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January Book-to-Screen Adaptations and More News for Libraries

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Katie McLain Horner

Contributing Editor

Katie's parents never told her "no" when she asked for a book, which was the start of most of her problems. She has an MLIS from the University of Illinois and works full time as a Circulation & Reference Manager in Illinois. She has a deep-rooted love of all things disturbing, twisted, and terrifying and takes enormous pleasure in creeping out her coworkers. When she's not at work, she's at home watching the Cubs with her cats and her cardigan collection. Other hobbies include scrapbooking, introducing more readers to the Church of Tana French, and convincing her husband that she can, in fact, fit more books onto her shelves. Twitter: @kt_librarylady

It’s not all libraries and censorship today – we have some adaptation news too, including Christopher Nolan’s next project. *insert geek out noises here*

Library News

Nashville libraries branch out with yoga, barber shops, and tools for rent.

The Oregon governor wants to improve literacy, so why are so many school libraries empty?

Book Adaptations in the News

Christopher Nolan’s next movie is going to be an adaptation of The Odyssey. I have no idea what this will look like, but I can only imagine it’ll be epic (pun partially intended).

Jennifer Armentrout’s From Blood and Ash is getting a series adaptation.

Nightbitch is already available for streaming on Hulu.

7 of the best book-to-screen adaptations for January.

Censorship News

56 small tasks to be proactive against book censorship in 2025.

Christian nationalists are reshaping Texas’ public school curricula.

Charleston County School District (SC) has access to Sora ebooks through a partnership with the public library, but now the district is restricting access so that students can only access juvenile ebooks. Even high school students are restricted from YA and adult titles.

The Louisiana Supreme Court has issued a major legal win and revived Amanda Jones’ defamation suit.

A federal judge has struck down portions of Arkansas’ censorship law that threatened librarians.

“The Derby school district near Wichita [KS] has rejected a proposed social studies curriculum for high school students over concerns that some materials are biased against Republican President-elect Donald Trump.”

A new legislative bill in New Mexico would cut funding for public libraries that ban books.