July 11, 2024 by Gary Price
From WMNF/News Service of Florida: A federal judge Wednesday rejected arguments that Escambia County School Board members and the superintendent of schools should be shielded from testifying about the removal of a school library book — but said the board can file a revised request. U.S. District Judge Allen Winsor issued a four-page ruling after […]
June 17, 2024 by Gary Price
From The San Antonio Express News: Forced to comply with a new state law barring sexually explicit content and targeted by pressure campaigns from right-wing and religious groups, local school districts have purged hundreds of books from library shelves, often without the formal reviews available under their own policies. In the past year, more than […]
June 12, 2024 by Gary Price
Florida ‘Challenges Our Authority’: School Board In Florida Bans Book About Book Bans (via Tallahasseee Democrat) International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) From Special Needs to Equitable Services Oklahoma Oklahoma Supreme Court Rejects State Education Board’s Authority Over Public School Libraries (via AP News) Open Library Foundation The Open Resource Sharing Coalition (OpenRS) […]
June 11, 2024 by Gary Price
From The Des Moines Register: An attorney representing Iowa argued before a federal appeals court Tuesday that an injunction against the state’s book ban law should be lifted, a decision that would affect the fate of thousands of books in public school libraries and what can be taught to many Iowa students. Attorney Eric H. Wessan, representing […]
May 29, 2024 by Gary Price
American Library Association (ALA) ALA Awards $10,000 Grants to 16 Libraries Serving Incarcerated Persons or Assisting Those Re-Entering Society to Build Capacity AI OpenAI Signs Content Licensing Deal with The Atlantic The Crossroads of Innovation and Privacy: Private Synthetic Data for Generative AI (via MSR) The Influencer Next Door: How Misinformation Creators Use GenAI (preprint, […]
April 23, 2024 by Gary Price
Alabama Alabama Library Employees Call Proposed Bill ‘Potential Slippery Slope,’ Consequences ‘Frightening’ (via CBS42.com) American Library Association ALA Announces State Intellectual Freedom Helpline Program Grants to Support Libraries Addressing Censorship Attempts (via ALA) Book Bans Librarians, Students, and Lawmakers Have a New Strategy. Ban the Book Bans (via Christian Science Monitor) Copyright/Intellectual Property Creative Commons […]
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April 18, 2024 by Gary Price
Association of Research Libraries (ARL) ARL to Congress: No One Can Own the Law (via ARL) Louisiana Bill Would Apply Obscenity Laws to Louisiana Public School Libraries (via The Acadiana Advocate) Misinformation/Fake News The Geography of Corporate Fake News (via PLOS One) North Carolina Beta Version of the New UNC University Library Website Now Available […]
April 15, 2024 by Gary Price
AI Google’s New Technique Gives LLMs Infinite Context (via Venture Beat) AR/VR Meta Wants to Put Students and Teachers in Quest VR Headsets (via Axios) ||| Official Meta Blog Post Digital Science/Metaphacts Metaphacts and Dimensions Launch the Dimensions Knowledge Graph, Powered by metaphactory Iowa Five Publishers Join PRH in Its Lawsuit of Iowa (via Publishing […]
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April 7, 2024 by Gary Price
From an EveryLibrary Institute Blog Post: We are celebrating an important milestone: The one-year anniversary of Fight for The First, the only online digital advocacy platform that provides tools to local communities who want to take action against book bans in public libraries and school libraries around the United States. Supported by generous donations from […]
March 29, 2024 by Gary Price
From the Louisiana Illuminator: With veto-proof majorities in both legislative chambers and the backing of a new governor, some Louisiana Republicans are taking aim at public libraries with legislation that could criminalize librarians. Four conservative lawmakers have filed five bills that play off the library culture war currently raging across the nation, including in Louisiana. […]