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Maryland Facing Potential $300K Legal Bill After Losing E-book Case
After successfully challenging Maryland’s library e-book law in court, the Association of American Publishers could now recover court costs and legal fees from the state.
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ALA Annual Conference Has Busy In-Person Return
The American Library Association held its first in-person annual conference since 2019 in Washington, D.C., beginning on June 23, and with today and tomorrow still to come, the show's return is getting solid reviews.
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Register Today for AAPI Communities in Conversation #7, Featuring Marie Myung-Ok Lee, Author of 'Finding My Voice'
Lee is set to appear in conversation with Lynn Nguyen from the Los Angeles Public Library. The live stream is set for Tuesday, July 5th at 1 PM ET.
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Amid 'Roe' Protests, ALA Annual Conference Gets Underway in Washington, D.C.
The conference is set to run through June 28 and will feature a slate of authors and speakers and hundreds of educational sessions.
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OCLC Sues Clarivate Over Potential WorldCat Competitor
The nonprofit behind WorldCat alleges that global analytics company Clarivate is misappropriating its records for a competing service.
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As Digital Comics Surge, Comics Plus Takes Off in Schools and Libraries
The digital comics service has been reborn under "mission-driven" upstart LibraryPass.
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In Final Order, Court Declares Maryland's Library E-book Law Unconstitutional
The final order declares Maryland's groundbreaking, controversial library e-book law preempted by the Federal Copyright Act and blocks its enforcement, all but ending a months-long lawsuit filed by the Association of American Publishers.
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Internet Archive, Publishers to Seek Summary Judgment in Book Scanning Lawsuit
A federal court in New York last week ordered that motions for summary judgment be filed by early summer, meaning the fate of the closely watched copyright case could be in the court’s hands by early fall.
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Librarians Wrap Up a Difficult Year
As the 2021–2022 school year comes to a close, we asked a number of school librarians to reflect on the year that was. We learned that even though this past year was a return to in-person learning for most schools across the country, it was rarely a return to normalcy.
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School Librarians Under Pressure
Librarians are facing the ongoing stresses of the pandemic, the rise in book challenges and banning, and other obstacles through advocacy and collaboration.
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Comics Librarians Are Up for the Fight
Comics and graphic novel librarians defend their collections from censorship efforts, deal with supply chain issues, and rally together ahead of an in-person annual ALA meeting.
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ALA 2022: Washington, D.C., to Host the First In-Person ALA Annual Conference Since 2019
After two years of virtual events, the 2022 ALA Annual Conference is set for Thursday–Tuesday, June 23–28 at the Washington, D.C., Convention Center.
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Once More for Those in the Back: Libraries Are Not Neutral
Five prominent library educators defend the profession’s commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion.
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LibraryPass Adds Early Reader Titles to Growing Comics Plus Collection
LibraryPass this week announced the addition of titles from ABDO, Capstone, Cherry Lake, and Lerner Publishing to its Comics Plus service.
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The Palace Project Officially Launches its New Library E-book App
The Palace app allows patrons at participating libraries to potentially access all of their library’s digital content through a single interface—including content licensed through major vendors like OverDrive, Baker and Taylor, Bibliotheca, and Bibliolabs.
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What's Next for Library Leadership
At the U.S. Book Show, a panel of library leaders weighed in on Covid-19, diversity, literacy, e-books and more
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Court Seeks Proposed Declaratory Judgment in Maryland E-book Case
A federal judge asked the AAP and state attorneys to submit draft language for a declaratory judgment to end teh case but is unclear whether a permanent injunction is also still under consideration.
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Register Today for AAPI Communities in Conversation #6 Featuring Malaka Gharib, author of I Was 'Their American Dream'
The sixth installment in the AAPI Communities in Conversation series, featuring Malaka Gharib, author of 'I Was Their American Dream,' is now set for Tuesday, June 14, 2022, at 1:00 pm ET. Register here.
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Why the MLIS Is a Powerful Weapon in Fighting Book Bans
The organized assault on the freedom to read has highlighted core values taught in library schools.
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Congress Holds Second Hearing, Focuses on Censorship in Classrooms
The U.S. House subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties held a hearing on Thursday to discuss the trend in some states to restrict discussion in public school classrooms relating to race and LGBTQ issues that some speakers, including PEN America CEO Suzanne Nossel, described as authoritarian tactics.