#News

How To Alert Your School Board to Right-Wing Bad Actors: Book Censorship News, September 1, 2023

How you can keep your local school and library board aware of bad actors in your community. That, plus this week's book censorship news.

Here Is the Best New Public Library in the World

The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions has crowned a new library as the best public library of the year.

2023 Kirkus Prize Finalists Announced

The 2023 Kirkus Prize Finalists have been announced. The three winners chosen from the 18 books will each receive $50,000.

There Have Been Several Public Library Bomb Threats This Week

Iowa City Public Library, Vernon Area Public Library, and others have been targets of bomb threats this week.

The Bestselling Books of the Week, According to All the Lists

Publishers Weekly, USA Today, the NYT, Amazon, and Indie Bestsellers all have their own bestseller lists. Here are the combined results.

The First App to “Help” Libraries and Schools with Book Bans Has Arrived–It’s Not What It Seems

BookmarkED claims to help schools and parents navigate book bans. But where and how the app gets is information is a secret.

Library Bomb Threats Continue to Increase: Book Censorship News, August 25, 2023

Seven suburban Chicago public libraries received bomb threats in the last month. That, plus this week's book censorship news.

Is the BookTok Reign Letting Up? A New Analysis Suggests That It Might Be

BookTok has proven to be a force to be reckoned with, but has its influence come to an end? A new book sales analysis sheds some light.

Federal Ruling Says that AI Art Can’t Be Copyrighted

A federal ruling upholding the U.S. Copyright Office's finding concerning AI and copyright laws was delivered.

Allen Ginsberg Poems, Anne Frank’s Diary, and More of The 400+ Books Banners Are Eager to Pull in Texas

The "Protect Childhood" substack by a state committeewoman in Texas lists 400+ books to be banned upon HB 900's start.