Intellectual Freedom News 12/9/2022
Highlights
- 2022 holiday gift guide for librarians and book lovers | American Libraries
Censorship
- Louisiana attorney general creates ‘protecting minors’ tip line to report library books | Lafayette Daily Advertiser (LA)
- School and public libraries are under siege in Lancaster County and across US. We must defend and support them. | Lancaster Online (PA)
- Allen Johnson: I don’t like this book, so nobody gets to read it | News & Record (NC)
- ‘Holi-Drag Storytime’ for children canceled because of right-wing protesters | NBC News (OH)
- Ohio school cancels drag story time, citing security dispute | Spectrum News1 (OH)
- St. Tammany Parish library system at centor of furor over children’s access to explicit material | NOLA.com (LA)
- No book bans here. Salem-South Lyon library board votes to keep 16 challenged books | Hometown Life (MI)
- $100,000 donation aims to keep Patmos library doors open | WWMT (MI)
- Committee including parents, students, and librarians to review goals for policies on library books, ‘sexually explicit’ class materials | Fauquier Times (VA)
- FCPS to consider policy on identifying ‘sexually explicit’ materials | Reston Now (VA)
- When book bans came to small-town New Jersey [podcast] | New York Times
- Kansas town’s library lease renewed after months of debate about LGBTQ content | Kansas Reflector (KS)
- ‘An organized effort to take books off the shelf’: Tennessee ranked a top state for school book restrictions | WKRN (TN)
- Greenville library board moves parenting books away from children’s area | Post and Courier (SC)
- Rules to take effect for North Daktoa K-12 critical race theory ban | Williston Herald (ND)
- League City council votes to remove ‘obscene’ books from children’s section of library | Texan (TX)
- Authors protest ‘banned books’ list in Florida that includes Shabbat picture book | Forward (FL)
- Students, Missouri ACLU sue Independence school district for banning library book | KansasCity.com (MO)
- KPS committee advocates on behalf of keeping challenged book | Flathead Beacon (MT)
- Books are being challenged across the state. But some say complaints are misinformed | Carolina News & Reporter (SC)
- Textbook commission asks for legal review of guidance for library book challenges | Tennessean
- St. Clair district pulls book from library shelves as schools statewide grapple with new state-imposed book ban | eMissourian.com (MO)
- Central Oregon library facing demands to label, move LGBTQ-themed children’s books | Oregon Live (OR)
- Michigan GOP official: Shut down ‘by force’ public library with LGBTQ books | Bridge MI
- Leon Valley City Council can now ban library books | San Antonio Express-News (TX)
- I-Team: Who is behind Florida’s school book challenges? | CBS12 (FL)
- Committees vote to return first four books to shelves | Island News (SC)
- Advocates for library book removal are now questioning content in D11, some targeting LGBTQ-inclusive materials | Colorado Springs Indy (CO)
First Amendment, Free Speech, & Civil Liberties
- Bill to protect same-sex marriage rights clears congress | New York Times
- Supreme Court seems readty to back web designer opposed to same-sex marriage | New York Times
- Detroit officials sued over gun surveillance technology ShotSpotter | WVPE
- Supreme Court to hear case that could transform Federal elections | New York Times
- Will the freedom to protest survive in the ‘Free state of Florida’? | Herald-Tribune (FL)
- Kids Online Safet Act threatens the First Amendment and minors’ well-being | TechFreedom
Privacy & Cybersecurity
- Inside the face-off between Russia and a small internet access firm | New York Times
- ‘NO’: Grad students analyze, hack, and remove under-desk surveillance devices designed to track them | VICE
- How the global spyware industry spiraled out of control | New York Times
Legislation
- Texas lawmaker files bill to require ratings on school books: ‘This isn’t setting (books) on fire’ | KTRK
- Florida seeks go-ahead on race instruction law | WUWF
- Criticism mounts over proposed rule regarding age-appropriate materials at public libraries | KRDO (MO)
State and Local Governance
- Ron DeSantis helped Moms for Liberty members get on school boards to settle political scores | LGBTQ Nation
- Florida school boards backed by DeSantis begin to purge educators | Second Nexus
- DeSantis helped flip school boards. They’re now making a mark. | Washington Post
Social Media
- TikTok’s in-app web browser secretly tracks users, class action claims | ClassAction.org
- Indiana sues TikTok for security and child safety violations | New York Times
- Elon Musk and Tucker Carlson don’t understand the First Amendment | Atlantic
International
- Putin signs law banning expressions of LGBTQ identity in Russia | New York Times
- Germany arrests dozens suspected of planning to overthrow government | New York Times
- School board won’t make special list after fiery debate over library books | CBC
Around the Web
- ‘Vandals’ shoot 3 NC substations on night fo drag show — knocking out power to over 40k residents | Charlotte Stories
- Librarians strike back against censorship — The year in SLJ covers | School Library Journal
- Living in our very own ‘Fahrenheit 451’ | Her Campus
- Perspective: Why limiting teachings about race and history is a major problem for North Carolina public schools | EdNC
- Sultan: When did libraries become such threats in Missouri? | St. Louis Post-Dispatch
- Everyday ethics: In praise of banned books | Reading Eagle
- Drag Queen Storytime events canceled in Kentucky due to domestic terrorism concerns | WHAS
- Anti-LGBTQ+ actor-writer Kirk Cameron shocked at libraries’ rejection | Yahoo! News
- Purple for Parents becoming school board force in EV | Ahwatukee Foothills News
ALA News
- ALA Announces the 2023 Class of Emerging Leaders
- ACRL 2023 Conference registration opens
- Present for RUSA-Call for Proposals
- Libraries are invited to apply for the 2023 Will Eisner Graphic Novel Grants for Libraries
- AASL Commends the Rainbow Library
- Author Speakers to Present on the LibLearnX LLX Studio Stage
- Call for NMRT Professional Development Grant 2023 Applicants
- Libraries supporting refugees and new arrivals
- AASL Commends the Palmetto State Teachers Association Hill Day Program
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