and more.
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Publishers, Authors Guild Sue State of Idaho Over Book Banning Law
The plaintiffs seek a preliminary injunction against against HB 710, which forbids anyone under 18 from accessing library books that contain “sexual content,” regardless of the work's literary or educational merit.
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Future of Libraries, Arts Agencies Unclear Amid Federal Funding Freeze
An order to freeze all federal loans, grants, and other financial assistance has been rescinded for now, but the Institute of Museum and Library Services, National Endowment for the Arts, and other agencies are preparing for potential cuts to their funding.
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Digital Checkouts Rose 17% at OverDrive
Digital borrowing of e-books, audiobooks, and digital magazines rose to more than 739 million checkouts at the libraries and schools who use OverDrive's Libby and Sora apps.
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Industry Orgs Decry New DOE Guidance Dismissing 'Book Ban Hoax'
The Department of Education has reversed course in its efforts to stem the tide of what it now describes as "so-called" school book bans, eliminating the role of book ban coordinator at the Office of Civil Rights and dismissing 11 outstanding complaints filed with the DOE.
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Little Free Library Executive Director Greig Metzger to Retire
During Metzger’s six-year tenure, the St. Paul, Minn.–based nonprofit saw its network of book-sharing boxes double. A national search for his successor will be conducted prior to his retirement in June 2025.
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Louisiana Supreme Court Revives Librarian Amanda Jones’s Defamation Suit
After some two years of legal wrangling, Jones will finally get her day in court after the Louisiana Supreme Court vacated a decision tossing the defamation case and remanded it back to the appeals court with an order to hear the case on the merits.
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Freedom to Read Advocates Celebrate a Major Legal Victory in Arkansas
After issuing a preliminary injunction in July 2023, a federal judge in Arkansas has now permanently struck down two key provisions of Arkansas’s controversial “harmful to minors” law, known as Act 372, finding the law to be unconstitutional.
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The Top 10 Library Stories of 2024
PW looks back at some of the library stories that captivated the publishing world this year and what they portend for 2025.
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Editor's Note: So Long, Not Goodbye
A sincere thank you from outgoing PW executive editor Andrew Albanese, and best wishes for a happy holiday season.
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New Jersey Delivers a Victory for the Freedom to Read—and for Librarians
More than three years after she became a target of abuse from book banners, librarian Martha Hickson found herself standing side by side with New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy on December 9 as he signed the state’s Freedom to Read Act into law.
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