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What Is The Library of Congress and What Does the Librarian of Congress Do?: Book Censorship News, May 16, 2025

A primer on what the Library of Congress is and what the Librarian of Congress does and oversees. Why is this such an appealing target for the current administration? That, plus this week's book censorship news.

The Most Read Books on Goodreads This Week

Here are the five most-read books on Goodreads this week! These are the buzziest books of the moment, from romance to dystopia.

Oprah’s Book Club’s 114th Pick

The award-winning poet-turned-novelist's newest book just came out this week, and follows "the cycles of history, memory and time."

The Romantasy Conspiracy Driving BookTok Mad

BookTok creators go bonkers over an anonymous author, judge orders halt to IMLS dismantling, Taylor Jenkins Reid's meteoric rise, and more.

SUNRISE ON THE REAPING Checkouts Up 515%, According to Libby

Looks like the bestselling YA dystopian series is only growing in popularity

Harry Potter Tours to be Replaced with LGBTQ History Walks in Edinburgh

Edinburgh-based company to replace Harry Potter tours with LGBTQ history walks, creating a fantasy league for new books, and more.

Massive Victory in Lawsuit Filed Against Trump Administration’s Dismantling of IMLS

The Trump administration has been ordered to stop dismantling the IMLS and has been ordered to restore the agency to its pre-Executive Order functions and staffing.

Trump Names His Former Defense Attorney as Acting Librarian of Congress

Follow-up from the firing of Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden, DOGE cuts threaten tribal libraries, and more.

The New York Times’ Best Books of the Year So Far

The NYT reveals the best books of 2025 so far, the New Yorker explores Substack, a list of complicated literary mothers, and more.

The Biggest Bookish News of the Week

The books that won 2025 Pulitzers, the Trump Admin fires the first African American Librarian of Congress, and more.