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From The Star Tribune: As high schoolers clutching books staged a walkout Monday, parents filed suit against St. Francis Area Schools alleging the district unlawfully bans books based on the ideas or stories they contain. The suit was filed on behalf of eight students in Anoka County District Court on Monday, followed by a similar […]

Title The Narrow Search Effect and How Broadening Search Promotes Belief Updating Authors Eugina Leung Tulane University Oleg Urminsky University of Chicago Source Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Vol. 122, Iss. 0 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2408175122 Blurb In an analysis of links between search engines and people’s beliefs, researchers examined data from 21 studies involving […]

The article linked below was recently published by ital: Information Technology and Libraries. Title The 2023 Rhysida Ransomware Attack on the British Library: Prioritisation, Expertise, and Funding Issues Authors Frank Houghton Technological University of the Shannon Michael Winterburn Technological University of the Shannon Ken Oakley Technological University of the Shannon Source ital: Information Technology and […]

From the Associated Press: The public library in Fairhope, Alabama — a picturesque city on the shores of Mobile Bay — has found itself in the crosshairs of battles over library content. The Alabama Public Library Service Board of Trustees voted Thursday to withhold state funding from the Fairhope Public Library after complaints from conservative […]

From a CMU Libraries Announcement: The Posner Foundation of Pittsburgh has announced an $8 million commitment to support the Carnegie Mellon University Libraries Special Collections — the university’s repository for rare books, manuscripts, and early calculating devices and cryptographic machines. “We are deeply grateful to the Posner Foundation and the Posner family for this incredible commitment and […]

  From CTV: A small town in southern Quebec says American authorities have decided to close the Canadian access to an historic library that sits on the border between the two countries. Inside the Haskell Free Library and Opera House there is a worn strip of black tape on the floor marking the U.S. and […]

From the ICOLC Statement: The International Coalition of Library Consortia (ICOLC) acknowledges the complex business decisions e-book vendors face in today’s evolving market. However, as customers, we firmly believe that these decisions must align with the core values and mission of libraries and library consortia. As representatives of approximately 200 library consortia worldwide, ICOLC is […]

AI The Unbelievable Scale of AI’s Pirated-Books Problem (The Atlantic) British Library Groundbreaking British Library Development Confirmed (via BL) Idaho Idaho Legislature’s Budget Committee Approves Half of Funding Proposed For Digital Library Grants (via Idaho Capital Sun) Internet Archive Internet Archive Responds to Record Labels: Stop Playing “Hide-The-Ball” (via IA Blog) Misinformation Disagreement as a […]

Here’s the Full Text Statement (Available Online Here): Deputy Secretary of Labor Keith E. Sonderling was sworn in as Acting Director of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) today, after being designated to the role by President Donald J. Trump. IMLS, an independent government agency, is the primary source of federal support for […]