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GTU and City Library’s December picks
Friday, December 20th, 2024
via ABC7 (Utah)SALT LAKE CITY (Good Things Utah) – Quinn McQueen and Michelle Cao visits GTU to share their picks of the month. For Adults:The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'FarrellAuthor Maggie O'Farrell's most recent historical fiction takes place during the ItalianRenaissance and is based on a true family. Lucrezia de' Medici is the third daughter of thegrand […]
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Why It’s Hard to Control What Gets Taught in Public Schools
Friday, December 20th, 2024
via The New York Times (Oregon)Politicians on both the left and the right have sought to change or limit what teachers can do inside classrooms. Teachers often ignore them.
Book Bans, Racism
Denver school board considers restricting monthly public comment as it adds community listening sessions
Thursday, December 19th, 2024
via The Denver Post (Colorado)If adopted, the Board of Education's new policy will only allow speakers who are city residents or have a direct connection to DPS to offer public comment. The Denver Public Schools board will vote…
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Sununu pulls his nominee for state librarian
Wednesday, December 18th, 2024
via New Hampshire Union LeaderNew Hampshire Sunday News (New Hampshire)Gov. Chris Sununu said he decided to spare his nominee for state librarian a public spectacle and withdrew her candidacy after conservatives on the Executive Council opposed her for resisting
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Freedom of expression: The journey of navigating the political landscape of banned books
Wednesday, December 18th, 2024
via Los Angeles Times (California)Is Banned Books Week designed to advance a political agenda? This student in Newport Beach and lover of access to literature set out to discover the truth.
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Gov. Sununu pulls NH librarian nominee because she opposes book censorship
Wednesday, December 18th, 2024
via Seacoastonline.com (New Hampshire)Gov. Chris Sununu has withdrawn his choice for state librarian over concerns about the nominee's public opposition to book censorship.
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Devious New California Law Prohibits Libraries from ‘Banning’ Pornographic Library Books
Tuesday, December 17th, 2024
via California Globe (California)A new law goes into effect January 1st ostensibly to prohibit school libraries from 'banning' books. But the new law is not what you may think it is. Its sole purpose is not to protect your kids from…
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AJC names best Southern books of 2024
Tuesday, December 17th, 2024
via Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Georgia)Atlanta Journal-Constitution names best Southern books of 2024
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Citing tax dollars spent, judge urges Florida school district to settle book ban lawsuit
Tuesday, December 17th, 2024
via The Palm Beach Post (Florida)The Escambia County School Board, meanwhile, has refused to budge.
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Louisiana library battle will feature in Sundance documentary by Sarah Jessica Parker’s company
Tuesday, December 17th, 2024
via The Advocate (Louisiana)Louisiana library drama featured in Sarah Jessica Parker's Sundance documentary.
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Bartenders, bookworms and other unsung heroes gave us a little hope in 2024
Sunday, December 15th, 2024
via NOLA.com (Louisiana)Bartenders, bookworms and other unsung heroes gave us a little hope in 2024.
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Letters: School districts misunderstand Illinois’ book ban law
Friday, December 13th, 2024
via Chicago Tribune (Illinois)The purpose of this book banning bill is to protect local control.
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Local trans community and allies rally against book ban
Thursday, December 12th, 2024
via Addison Independent (Vermont)Individually and in small groups they filed into the Middlebury Union High School Library on Monday evening, preparing to bare their souls to an Addison Central School District board that could, in…
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As children’s book bans soar, sales are down and librarians are afraid. Even in California
Thursday, December 12th, 2024
via Los Angeles Times (California)Book bans are tanking sales of children's books. Schools and libraries aren't buying books about LGBTQ+ issues and race as they brace for culture war pushback.
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Florida to spend up to $15 million on school material review technology for DeSantis laws
Thursday, December 12th, 2024
via The Florida Times-Union (Florida)Transparency or censorship? Florida is spending millions on a new tool for the public to review and object to school instructional materials and books.
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Arbitrary Books Bans Now Illegal Under NJ ‘Freedom to Read Act’
Wednesday, December 11th, 2024
via TAPinto (New Jersey)New Jerseys Freedom to Read Act protects access to books in schools and libraries, preventing censorship and ensuring intellectual freedom.
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Tennessee panel still waiting to hear first book appeal under 2022 school library law
Wednesday, December 11th, 2024
via Chattanooga Times Free Press (Tennessee)Two years after Tennessee lawmakers made it possible to ban books from school libraries statewide, not a single book challenge has been heard, let alone approved.
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Arbitrary Books Bans Now Illegal Under ‘Freedom to Read Act’
Wednesday, December 11th, 2024
via TAPinto (New Jersey)New Jerseys Freedom to Read Act protects access to books in schools and libraries, preventing censorship and ensuring intellectual freedom.
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Letters for Dec. 11, 2024
Wednesday, December 11th, 2024
via The Spokesman-Review (Idaho)Liberty Lake City Council shows no transparency
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Suspect in CEO killing charged; Heisman finalists revealed
Tuesday, December 10th, 2024
via Lincoln Journal Star (Nebraska)🎧 Get the latest national, international, sports and entertainment news on our daily podcast.
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