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Brooklyn Public Library marks three years of ‘Books Unbanned’ with read-in at Central Library
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‘I don’t wait for books to be returned’: Filipino granddad starts library to get kids to read
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Librarians in UK increasingly asked to remove books, as influence of US pressure groups spreads
theguardian.com/books/2025/apr/14/librarians-in-uk-increasingly-asked-to-remove-books-as-influence-of-us-pressure-groups-spreads
Majority of attempts to ban books in US come from organised groups, not parents: Last year 72% of demands to censor books were initiated by pressure groups and ...
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Alabama porn filter bill closer to becoming law: ‘This is far worse than library books’
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'I haven’t heard a librarian say ‘shush’ in 20 years': how libraries are about more than just books
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Naval Academy book removals spark effort to make them available again: A group of Annapolis-area residents and Naval Academy alumni launched an effort to ...
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Who’s In and Who’s Out at the Naval Academy’s Library?: An order by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s office resulted in a purge of books critical of racism but ...
nytimes.com/2025/04/11/us/politics/naval-academy-banned-books.html
Opinion | Naval Academy Censors Ryan Holiday’s Lecture on Censorship: How a lecture to the U.S. Naval Academy on censorship was censored.
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Military Brats Slap Pete Hegseth With a Lawsuit Over Book Removals: Twelve students are suing the defense secretary for removing nearly 400 books from their ...
thedailybeast.com/military-brats-slap-pete-hegseth-with-a-lawsuit-over-book-removals/
Army and Air Force libraries are ordered to review books for DEI material: Army and Air Force libraries have been told to go through their stacks to find books ...
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Radnor school board could return banned books to the high school library: The board is also considering revising or eliminating its policy that allows parents to ...
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Library of Congress Defends National Recording Registry After Bill Maher’s ‘New Rules’ Jab
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Russian Missile Strikes Indian Pharma Firm's Kyiv Warehouse: Ukraine: A Russian missile struck the warehouse of an Indian pharmaceutical company in Kyiv ...
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Hits by Lin-Manuel Miranda, Vicente Fernández and Freddy Fender added to National Recording Registry
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New Jersey mayor blasts Jon Bon Jovi's nonprofit for drawing homeless to library: Toms River Mayor Daniel Rodrick accused the Jon Bon Jovi Soul Kitchen of ...
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PublishersWeekly.com Apr 07
21 States Sue Trump Administration Over Scuttling of IMLS, Other Agencies: Attorneys general from 21 states have sued the Trump administration to block its ...
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PublishersWeekly.com Apr 04
Publishers Ask Congress to Defend Libraries as Federal Library Grant Funding Ends
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Image from the original article. Source: Pence to be honored with Profile in Courage Award from JFK Library: Former Vice President Mike Pence will receive the 2025 John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage ...
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Key Facts: Mike Pence Honored with JFK Courage Award for Bravery
Apr 03 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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Summary created with AI assistance · Source: cbsnews.com
- Mike Pence will receive the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award in Boston on May 4.
- The award recognizes his courageous decision to certify Joe Biden's election victory despite the Capitol attack.
- Caroline Kennedy and her son Jack Schlossberg will present the award at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library.
- Pence expressed his honor at receiving the award and highlighted his inspiration from President Kennedy's legacy.
"Political courage is not outdated in the United States. At every level of government, leaders are putting country first, and not backing down."— Caroline Kennedy and Jack Schlossberg regarding Mike Pence's decision to certify Joe Biden's election.
Library Journal Mar 25
Fairhope Public Library supporters raise money to replace funds state plans to withhold
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Image from the original article. Source: Maya Angelou memoir, Holocaust book among those pulled from Naval Academy library in DEI purge
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Key Facts: Diversity Books Removed from Naval Academy Library
Apr 07 · Reading time: ~30 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: apnews.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: apnews.com
- Nearly 400 books, including Maya Angelou's autobiography and Holocaust-related works, were removed from the U.S. Naval Academy library.
- This action follows an order from the Defense Department aimed at eliminating content that promotes diversity, equity, and inclusion.
- The list includes titles addressing racism, gender identity, and the historical roles of African American women.
- The decision came after reports indicated the Naval Academy had not conducted a library review to comply with presidential directives.
READ: The 381 books removed from the Naval Academy Library: Maya Angelou's "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" was among the 381 books that were removed.
axios.com/2025/04/06/naval-academy-banned-books
Manila Bulletin Apr 08
Communist rebels torch cassava warehouse in Bukidnon
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Librarians Are Mad As Hell At The Trump Administration. They Think You Should Be, Too.
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States Challenge Trump’s Effort to Dismantle Library Agency: In a lawsuit, 21 state attorneys general argued that the steep cuts to the Institute of Museum and ...
nytimes.com/2025/04/04/arts/design/library-agency-lawsuit-trump.html
Lego sues manufacturer of anti-terror blocks and concrete crash barriers: The molds for concrete blocks from a Dutch company - | used, among other things ...
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US government blocks Canadian access to border-straddling library, Canadian town says
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PublishersWeekly.com Mar 19
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Image from the original article. Source: Locals feel a loss as the U.S. limits Canadian access to cross-border library: Canadians will no longer be allowed to freely use the American entrance to the ...
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Key Facts: Border Restrictions Strain Community Ties at Shared Library
Mar 25 · Reading time: ~30 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: npr.org
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: npr.org
- The Haskell Free Library and Opera House, spanning the U.S.-Canada border, is facing new access restrictions.
- Starting October 1, Canadians must cross the U.S. border to use the library's main entrance, implemented as a safety measure.
- Residents from both countries express their sorrow over the limitations, feeling as though a family is being torn apart.
- A GoFundMe page has been established to raise funds for a proper entrance on the Canadian side, collecting CAD 33,000 within the first 24 hours.
These Are the 381 Books Removed From the Naval Academy Library: The office of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the college to adhere to an executive order ...
nytimes.com/2025/04/04/us/politics/naval-academy-dei-books-removed.html
Trump is trying to destroy libraries. : Image from the New York Public Libraries Digital Collections The hogmen and shock troops of the Trump-Musk ...
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Trump, Musk prove their folly by targeting libraries with spending cuts | Opinion
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Hundreds of Books Removed From U.S. Naval Academy Library as Hegseth Orders DEI Purge
time.com/7273583/naval-academy-library-books-removed-hegseth-dei-purge/
15-year-old charged in deadly Shaker Heights library shooting: A 15-year-old boy is accused of fatally shooting Charles Lee Shanklin, 18, Tuesday at the Shaker ...
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Gujarat warehouse explosion: ‘Water break saved me but killed my brother in India’
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Dozens of staff at agency that supports museums and libraries put on leave: The Institute of Museum and Library Services is a key source of federal support for ...
washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/04/01/doge-imls-library-museum-leave/
Federal cuts threaten funding for learning opportunities in Tennessee: An executive order could dismantle vital funding for libraries and museums across the ...
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Analysis: Trump order targets agency that provides crucial funding for libraries and museums
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This Alabama library’s funding threatened over these 35 titles - see the full list
al.com/news/2025/03/this-alabama-librarys-funding-threatened-over-these-35-books-see-the-full-list.html
This Cincinnati Library book was returned nearly a century after its due date: "Wild West" by Bertrand W. Sinclair was checked out in 1926.
wvxu.org/local-news/2025-03-21/cincinnati-library-book-returned-century-98-years-overdue-wvxu
The Warehouse's next challenge: Ikea: The Warehouse's fortunes may have turned around, but the red sheds aren't the only place New Zealanders can ...
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Victim speaks out after woman allegedly tried to light her hijab on fire inside Ajax library
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Michigan libraries, museums brace for loss of federal funds after Trump executive order
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Border-straddling library raises $140K for renovations after U.S. limits Canadian access
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Texas Senate approves bill changing how schools select library books: Senate Bill 13 would create school library advisory councils largely made up of parents ...
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For over a century, a U.S.-Canada cross-border library used a single entrance. Now, the U.S. says Canadians must build their own.
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Alabama board defunds local library for failing to protect teens from ‘inappropriate’ books
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Library groups react to sudden firing of Alabama director: ‘Dark day’: The termination comes after nearly two years of clashes about which content should be ...
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CBS News Mar 20
Costco extends its gas station hours in North America: Warehouse club says members can fill up an hour later than previously, with some pumps also opening ...
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Democratic Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to discuss her book in Indy. Here's how to attend
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St. Petersburg’s Barack Obama Library will reopen this summer, officials say: The library has been closed for renovations since 2021.
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Georgia man sentenced to 1 year in theft of Arnold Palmer green jacket, other Masters memorabilia
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Knitting is cool again. Here’s everything you need to get started – and what you don’t
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Israeli forces again storm prominent Palestinian bookshop in Jerusalem : Forces damaged the Educational Bookshop, seized books and shut the library down ...
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Four thousand suits donated to local charity: Men's Warehouse donated more than four thousand suits, shoes, shirts and belts to My Brothers Keeper Outreach ...
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An Indiana bill is threatening Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. : Sometime after she wrote two of the best songs of all time in an alleged single sitting ...
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Japanese superfans turn dental clinic into Ohtani mini-museum: Lining the walls of the waiting room are glass-encased displays of gloves, helmets ...
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Lake County library leaders expect to see more challenged books: A challenge is an attempt to remove or restrict materials, according to the American Library ...
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Radiologist arrested for filming patient's breasts during X-ray: Police in Koshigaya, Saitama Prefecture, have arrested a 30-year-old radiologist on ...
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Before the internet, how the LA Public Library helped readers pick their next novel
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New Jersey woman returns her grandfather’s library book 99 years overdue: When Mary Cooper downsized her home, she brought boxes of her late mother’s belongings ...
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Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library Cut From Indiana Republicans’ Proposed Budget: Republican legislators have cut funding for Dolly Parton's Imagination ...
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A Sensitive Complex Housing a CIA Facility Was on GSA's List of US Properties for Sale
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Image from the original article. Source: JFK library reopens to bewildered visitors after sudden federal layoffs | WBUR News
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Key Facts: J.F.K. Library Closes Due to Staff Layoffs
Feb 20 · Reading time: ~30 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: nytimes.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: nytimes.com
- The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library in Boston was temporarily closed due to staff layoffs.
- Kennedy family members claimed that Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency terminated five library employees.
- Joe Kennedy III stated that the dismissed employees managed the library's daily operations, leading to its closure.
- The National Archives and Records Administration announced the library would reopen Wednesday but did not explain the closure.
DOGE says it's closing Hoffman Estates' Obama Presidential Library site: Federal officials who run the temporary facility said in mid-2024 that they planned to ...
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Bebbington: 'Freedom to read' is crucial to a healthy society: Books, and the libraries that offer them to all, promise discoveries beyond the bubble of today's ...
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Dolly Parton Urges Indiana Republicans Not To Ax Her Book Program For Kids: Dolly Parton's Imagination Library sends books to thousands of kids across Indiana ...
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Amid Changes at the National Archives, the Carter Library Cancels a Civil Rights Book Event
nytimes.com/2025/02/22/arts/national-archives-carter-library-cancels-event.html
PublishersWeekly.com Feb 28
Jason Reynolds to Release Original Audiobook: Penguin Random House Audio and Listening Library have announced 'Soundtrack,' a new YA audiobook project from Jason ...
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IBB raises N17.5 billion for presidential library at book launch: Mr Babangida commended Abdul Samad Rabiu’s commitment to the library project
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Napier council proposes two-year library closure to limit rates increase: It says the closure will keep the proposed rates increase for Napier ratepayers below 7 ...
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Tons of gold safe at Fort Knox? Trump, Musk aren't the first to doubt it.: President Donald Trump said he's going to check on the country's supply of gold stored ...
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JFK Library in Boston abruptly closes due to Trump executive order: The JFK Library in Boston abruptly closed on Tuesday due to an executive order by President ...
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CBS News Feb 21
Image from the original article. Source: Elon Musk to be let inside Fort Knox depository to inspect gold reserves: The United States Bullion Depository at Fort Knox has stored precious metal bullion ...
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Key Facts: Trump and Musk Demand Transparency on Fort Knox
Feb 20 · Reading time: ~30 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: axios.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: axios.com
- President Trump and Elon Musk expressed skepticism regarding the accuracy of the gold reserves at Fort Knox, which holds 147.3 million ounces of gold.
- The government assures that annual audits are conducted, but a full audit has not occurred in decades.
- Musk is calling for a live video walkthrough of the facility to verify the gold holdings, while Trump emphasizes the need to ensure the gold is present.
- Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has offered to arrange visits for any senator to inspect Fort Knox.
White nationalist books planted in little free libraries across Ottawa: Several copies of a book promoting white nationalist ideology have been placed in ...
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JFK Library closes abruptly without explanation: The Trump administration removed the national archivist, Colleen Shogan, last week.
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Jack Schlossberg goes on foul-mouthed tirade against DOGE after JFK Library shuts down over cuts to taxpayer-funded staff
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A shadow war on libraries: Some Canadian politicians and influencers, inspired by an American-born movement, are trying to roll back 2SLGBTQ+ rights in Canada — ...
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Louisiana Spent $17.5M to Remove Unhoused People to Cold Warehouse Ahead of Super Bowl
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Uline turned to Mexico to staff warehouses, but paid them a fraction of US workers, sources say
theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/12/uline-trump-mega-donors-underpaid-mexican-workers
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