Intellectual Freedom News 12/6/2024
Highlights
- Banned books and censorship: “an issue that affects everyone” | Eastern Progress
- SLA Stands Firm in Support of Libraries, Information Integrity, and Intellectual Freedom | EIN News
- Telgemeier, McCloud chosen as National Library Week honorary chairs | ALA
- New Research Examines Self-Censorship in School Library Collection Development | ALA
Censorship
- What’s in those books patrons of Christian County Library complained about? | Springfield Daily Citizen (IL)
- Too ‘Wicked’? Novel that spawned movie is often removed from Florida school shelves | TC Palm (FL)
- Supporters outflank critics at Fairhope Library Board meeting | Alabama Political Reporter (AL)
- Prattville City Council tables library board appointments after concerns | Alabama Political Reporter (AL)
- SC Board to decide fate of two books in heated book banning controversy | ABC4 (SC)
- ACLU discusses SC book bans | WOLO (SC)
- SC Board of Education to meet to consider another round of book bans | WOLO (SC)
- PEN America Joins Activists, Authors, Librarians, and Students Calling for an End to South Carolina’s Book Bans | PEN America (SC)
- SC Board of Education votes on book bans | WOLO (SC)
- Library board members push for less ‘liberal’ review sources and more self-published books | Gillette News Record (WY)
- ‘An attack on one teacher is an attack on all.’ Chapin educators stand united after book choice backlash | Lexington County Chornicle (SC)
- Pinellas parents want children’s book on activism removed from schools | Tampa Bay Times (FL)
- Protecting public school literature and learning | Nevada Current (NV)
- Goshen Library chief to resign citing harassment | Republican American (CT)
- State school board cranks up heat on 1 book | Charleston City Paper (SC)
- Knox County schools receive list of books to ban from libraries under state law | WVLT (TN)
- East Hempfield will not donate to Lancaster library in 2024, funds to be considered next year | Lancaster Online (PA)
- Katy ISD book ban list | Katy Times (TX)
Privacy & Cybersecurity
- Kash Patel Has Plan to Remake the F.B.I. Into a Tool of Trump | New York Times
- US official fighting Chinese telecom intrusions urges more encryption | Reuters
- Apple accused of monitoring employees’ devices and stifling free speech | Digit
- Old Battles, New Wars: Rediscovering Encryption’s Power To Prevent Data Breaches | Forbes
- Senators ramp up pressure on House to pass online safety, privacy package in lame-duck session | Hill
First Amendment & Civil Rights
- Dobbs Was Just the Beginning. Now Trans Rights Are Being Tested at the Supreme Court. | Slate
- Prattville attorney: Denying pride float would be “prior restraint” on free speech | Alabama Political Reporter (AL)
- Crawford County library system director changes attorney, alleges ‘reckless’ actions | TalkBusiness (AR)
- Secret court hearing threatens the First Amendment and more | Hill
- Professor Urges Supreme Court to Correct Ruling That ‘Turns First Amendment Precedent on Its Head’ | Berkeley Law
- Advocates urge court to end hair discrimination in Texas schools | Native American Rights Fund (TX)
Academic Freedom & Student Speech
- Assaults on higher education signal authoritarian intent | Florida Phoenix (FL)
- Are Feds Reviving Years-Old Allegations of Antisemitism to Shut Down Campus Protests? | Progressive Magazine
- Course on Gaza Sparks National Backlash, Raises Questions on Academic Freedom | Cornell Sun (NY)
- Pro-Palestine law students condemn university for censorship, demand town hall in open letter | Huntington News (MA)
Legislation
- Montana Lawmakers Reject Bid to Restrict Bathroom Use for Trans Legislators | New York Times (MT)
- Murphy to sign book ban response bill next week | Politico (NJ)
- State Rep. Stadthagen files bill to block “drag performances” in schools, libraries | Alabama Political Reporter (AL)
Journalism & Media
Social Media
- A federal judge will take up an issue involving social media restrictions for minors | WFSU (FL)
- Instagram Raises Its Privacy Game as it Relates to Youth | National Law Review
Disinformation & Media Literacy
- Why countering climate misinformation must be a priority | Grantham Research Institute
- Pro-Immigrant Group Eyes Tech Policies to Combat Disinformation | Bloomberg Law
- Outraged? You’re more likely to share misinformation, study finds. | Washington Post
- After Trump’s win, Russian disinformation aims to drive a wedge between the US and Ukraine | AP
International
- Structuring libraries’ work to support intellectual freedom | IFLA
- Afghan education activists launch campaign to address Taliban’s book censorship | ShiaWaves (Afghanistan)
- Commission to address disinformation on TikTok, X during December plenary | Politico (EU)
Around the Web
- Choose Your Role | Reframing America
- A Year Among My Fellow Banned Writers | New York Times
- Florida Book Bans | Congressional Record
- Prepare Your Library Before January Arrives | Book Riot
- Book Bans Overwhelmingly Target Children’s Books by People of Color, Study Finds | Truthout
- Book bans surge as schools target sexual and diverse themes | VNHS Mirror
- How to Enter the New York Public Library’s Freedom to Read National Art Contest | Teen Vogue
- The Political War Over the Department of Education is Only Beginning | 74
- Behind the nationwide rise of book bans | Stanford Daily
- In Defense of Teachers and Public Education | Nation
- Lerner Publishing Stages “Bands for the Banned,” a Concert to Support the Freedom to Read | School Library Journal
- Florida: No. 1 in book censorship, No. 47 in SAT scores | Commentary | Orlando Sentinel
- ‘Critical race theory’ takes heat from GOP lawmakers on House education panel | Georgia Recorder
ALA News
- A new analytical framework for supporting public libraries
- ALA Announces the 2025 Class of Emerging Leaders
- New from ACRL – “Supporting Diversity through Collection Evaluation, Development, and Weeding: CLIPP #48”
- Discover and Learn about the Civil Rights Movement with the Library of Congress
- Games & Gaming Round Table Announces the First Platinum Play Award Recipients
- Choice announces the Outstanding Academic Titles of 2024
- Libraries Invited to Apply for the Fifth Annual Peggy Barber Tribute Grant to Support Programs Reducing Social Isolation Among Older Adults
- ALA Invites Applications for Sixth Annual Libraries Transform Communities Engagement Grant
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