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“Pizza Parties Don’t Fix Burnout”: The State of Librarian Mental Health – Book Riot
“Pizza Parties Don’t Fix Burnout”: The State of Librarian Mental Health By Kelly Jensen, Jan 20, 2026 We know that the constant demands put upon libraries and their workers take a toll. That’s why the intersection of trauma and librarianship has become a significant research and discussion topic, especially over the last six years. Look…
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The Normalization of Book Banning – PEN America
Introduction In 2025, book censorship in the United States is rampant and common. Never before in the life of any living American have so many books been systematically removed from school libraries across the country. Never before have so many states passed laws or regulations to facilitate the banning of books, including bans on specific…
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More and more books are being banned. SoCal libraries find a solution – Los Angeles Times
California More and more books are being banned. SoCal libraries find a solution A worker shelves books at the Billie Jean King Main Library in Long Beach. The Long Beach Public Library is participating in Books Unbanned, a nationwide effort to provide access to books for young people. (Juliana Yamada / Los Angeles Times) By Annie…
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Free speech organizations denounce Education Department’s calling book bans a ‘hoax’ | AP News
Education Free speech organizations denounce Education Department’s calling book bans a ‘hoax’ Source Link: Free speech organizations denounce Education Department’s calling book bans a ‘hoax’ | AP News
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New law bans book censorship in California libraries | cbs8.com
Author: CBS 8Staff Published: 10:47 AM PST December 26, 2024 Updated: 10:47 AM PST December 26, 2024 SAN DIEGO COUNTY, Calif. — On January 1, 2025, dozens of new laws in California will go into effect. Among them is Assembly Bill 1825, also known as the California Freedom to Read Act.The bill, authored by Assemblymember…
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How book-banning campaigns have changed the lives and education of librarians
They now need to learn how to plan for safety and legally protect themselves. By Nicole A. Cooke, 24 Jul 2023 Source: https://www.llrx.com/2023/07/how-book-banning-campaigns-have-changed-the-lives-and-education-of-librarians/
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Salman Rushdie says ‘attack on books’ in Florida ‘has never been more dangerous’
By Melissa Alonso and Jackson Grigsby, CNN, Published 3:51 AM EDT, Fri May 19, 2023 Less than a year after an attempt on his life, author Salman Rushdie made a rare public appearance at an awards ceremony Thursday to warn of the dangers of banning books and of related movements in the US to roll…
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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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Republicans are trying to defund public libraries in addition to book bans – Vox
By Fabiola Cineas, May 5, 2023, 5:05pm EDT Fabiola Cineas covers race and policy as a reporter for Vox. Before that, she was an editor and writer at Philadelphia magazine, where she covered business, tech, and the local economy. When Missouri’s House voted in late March to approve a state budget that would eliminate $4.5…
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The book battle is escalating, with library funds on the line : NPR
May 4, 20235:02 AM ET, Heard on All Things Considered By Tovia Smith The decibel level is climbing as some 20 preschoolers sprawl out on an alphabet-pattern carpet for story hour. One toddler, who’s new to the group, is having a bit of a meltdown, so Otter Bowman, a library associate at the Daniel Boone Regional…
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How to Protect Your Local Library From Book Ban Campaigns – Bloomberg
Library boards, school boards and legislatures are becoming battlegrounds in a push to censor books. Communities are fighting back. By Ariel Aberg-Riger, April 26, 2023 at 6:12 AM PDT National Library Week in the US comes amid a period of turmoil for libraries, as efforts to censor books intensify. Visual storyteller Ariel Aberg-Riger explores the…
