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Opinion: Books are not land mines
May 13, 20238:02 AM ET Heard on Weekend Edition Saturday, Scott Simon The American Library Association and PEN America say there’s been a sharp increase in the number of books pulled from school libraries over the past two years. One complaint that a book is obscene or offensive — from a parent, or, increasingly, a…
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“Free People Read Freely.” Librarian Tracie D. Hall’s Full TIME100 Speech | Time
By TIME Staff, May 7, 2023 9:00 AM EDT “Tracie knows the power of words,” Amy Poehler said of American Library Association Executive Director and TIME100 Icon Tracie D. Hall, when she introduced Hall at the 2023 TIME100 Gala on April 26. “When I met her, and when I asked her what her favorite word…
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American Library Association Names 2022’s Most Banned Books | Smart News| Smithsonian Magazine
As book censorship soared, titles with LGBTQ themes were the most targeted By Teresa Nowakowski, Daily Correspondent, April 25, 2023 Maia Kobabe’s graphic novel Gender Queer: A Memoir documents Kobabe’s coming out as nonbinary and asexual. Since the book’s publication in 2019, readers have been regularly reaching out to Kobabe to express their appreciation for…
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Librarians push back against book-banning | Salon.com
“Book bans are about limiting kids’ freedom to read and teachers’ freedom to teach” By Kenny Stancil, Published May 12, 2022 5:00AM (EDT) The American Library Association, the American Federation of Teachers, and more than two dozen other organizations on Tuesday formed a coalition to fight the far-right’s record-breaking censorship barrage—wherein nearly 1,600 books were…
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Readers Share Their Most Cherished Library Memories
By lsimon on February 2, 2021 We love hearing people’s favorite memories about using the library, so we’ve asked our readers and the American Library Association’s social media followers to share their experiences with us. Here are a few highlights: “My best memory of the library was when my twin boys found the nonfiction section.…
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ALA Releases “State of America’s Libraries 2021” Report | LJ infoDOCKET
ALA Releases “State of America’s Libraries 2021” Report Filed by Gary Price on April 5, 2021 NOTE: Included in State of America’s Libraries Report 2021 is the list of the Top 10 Most Challenged Books of 2020. The complete list and additional resources can be accessed here. From the American Library Association: Today, the American…
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National Library Week | Conferences & Events
Image from ALA National Library Week 2021: Welcome to Your Library –The theme for National Library Week (April 4-10, 2021), “Welcome to Your Library,” promotes the idea that libraries extend far beyond the four walls of a building – and that everyone is welcome to use their services. During the pandemic libraries have been going…
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Home | Libraries Ready to Code
“The Ready to Code Collection provides resources and strategies for coding and computational thinking activities that are grounded in research, aligned with library core values, and support broadening participation.” An initiative of the American Library Association (ALA)… Source: Home | Libraries Ready to Code
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The Challenge Facing Libraries in an Era of Fake News | National News | US News
See also these new guidelines, from last year, first revision for these in 15 years… http://www.ala.org/acrl/standards/ilframework .. pass along to those who are having trouble with facts vs. fiction in a post-truth era.. literacy is at the core of Democracy, capital D… In today’s environment, how might academic librarians rethink their roles? Source: The Challenge…
