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WEBElla Creamer writes: “As a teenager in the 1970s, novelist Jonathan Coe spent hours in Birmingham (England) Central Library. Now, Coe is among the writers featured in a newly launched ‘protest zine’ rallying against the wide-ranging cuts to library services proposed by Birmingham city council.
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WEB5d. Douglas Soule writes: “ Facing a federal lawsuit with accusations of unconstitutional censorship, a Florida school board has agreed to place books it banned back on library shelves as part of an out-of-court settlement. In total, 36 books will be returned in the Nassau County School District, according to a settlement agreement signed ...
2022 Library Systems Report - American Libraries Magazine
WEBThe 2022 Library Systems Report documents ongoing investments of libraries in strategic technology products in 2021. It covers for-profit and nonprofit organizations that offer strategic resource management products—especially integrated library systems and library services platforms—and comprehensive discovery products.
ALA Releases State of America’s Libraries 2024 Report
WEBOn April 8, the American Library Association (ALA) released its State of America’s Libraries 2024 report, an annual summary of library trends. The report is published during National Library Week, this year being held April 7–13.. Censorship attempts took center stage again in the 2024 report. The number of unique titles targeted for censorship surged by 65% from 2022 to 2023, reaching the ...
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WEBJoe Supan writes: “About 2.8 million American households added an internet subscription in 2023, according to newly released Census data. That’s less than the 3.2 million households that got online in 2022, and the second smallest jump since the Census Bureau began collecting the data in 2015.
2021 Library Systems Report - American Libraries Magazine
WEBMay 3, 2021 · The 2021 Library Systems Report documents ongoing investments of libraries in strategic technology products in 2020. It covers for-profit and nonprofit organizations that offer strategic resource management products—especially integrated library systems and library services platforms—and comprehensive discovery products.
2022 Year in Review - American Libraries Magazine
WEBJan 3, 2023 · Happy 100th birthday, Newbery. The Newbery Medal—the world’s first children’s book award—celebrated its centennial anniversary. To commemorate its legacy, American Libraries published features and interviews with past winners. The 2022 Newbery Medal winner was The Last Cuentista by Donna Barba Higuera.
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WEBJoe Supan writes: “About 2.8 million American households added an internet subscription in 2023, according to newly released Census data. That’s less than the 3.2 million households that got online in 2022, and the second smallest jump since the Census Bureau began collecting the data in 2015.
November/December 2021 - American Libraries Magazine
WEBBy Phil Morehart. In September 2020, the American Library Association’s (ALA) Public Programs Office announced it would provide nearly $2 million in grants to small and rural libraries of all types to help them address pressing concerns in their communities. Through this Libraries Transforming Communities (LTC): Focus on Small and Rural ...
March/April 2022 - American Libraries Magazine
WEBThe 411 on Funding. By Lara Ewen. The pandemic threw the issue of unequal access to technology into sharp relief. Multiple funding bills have been proposed in the past few years—many with similar names—to alleviate this imbalance. However, staying on top of which bills have passed, what funding is available for libraries, and how librarians ...