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The case for saving America's libraries

America needs "third places" like our libraries more than we ever have, both functionally and philosophically

Salon · Mar 30, 2025

Iowa law banning books including 1984 and Ulysses blocked by US federal judge

Judge rules that law banning school libraries and classrooms from carrying books depicting sex acts had been applied unconstitutionally

The Guardian - UK · Mar 26, 2025

Supreme Court takes up $8 billion phone and internet subsidy for rural and low-income areas

The Supreme Court is hearing arguments in a major legal fight over the $8 billion a year the federal government spends to subsidize phone and internet services in schools, libraries and rural areas, in a new test of federal regulatory power

The Independent UK · Mar 26, 2025

Sadiq Khan demands book exchanges reinstated in Tube stations amid fire safety row

TfL had ordered the libraries’ removal for fire safety reasons outlined by the LFB - but Mayor says he is hoping for ‘very swift announcement of a U-turn’

Evening Standard · Mar 13, 2025

Anger as TfL drops free book libraries from Tube stations due to 'fire risk'

Book lovers said that TfL had removed ‘the one bit of joy in a commute’

Evening Standard · Mar 12, 2025

Texas may change how schools select library books. Critics say it could lead to more bans.

Senate Bill 13 would create school library advisory councils largely made up of parents. It would give school boards, rather than librarians, the final say over new books.

The Texas Tribune · Mar 5, 2025

Gay Penguins Face Florida's Classroom Speech Regulations

The authors of a picture book about two male penguins raising a chick together argue excluding their book from school libraries violates their free speech rights.

Reason · Feb 27, 2025

Rare medieval bible returned to Salisbury Cathedral after 700 years with help of Independent readers

The Master of Sarum bible was saved after a campaign by Friends of the Nations’ Libraries FNL, and a global fundraising appeal by The Independent

The Independent UK · Feb 25, 2025

Perth libraries threatened with closure could be saved under SNP plans

LIBRARIES which have been threatened with the axe in Perthshire could be saved under the SNP council’s budget plans.

The National (Scotland) · Feb 24, 2025

From ancient emperors to modern presidents, leaders have used libraries to cement their legacies

Here in Atlanta, the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum has been part of my daily life for years. Parks and trails surrounding the center connect my neighborhood to the Martin Luther King Jr. National Historical Park downtown and everything in between.

The Conversation · Feb 21, 2025