Filed by Gary Price

A lawsuit filed by OCLC in U.S. Federal Court, Southern District of Ohio, claims that representatives from Clarivate have been contacting OCLC customers and encouraging them to contribute bibliographic records from WorldCat to an under-development platform called MetaDoor, in direct breach of those customers’ contractual obligations to OCLC.

From the East Bay Times: Several apparent Proud Boys members disrupted a Drag Queen Story Hour event at the San Lorenzo Library on Saturday afternoon—threatening the event’s organizer with homophobic and transphobic slurs and briefly forcing the performer to flee for safety.

From IMLS: The Institute of Museum and Library Services today is pleased to announce the six recipients of the 2022 National Medal for Museum and Library Service, the nation’s highest honor given to libraries and museums that make significant and exceptional contributions to their communities.

From ALA: The American Library Association (ALA) and a coalition of more than 25 groups are banding together to empower individuals and communities to fight censorship and protect the freedom to read.

From a Macmillan Publishers Statement: Don Weisberg announced today that he will be stepping aside as CEO, Macmillan Publishers at the end of the year. Jon Yaged has been appointed his successor as CEO, Macmillan Publishers US. Weisberg will continue in an advisory capacity to Stefan von Holtzbrinck starting in January 2023.

From the San Antonio Express-News: A group of local residents are suing Llano County in federal court, alleging that the removal of certain library books for “pornographic content” is really a censorship effort in violation of the first and fourteenth amendments.

From WDRB: In a sudden about-face, the Kentucky House voted to override Gov. Andy Beshear’s veto of Senate Bill 167, giving local political leaders control of public libraries.