Intellectual Freedom News 02/10/2023
Highlights
- American Library Association Issues Letter in Support of the Glen Ridge Public Library | ALA
- Emily Knox talks the rise of banned books | Western Herald
- Graphic Novels & Comics Round Table announces 2022 Best Graphic Novels for Adults Reading List titles | ALA
Censorship
- Children’s book by Quebec author on gender, identity targeted by complaints in U.S. town | CBC (WA)
- Sports world reacts to insane, controversial book ban | Comeback (FL)
- Liberty Lake city council looks to limit authority of library board | Spokesman-Review (WY)
- Librarian says he was told to remove poster of Holocaust survivor’s quote for violating Central Bucks ‘advocacy’ policy | WHYY (PA)
- Alabama community rallies in support of a Black author after school district cancels Black History Month event | CNN (AL)
- Orange Unified suspends digital library after parents’ book complaints | Orange County Register (CA)
- This book is considered pornography in Ron DeSantis’ Florida | Popular Information (FL)
- Why some Florida schools are removing books from their libraries | New Yorker (FL)
- ‘The Truth about Alice’ survives book-banning attempt in 12-0 vote by FPC and Matanzas committees | Flagler Live (FL)
- Petition seeks to recall Huntsville mayor, city council after vote to privatize library | KBTX (TX)
- New library collection policy at McKinney (Texas) Independent School District cause for concern | NCAC (TX)
- Editorial: Lancaster County distrcit attorney rightly declined to file charges over school library books. It’s a win for the freedom to read. | LancasterOnline (PA)
- NCAC demands investigation of secret order to ban books | NCAC (MI)
- Pinellas County Schools bypass district policy and remove ‘The Bluest Eye’ from libraries | NCAC (FL)
- Opinion: Shakespeare and Martin Luther King Jr. make the list of troublesome works in Nottoway County schools | Cardinal News (VA)
- Firing of Colorado librarian who objected to cancellation of programs for youth of color, LGBTQ teens was illegal, state concludes | Denver Post (CO)
- Sarasota County school board votes to require parental consent to read anti-racism book | Herald-Tribune (FL)
- How Florida’s school censorship spreads | Slate (FL)
- Controversy and uncertainty surrounds Indian Valley Public Library funding cuts | Bucks County Beacon (PA)
- Expected closure of an Ottawa County library reflects national controversy | Lanthorn (MI)
- Florida schools vary in approach to book challenges | Tampa Bay Times
Privacy and Cybersecurity
First Amendment, Free Speech, & Civil Liberties
- Opinion: The Relentless Attack on Trans People Is an Attack on All of Us | New York Times
- Free speech vs. disinformation comes to a head | New York Times
- School district consents to protecting citizens’ rights to read from school library books at board meetings | Reason (GA)
- Protest is one thing, but attempts to disrupt library access can be unlawful | Boston Globe
- Appeals court rules live-streaming police during traffic stops protected by First Amendment | Hill
Academic Freedom & Campus Speech
Legislation
- ‘Moms for Liberty’ calls on lawmakers to help get ‘inappropriate’ books out of Iowa schools | Des Moines Register (IA)
State and Local Governance
- Attorney General Jeff Landry wants to limit library book access to children | WDSU (LA)
- AG to unveil Protecting Innocence report | Pelican Post News (LA)
- Protecting Innocence | Attorney General Jeff Landry (LA)
Net Neutrality and Broadband Access
- Biden calls for high-speed internet across America–but doesn’t mention Gigi Sohn’s stalled nomination | Daily Dot
- U.S. Senate panel sets new haring for Biden telecom nominee | Reuters
- Gay rights supporters urge Senate to denounce attacks on FCC nominee | MediaPost
Disinformation and Information Literacy
- The people onscreen are fake. The disinformation is real. | New York Times
- Steve Bannon’s podcast is top misinformation spreader, study says | New York Times
Social Media
Journalism and Media
- DeSantis, Aiming at a Favorite Foil, Wants to Roll Back Press Freedom | New York Times
- Opinion: How to destroy (what’s left of) the mainstream media’s credibility | New York Times
International
- Opinion: How can China’s people demand freedom if we can’t even say it? | New York Times
- Turning Nairobi’s public libraries into ‘palaces for the people’ | New York Times
Around the Web
- The College Board strips down its A.P. curriculum for African American Studies | New York Times
- Oklahoma teacher who challenged book bans now works with teens on reading programs | WBUR
- Partisan divide over education goes beyond critical race theory | NBC News
ALA News
- Now Accepting Proposals for Core Forum 2023 in New Orleans
- EBSCO Information Services Library Staff Development Award deadline extended to March 6, 2023
- Core Forum Webinar Series: The New and Official RDA Toolkit: A Practical Approach
- American Library Association Council elects three members to Executive Board
- PLA seeks member volunteers for the 2023-2024 service term
- Games and Gaming Round Table accepting applications for 2023 ‘Game On!’ Grant
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