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Utah Law Forbids Public School Libraries From Having Any Books That "Describe" "Sexual Intercourse" Etc.

The Salt Lake Tribune (Courtney Tanner) reports that the Bible will be removed from Davis (Utah) School District elementary and middle school libraries, "for containing 'vulgarity or violence.'" A parent had asked, apparently as a protest against a recent Utah law that calls for removal of various school library books,…

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Library cancels trans speaker after Montana bans drag readings

Montana's new law banning drag reading events at public libraries has led to the cancellation of a transgender speaker in a southwestern Montana city on Friday

The Independent UK

Library cancels trans speaker after Montana bans drag readings

Montana's new law banning drag reading events at public libraries has led to the cancellation of a transgender speaker in a southwestern Montana city on Friday

The Independent UK

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Five things to know about Drag Queen Story Time

Recent news reports have described the public controversy involving topics of sexual orientation and gender identity, and how these are presented to children, especially in schools and libraries. Protests at Ontario, British Columbia, Alberta and New Brunswick libraries and public centres have targeted Drag Queen Story Time events.

The Conversation

Time to get over the shock of the 'new'

It’s unclear why AI-generated images in advertising are more or less deceptive or ethically questionable than using models, says Dr John Williams

Newsroom.co.nz

Illinois set to become first state to end book bans

Governor JB Pritzker expected to sign bill that would block state funding for public libraries and schools that ban books

The Guardian - US

The huge, lost 'super pubs' we loved to drink in long before Wetherspoons

All of the lost pubs on the list have been demolished or have seen the building re-purposed

Manchester Evening News

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Toy libraries celebrate children's right to play, find play equipment for kids of all abilities

From bikes to racing frames, trucks and dolls, this toy library caters to all children.

ABC News

Fading glory of libraries

The library is not just a building or a place of books, but a temple of learning like our educational institutions and a sacred shrine of knowledge

The Hindu

Inside library drop-in group helping men open up about their mental health

Libraries are usually a place for quiet, but as Luisa Metcalfe discovers, one local centre’s drop-in group in Ipswich is helping men open up without the stigma of therapy

Daily Mirror

Latest GOP 2024 hopeful DeSantis 'blazing a trail' on book bans in Republican-controlled states

As he vies for the Republican presidential nomination, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is touting a series of measures he has pushed that have led to an upswing in banned or restricted books — not just in Florida schools but in an increasing number of other conservative states

The Independent UK

Republican lawmaker warns Broward libraries’ ‘I read banned books’ effort could prompt retaliation

A Florida public library system’s “I Read Banned Books” library cards are drawing concern from a Republican lawmaker who said the county agency is engaging in “a political stunt” with taxpayer money and warned it could generate financial retaliation by the state.

Tribune News Service

Texas lawmakers set new standards to ban books from schools for sexual content

Texas would expand what can be defined as sexually explicit material or potentially harmful to children in order to ban books from public and charter school libraries, under a bill given final passage by the state Senate on Tuesday night and sent to Republican Gov. Greg Abbott

The Independent UK

Texas lawmakers OK bill that aims to keep sexually explicit material out of school libraries

Approved by both chambers, the bill is now on its way to the governor. Unless he vetoes it, the bill will become law, which means book vendors will have to assign ratings to books based on depictions or references to sex.

The Texas Tribune

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The Independent UK

Montana first to ban people dressed in drag from reading to children in schools, libraries

Montana has become the first state to specifically ban people dressed in drag from reading books to children at public schools and libraries

Dublin Live

Anti-LGBTQ+ books protests in Dublin libraries condemned by councillors

The protests were first reported at the start of April and saw groups of people targeting Dublin City Libraries

Newcastle Herald

Power of memories resonates with those living with dementia

'It's always good to go. It's definitely a positive thing.'

The Texas Tribune

Texas House’s weekend off means key Senate bills die after missing a legislative deadline

Priority bills that died include a 10-year minimum sentencing for gun-related crimes, a ban on “critical race theory” at public universities and LGBTQ-related legislation. While the bills may be dead, lawmakers have a limited time to attach their ideas to legislation that is still alive.

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TechRadar

Your Disney Plus and Hulu TV show libraries are about to get much smaller

Disney is reportedly removing over 20 TV shows, including some fan favorites, from its Disney Plus and Hulu libraries.

The Conversation

Penguin Random House, PEN America, authors and parents sue Florida county for removing books on race and LGBTQ themes

A new lawsuit against a Florida school board marks a “first-of-its-kind challenge to unlawful censorship”.

WEKU

Penguin Random House and 5 authors are suing a Florida school board over book bans

Officials in Escambia County, Fla., removed 10 books from school libraries and restricted access to more than 150 others. Writers' advocacy group PEN America calls the lawsuit the first of its kind.

Bristol Post

Queen Camilla recycles feathery dress for Bristol primary school visit

The newly crowned Queen mingled with pupils, teachers and children's authors at Shirehampton Primary School as she launched the Coronation Libraries initiative

Bristol Post

Queen Camilla at Bristol school in first solo visit since the Coronation

She was there to help create a 'dream library'

Evening Standard

Hong Kong leader defends removal of politically sensitive books from libraries

Al Jazeera

Tiananmen books disappear from Hong Kong library shelves

Chief executive John Lee says residents should not be exposed to ‘unhealthy ideas’.

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