Arts Apr 11 Library book ban attempts are at an all-time high. These librarians are fighting back By Casey Kuhn
Education Apr 24 Watch 6:47 The top library books people tried to ban or censor last year Battles have erupted at schools, school boards and library meetings across the country as parents, lawmakers and advocacy groups are debating books. The American Library Association documented more than 1,200 demands to censor books and resources last year, the highest… By Jeffrey Brown, Kyle Midura
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
Arts May 10 Watch 4:24 Little libraries become food pantries during COVID-19 When the coronavirus emerged in the U.S., people who share books on a small-scale, the stewards of little free libraries, saw a new need. Adding food and other supplies suddenly transformed many of their tiny library boxes into pantries. Now… By Hari Sreenivasan, Sally Garner, Connie Kargbo
Arts Jan 02 Watch 9:12 Internet history is fragile. This archive is making sure it doesn’t disappear What’s online doesn’t necessarily last forever. Content on the Internet is revised and deleted all the time. Hyperlinks “rot,” and with them goes history, lost in space. With that in mind, Brewster Kahle set out to develop the Internet Archive,… By PBS News Hour, Frank Carlson
May 26 Inventor behind Priceline bemoans broken patent system By Sam Lane Priceline founder Jay Walker talks about innovation, invention and intellectual property rights in his “Library of the History of Human Imagination.”… Continue reading
Oct 22 Vatican Library digitizes ancient manuscripts, makes them available for free By Justin Scuiletti One of the oldest libraries on the planet is digitizing its archive of ancient manuscripts -- and they're all available to view free of charge. Continue reading