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Florida school district reaches settlement to restore LGBTQ+ content to library shelves

Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill in 2022 to give parents a say in what books schools can and cannot have in their libraries

Latin Times

Sydney’s Yellamundie library among the world’s most beautiful as finalists for annual award revealed

Liverpool council’s new public building includes public art gallery spaces and a Stem centre

The Guardian - AU

Florida school district must restore books with LGBTQ+ content under settlement

A school district in northeast Florida must put back in libraries three dozen books as part of a settlement with students and parents

The Independent UK

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Libraries are a vital asset for a thriving society

Letters: Responses to readers’ views on the importance of libraries and an editorial that mentioned Zadie Smith’s local library service

The Guardian - UK

Getting children to brave brassicas

Brief letters: Benefits of eating your greens | Public libraries | University students | Guinness and health | Heart emojis

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on public libraries: these vital spaces provide much more than books

Editorial: Offering everything from coding clubs to company, they are more essential than ever as other services vanish

The Guardian - UK

‘A shell of the place it used to be’: readers on the importance of libraries - and their fragile future

As sources of inspiration, havens from noise or social support service, council-run libraries have had a positive impact on lives all over the UK

The Guardian - UK

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Stephen King on Fla. banning his books

Twenty-three of King's books have been banned in Florida school libraries

Salon

More than 180 UK public libraries closed or handed to volunteers since 2016, data shows

Around 2,000 jobs were cut, and the most deprived areas were four times more likely to lose a library than the richest, according to a BBC report

The Guardian - UK

Share your experience of how libraries shaped your life

We want to hear your views on which libraries are important to you and why – and any memories that have stayed with you

The Guardian - UK

Jack Reacher would not exist without Birmingham’s libraries, says writer

Lee Child says childhood visits to city’s libraries helped him to create protagonist as he laments proposed closures

The Guardian - UK

Major publishers sue Florida over ‘unconstitutional’ school book ban

Hundreds of titles from Judy Blume to Mark Twain purged from school libraries following rightwing challenges

The Guardian - US

After millions lose access to internet subsidy, FCC moves to fill connectivity gaps

The FCC voted in July to allow schools and libraries to use federal money to loan out WiFi hotspots to students and patrons

The Independent UK

The Dublin award’s place in the Irish literary scene

Letters: Bob Mortimer on the biggest prize in the world for a single novel published in English, nominated by libraries

The Guardian - UK

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AnandTech

CXL Gathers Momentum at FMS 2024

The CXL consortium has had a regular presence at FMS (which rechristened itself from 'Flash Memory Summit' to the 'Future of Memory and Storage' this year). Back at FMS 2022, the company had announced v3.0 of the CXL specifications. This was followed by CXL 3.1's introduction at Supercomputing 2023. Having…

The Texas Tribune

A South Texas school district received a request to remove 676 books from its libraries

The request came from a local pastor who is part of a group that trains people to “defend their freedom and liberty.” Other faith leaders have pushed back.

The Independent UK

Outrage as librarians reveal UK schools are banning LGBT+ books after complaints from parents

Exclusive: Library staff, MPs and charities have warned banning books is worrying regression on LGBT+ rights and can be harmful to young people

The Conversation

Evacuated artworks exhibit details attempts to wipe out Ukrainian culture – and shows what survives

Art and culture, along with language and history, are battlegrounds in Russia’s war in Ukraine. Russia’s attacks on Ukraine’s towns and cities not only cost lives and livelihoods but destroy museums, libraries and sites of enormous historical and cultural significance.

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The Independent UK

Utah bans 13 books at schools, including popular “A Court of Thorns and Roses” series, under new law

Ideal Home

Kitchen libraries are the latest trend to add personality to a cooking space - and these 7 ideas make it simple

Simple book styling is an affordable decor choice that goes a long way

Tom’s Guide

Why the security of your VPN matters – even if you're just using it for Netflix

You may thinks VPNs are just for accessing content libraries – think again

Homes & Gardens

Kitchen libraries are the new way to add character to your scheme – and these five designs are perfect examples

Interior designers share their favorite ways to introduce bookshelves to a kitchen

Capital & Main

Lunch at the Library Feeds Needy California Students Despite Slashed Budget

Summer meal program for food insecure students was initially cut under Gov. Gavin Newsom’s budget proposal.

Newslaundry

‘Risk to life, exams’, but students continue protest over Delhi coaching centre tragedy

On July 27, in the wake of the death of three IAS aspirants in the basement library of Rau’s IAS coaching centre in Delhi’s Karol Bagh, the students residing in the area took to the street to protest against administrative lapses that purportedly led to the tragedy.

Bored Panda

“My Heart Broke”: Mom Has Her Kids Barred From Entering Library Due To New Bill

"My heart breaks for this." The post “My Heart Broke”: Mom Has Her Kids Barred From Entering Library Due To New Bill first appeared on Bored Panda.

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