beginning on June 23, and with today and tomorrow still to come, the show's return is getting solid reviews.
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