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Judge rules Arkansas law allowing criminal charges against librarians is unconstitutional
17 hours, 26 minutes ago

Judge rules Arkansas law allowing criminal charges against librarians is unconstitutional

Associated Press  

— A federal judge on Monday struck down key parts of an Arkansas law that would have allowed criminal charges against librarians and booksellers for providing “harmful” materials to minors. “I respect the court’s ruling and will appeal,” Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin said in a statement to The Associated Press. “The law deputizes librarians and booksellers as the agents …

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New Jersey becomes latest state to prohibit bans on books in school, public libraries
2 weeks ago

New Jersey becomes latest state to prohibit bans on books in school, public libraries

Associated Press  

PRINCETON, N.J. — New Jersey Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy signed a law Monday to prohibit public and school libraries from banning books in the state and to enshrine protections against civil and criminal charges for librarians who comply with the law. Murphy signed the bill at Princeton’s public library, a short walk from Princeton University’s ivy-draped campus and cast the …

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Revise qualification for librarian posts, Haryana govt urged
1 month ago

Revise qualification for librarian posts, Haryana govt urged

Hindustan Times  

Members of the Haryana Library Association urged the state government to revise qualification for the posts of librarian and senior librarian in government colleges and district libraries across the state. Recently, the association has submitted a memorandum to Haryana education minister Mahipal Dhanda and urged him to bring amendments to the outdated Haryana Education College Grade Service Rules, 1986, to …

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Trump’s promises to conservatives raise fears of more book bans in U.S.
1 month ago

Trump’s promises to conservatives raise fears of more book bans in U.S.

LA Times  

• Book bans are on the rise as conservative parental rights groups fight what they believe is ‘wokeness’ in classrooms. We’re just getting back to commonsense America.” Trump’s threat to deny federal funding to schools that acknowledge transgender identities could affect curricula and the kinds of books school libraries stock. During his rally at Madison Square Garden in October, Trump …

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Giving Wings
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Giving Wings

New Indian Express  

UDUPI : Gone are the days when you woke up to crows cawing or woodpeckers pecking your neighbourhood tree. The ‘Early Bird’ initiative of the Nature Conservation Foundation, a charitable trust with its head office in Mysuru and functioning across the country, is supporting the cause of making naturists out of children. In March this year, under the Early Bird …

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Improper To Say Selection Process Was Vitiated When Paper Wasn't Leaked Or Without Any Deficit In Academic Standard Of Exam: Punjab & Haryana HC
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Improper To Say Selection Process Was Vitiated When Paper Wasn't Leaked Or Without Any Deficit In Academic Standard Of Exam: Punjab & Haryana HC

Live Law  

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has upheld the recruitment process for 1,091 assistant professors and 67 librarians in Punjab Government colleges. The Court set aside the order of the Single Judge, whereby the selection process was quashed in 2022.Justice Sureshwar Thakur and Justice Sudeepti Sharma said, "It was completely inapt for the learned Single Judge to conclude that the. …

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Mailbag: Aquarium would be a better use of Lower Castaways site
2 months ago

Mailbag: Aquarium would be a better use of Lower Castaways site

LA Times  

A sea turtle swims inside a tank at the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach. Regarding the article in the Daily Pilot reporting on the Newport City Council discussion of the possible uses for the bayside property at Pacific Coast Highway and Dover Drive known as Lower Castaways, after further research it is apparent that, by far, the best …

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Influencer stokes controversy for her take on asking kids their pronouns: 'The world has gone mad'
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Influencer stokes controversy for her take on asking kids their pronouns: 'The world has gone mad'

Daily Mail  

An aspiring mummy vlogger has sparked controversy after she criticised public libraries in Victoria for asking children what their pronouns are. Mum-of-three Montana Older took to TikTok with her infant daughter last week to slam the move, saying the 'world has gone mad'. Mum-of-three Montana Older took to TikTok with her infant daughter last week to slam the move, saying …

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The one question in Victoria's rainbow libraries toolkit now being asked that has infuriated parents and experts
3 months, 3 weeks ago

The one question in Victoria's rainbow libraries toolkit now being asked that has infuriated parents and experts

Daily Mail  

Librarians in one Australian state have been encouraged to ask children as young as five about their gender pronouns, sparking outrage from parents and experts. The Victorian Government on Friday unveiled a 'rainbow libraries toolkit' which has since been issued to more than 290 public libraries across the state. Some of the advice for inclusivity provided in the toolkit includes …

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11,700 books from Karnataka Gandhi Smaraka Nidhi Library digitised
3 months, 4 weeks ago

11,700 books from Karnataka Gandhi Smaraka Nidhi Library digitised

The Hindu  

Close to 11,700 books from the Karnataka Gandhi Smaraka Nidhi Library have been digitised over the last few months, and this has now been distributed to Gandhi Bhavans across the country to reach a larger audience. Speaking after handing over the digitised books to the representatives, on Sunday, August 25, Carl Malamud, founder of Servants of Knowledge, a U.S.-based non-profit …

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Kalaignar Centenary Library set to be an asset for Tiruchi, says Minister
4 months, 1 week ago

Kalaignar Centenary Library set to be an asset for Tiruchi, says Minister

The Hindu  

The Kalaignar Centenary Library in Tiruchi will be an asset, School Education Minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi has said. The Minister was addressing a gathering at National Librarians’ Day programme organised by the District Central Library and its Readers’ Forum on Saturday. The newly sanctioned Kalaignar Centenary Library would enhance services and integrate technology for effective learning,” Mr. Mahesh said. This …

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Bob Newhart, deadpan master of sitcoms and ‘The Big Bang Theory’ actor, dies at 94
5 months ago

Bob Newhart, deadpan master of sitcoms and ‘The Big Bang Theory’ actor, dies at 94

The Hindu  

Bob Newhart, the deadpan accountant-turned-comedian who became one of the most popular TV stars of his time after striking gold with a classic comedy album, has died at 94.Jerry Digney, Newhart’s publicist, said the actor died Thursday in Los Angeles after a series of short illnesses. He gained nationwide fame when his routine was captured on vinyl in 1960 as …

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Bob Newhart, deadpan master of sitcoms and telephone monologues, dies at 94
5 months ago

Bob Newhart, deadpan master of sitcoms and telephone monologues, dies at 94

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. He gained nationwide fame when …

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How best to stop books being banned? Ban such bans.
6 months, 4 weeks ago

How best to stop books being banned? Ban such bans.

Live Mint  

While far-right groups—in mostly Republican-led states—wage a crusade to ban thousands of books in schools and public libraries across the country, Minnesota is pushing back. Where previous attempts typically involved a parent or small group of parents challenging a single book title, now groups with clear political agendas are filing coordinated challenges against scores of books, all under the guise …

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Opinion: The ‘Man versus Bear’ TikTok meme went viral. Here’s another way to approach the question
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Opinion: The ‘Man versus Bear’ TikTok meme went viral. Here’s another way to approach the question

LA Times  

A sign warns people about bears in Whistler, Canada. An internet video asking women if they’d rather encounter a man or a bear while alone in the forest has gone viral, with women overwhelmingly choosing the bear. This question, posed to multiple women in a TikTok video last month, has taken the dilemma of man versus bear viral. In the …

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How to get kids to read for fun: People who work on middle-grade books have some ideas.
7 months, 2 weeks ago

How to get kids to read for fun: People who work on middle-grade books have some ideas.

Slate  

Those of us who believe in the power of books worry all the time that reading, as a pursuit, is collapsing, eclipsed by streaming video, the internet, the television, or the hula hoop. There’s not anything like that right now for the middle-grade age group.” “It’s not like we want these kids to have phones, that’s not the solution,” one …

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Alabama lawmakers advance bill that could lead to prosecution of librarians
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Alabama lawmakers advance bill that could lead to prosecution of librarians

LA Times  

Alabama lawmakers this week advanced legislation that could see librarians prosecuted under the state’s obscenity law for providing “harmful” materials to minors, the latest in a wave of bills in Republican-led states targeting library content and decisions. It also expands the definition of prohibited sexual conduct to include any “sexual or gender oriented conduct” at K-12 public schools or public …

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This trans author toured red-state libraries. What she found might surprise you
8 months, 1 week ago

This trans author toured red-state libraries. What she found might surprise you

LA Times  

The small brick plaza in front of the Pella, Iowa, public library was teeming with people. What upset her far more was being forced to pull every book from her elementary school library’s shelves to check for “inappropriate” content according to some nebulous definition. Maybe it’s because his colleagues throughout the media — at the very outlets that reported doxxing, …

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Pay hikes for city workers will add $1 billion to L.A.’s yearly budget by 2028, report says
8 months, 1 week ago

Pay hikes for city workers will add $1 billion to L.A.’s yearly budget by 2028, report says

LA Times  

Earlier this year, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass negotiated a package of raises and increased benefits for tens of thousands of city workers — money aimed at addressing the rising cost of food, housing and other household expenses. City Administrative Officer Matt Szabo, in a 40-page analysis, said the planned salary agreements with the city’s civilian employee unions would add …

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Librarians fear new penalties, even prison, as activists challenge books
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Librarians fear new penalties, even prison, as activists challenge books

Associated Press  

When an illustrated edition of Margaret Atwood’s “The Handmaid’s Tale” was released in 2019, educators in Clayton, Missouri needed little debate before deciding to keep copies in high school libraries. “There’s a depiction of a rape scene, a handmaid being forced into a sexual act,” says Tom Bober, Clayton district’s library coordinator and president of the Missouri Association of School …

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Huntington Beach to consider privatization of public library
9 months, 1 week ago

Huntington Beach to consider privatization of public library

LA Times  

People come and go from the Huntington Beach Public Library in May of last year. “City staff is asking for City Council for approval to issue RFP, so that we can learn more about managed library services and if it is something that could be feasible for Huntington Beach,” Carey said. “The intent is to gather additional information on these …

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Censorship efforts at libraries continued to soar in 2023, according to a new report
9 months, 1 week ago

Censorship efforts at libraries continued to soar in 2023, according to a new report

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Bannings and attempted bannings of books soared again in the U.S. last year, continuing to set record highs, according to a new report from the American Library Association. On Thursday, the ALA announced that 4,240 works in school and public libraries had been targeted in 2023, a substantial hike from the then-record 2,571 books in 2022 and …

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In Georgia, a bill to cut all ties with the American Library Association is advancing
9 months, 3 weeks ago

In Georgia, a bill to cut all ties with the American Library Association is advancing

NPR  

In Georgia, a bill to cut all ties with the American Library Association is advancing Enlarge this image toggle caption Claire Savage/AP Claire Savage/AP Those who've been trying to remove certain books from childrens' sections at public libraries are now taking aim at what they see as a source of the problem: the American Library Association. But Walker's more sweeping …

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California State University student workers vote to unionize, creating largest such union in country
10 months ago

California State University student workers vote to unionize, creating largest such union in country

Associated Press  

SAN FRANCISCO — Undergraduate student workers at California State University voted to join a union to negotiate better pay, sick time, paid parking and other benefits with the university, creating the largest such union in the country, officials announced Friday. The California Public Employment Relations Board said 7,252 student workers submitted electronic ballots between Jan. 25 and Feb. 22, with …

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