Arts Mar 23 Book ban attempts reach record high in 2022, American Library Association report says By Hillel Italie, Associated Press
Arts Apr 04 Accounts of book bannings and threats to librarians soared in 2021, says study Accounts of book bannings and attempted book bannings, along with threats against librarians, have soared over the past year. By Hillel Italie, Associated Press
Education Dec 11 Watch 6:00 School librarians speak out against recent upsurge in attempts to ban books Around the country, school librarians are reporting an increasing number of requests from parents and politicians to ban or censor books available to children. Nadra Nittle, a reporter for The 19th, a non-profit newsroom covering politics, gender and policy, documented… By PBS NewsHour
Education Mar 27 Watch 7:19 Friends who survived Sandy Hook and Parkland are on a mission to ‘move the needle’ on gun reform Among the hundreds of thousands at last weekend's March for Our Lives in Washington were two women who share an uncanny bond. Friends for over three decades, Yvonne Cech and Diana Haneski are also both school librarians who survived different… By William Brangham
Arts Jan 12 6 books to read with your kids that celebrate differences and diversity Children’s books can offer vital visibility and representation, as well as teach us to see experiences beyond our own. By Alison Thoet
Jan 06 Column: Can librarians help solve the fake news problem? By Donald A. Barclay for The Conversation As a long-time academic librarian, I have spent a good part of my career teaching college students to think critically about information. For me, the recent spate of stories about large segments of the population falling for fake news stories… Continue reading
Oct 24 Column: Do we need librarians now that we have the internet? By Robert Graboyes For better or worse, the digital age forces experts to make the case that a Google search doesn’t replace the librarian, and WebMD doesn’t replace the doctor. Continue reading
Feb 27 What Are “Targeted Jobs”? By Business Desk Question/Comment: Paul, can you explain what “targeted jobs” are? Are these something different from the type of jobs that people are losing now? It seems to me that $30,000 spent on retaining a librarian would have the same economic benefit… Continue reading
Jul 20 Watch Harry Potter Books Spark Questions About Reading The Harry Potter books enjoy a massive following, but they have sparked questions about the future of young people and reading. The chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts and a librarian dicuss the impact of the series. Continue watching