The Latest Breaking News from Libraries

The Internet Archive is hailed as a revolution in knowledge-sharing and preservation by some, and nothing but well-funded piracy by others.

A conservative Florida parent censorship group complained about the book titled “Anne Frank’s Diary: The Graphic Adaptation”

Amid the national uproar about whether to allow students access to a wide variety of books, the superintendent of a Virginia school district last week proposed a sweeping solution: Get rid of school libraries altogether.

A maze of backstreet venues and dingy alleyways, the streets were bulldozed to make way for the giant shopping centre

A federal judge in Texas ruled that at least 12 books, which were previously removed from public libraries, must be returned to their shelves.

State’s attorney general faces backlash after releasing report saying LGBTQ+ voices might be silenced in libraries

From Little v. Llano County, decided yesterday by Judge Robert Pitman (W.D. Tex.): In early July 2021, prior to their appointment to the New Library Board, Defendants Rochelle Wells, Rhonda Schneider, Gay Baskin, and Bonnie Wallace were part of a community group pushing for the removal of children's books that…

SCOTAND’S national poet has condemned a decision to shut six libraries in Aberdeen branding it “uniquely cold and shrivelling”.

Many of the buildings are in deprived areas, say Save Aberdeen Libraries, while Aberdeen City Council argues facilities will be moved to cheaper ‘hubs’