Highlights

• ‘The Librarians’ Documentary Wins an Emmy® | I Love Libraries
• ALA, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum announce extension of ‘Americans and the Holocaust’ traveling exhibition tour, starting in 2028, to 50 more libraries | ALA
• ALA 2027 Scholarship Application Now Open | ALA
• What Fayetteville v. Murray Means for Arkansas Libraries and How to Take Action | Unite Against Book Bans

Censorship

• School librarians hesitant to discuss books, order more amid Texas battles to restrict titles, they say | Texas Tribune (TX)
• Dothan commission approves library funding, oversight questions remain | WTWV (AL)
• Worthington parents raise concerns over middle school library books, review process | WCMH (OH)
• Boise Public Library denies request to remove Princess Pete picture book from its shelves | Boise State Public Radio (ID)
• Redlands school board debates ‘controversial issues’ rules for books, libraries | Redlands Daily Facts (CA)

Privacy & Cybersecurity

• New Columbus police directive sets limits on surveillance technology | ABC6
• Flock cameras and TSA searches are making our 4th Amendment a dead letter | Hill

First Amendment & Civil Rights

• One School District’s Fight Against Trump’s Anti-Transgender Push | New York Times (CO)
• Federal Task Force Ignores the Law | Chronicle of Higher Education
• Judge rules West Point policy restricting professors’ speech is unconstitutional | Washington Post (NY)
• Civil Libertarians Knew This Would Happen. We Should Have Listened. | New York Times
• It’s not obscene or a threat. The government can’t shut down free speech that criticizes the president. | ACLU

Academic Freedom & Student Speech

• Daily Bruin joins amicus brief urging appeals court to protect student press freedom | Daily Bruin
• Texas A&M System considers removing courses on LGBTQ, ethnic studies and climate change from core offerings | Houston Public Media (TX)
• Even high school reporters are facing censorship now | Guardian
• Compact 2.0: What It Is and How We’re Fighting Back | AAUP
• Columbia, Barnard move up but still fall behind most universities in national free speech rankings | Columbia Spectator

Legislation

• Book challenges to go straight to school boards after state law change | Port City Daily (NC)

State & Local Governance

• Alabama’s new library rules target every book about transgender people | Advocate (AL)
• Does Gov. Hochul support the freedom to read? (Guest Opinion by Thomas M. Keck) | Syracuse (NY)

Social Media & A.I.

• The A.I. Threat Is Real. We Need to Act Now. | New York Times

Media & Digital Literacy

• How Gloria Steinem and Ms. Magazine Transformed the Publishing Industry | New York Times
• Federal judge allows Pentagon to fire three Stars and Stripes journalists | KMBC News

International

• When Reading Becomes Risky: The Rise Of Self-Censorship | Free Press Journal (India)
• Far-Right Victory in German State Seen as Omen Across Europe | New York Times (Germany)
  • With Messaging That Mirrors Putin’s, Germany’s Far-Right Party Gains Ground | New York Times (Germany)
• In Dolly Parton’s name, let’s save our libraries | Morning Star (Scotland)

Around the Web

• New Report Shows How Right-Wing Groups Are Weaponizing Mahmoud v. Taylor to Target Inclusive Policies Nationwide | Democracy Forward
• Amanda Jones and The Battle of the Bans | Antigravity
• Shelf-Censored: Book Bans Don’t Start With a Bonfire | GO Mag
• A new children’s book archive defies the right’s effort to erase LGBTQ+ identity | LGBTQ Nation
• E-town Rejects Book club reviews ‘Speak,’ a novel Warwick school board recently tossed [Unscripted] | Lancaster Online
• Tribune editorial: Don’t send Utah schools on a wild woozle chase over library books | Salt Lake Tribune
• Angie Nixon Is Fighting for the Right to Read | Nation
• This Philosopher Thinks It’s Time We Call Out Evil in Our World | New York Times
• This Is The Single Most Valuable Free Resource In America — And Conservatives Want It Gone | HuffPost
• Teacher-librarians are facing a scary future. Schools need them now more than ever | EducationHQ
• Austin becomes a Book Safe Harbor during library’s 100th year | Culture Map Austin

ALA News

• AASL and ALA Announce Transition to ALA-Administered Recognition Process for School Librarianship Preparation Programs
• Upskilling for library workers
• 2027 Jason Reynolds / Simon & Schuster Travel Grant Application Now Open
• Climate action programming for school and public libraries
• ALA invites public libraries to apply for 12 months of early childhood STEM program kits and resources
• AASL Announces Jewish American Heritage Month (JAHM) Collection Development Grants

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