Por: WPTV Nation January 31, 2023
Libraries have become a focal point at the center of some of America’s most heated debates. They have pushed back against book bans that primarily target topics of racial injustice and diversity. Meanwhile, libraries are also working to be more inclusive and equitable with initiatives like going fine-free. Many librarians have long advocated for eliminating overdue fines, but the idea only started picking up steam about five years ago. Some... + full article
Portland Press Herald USA Nation March 26, 2023
Nancy Olds, children’s librarian at the Hollis Center Public Library, helps Elijah Deschenes, 1, look for books earlier this month. For years, the non-municipal library has received funding from the town to help cover operating expenses. Gregory Rec/Staff Photographer HOLLIS... + más
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The Advocate USA Politics February 07, 2023
Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry, who is running for governor, said Tuesday the state needs a law to restrict what minors can check out of public libraries but one of Landry's critics called the plan a political stunt.Landry said his push stems from parental concerns... + más
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Newsweek USA Life December 07, 2022
Kirk Cameron is claiming that public libraries nationwide have not taken up his offer to host story time for his new faith-centered children's book, As You Grow.Cameron starred in the sitcom Growing Pains in the 1980s and early '90s before becoming a well-known... + más
Libraries feel attacked – but not like the ‘freedom libraries’ of 1964 | Portland Press Herald
More 'freedom libraries' arrive in Louisiana state prisons: 'If we build it, they will come' | The Advocate
The Advocate USA Crime November 21, 2022
In the three months since he was released from Louisiana State Penitentiary, James Washington says he has built 40 bookshelves by hand that have been shipped to prisons across the country. The builder, who learned his trade while incarcerated for 25 years, now has the honor of... + más
Reddit community responds to 'best things about America' query: 'God bless Teddy Roosevelt' | Fox News
Fox News USA Politics October 24, 2022
A user on Reddit posted this open-ended question this weekend on the popular subreddit known as Ask Reddit: Americans, what is a good thing about your country?Some of the answers reflected — and elicited thousands of other responses and pieces of conversation — while other... + más
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Portland Press Herald USA World October 02, 2022
A freedom library in Clarksdale, Miss., in September 1964. Courtesy of Zoya Zeman/University of Southern Mississippi Sally Belfrage dreaded answering the library’s phone. It was never someone asking about a mystery book or an upcoming story time that summer in 1964 – just... + más
Library blasted for swapping reading bear mascot with gender-neutral alien | New York Post
Freedom Caucus starts to turn up the pressure on GOP leaders | The Hill
New York Post USA Life September 30, 2022
Parents in the UK are debating over the right time to tell children about the birds and the bees — and whether aliens are gendered. England’s Hertfordshire Council is being blasted for swapping out its storytime library bear with a colorful, gender-neutral extraterrestrial.... + más
Taxpayers’ group attacks Scarborough library expansion proposal | Portland Press Herald
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