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Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #96

Welcome to Hall Pass, a newsletter written to keep you plugged into the conversations driving school board politics and governance.

Ballotpedia

How a decade of austerity has squeezed council budgets in England

Analysis of 13 years of data shows why there are more potholes and fewer libraries and swimming pools

The Guardian - UK

Books and looks: gen Z is ‘rediscovering’ the public library

Young people are using the hallowed institutions at higher rates than older generations. And they’re not just there to read

The Guardian - US

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Are You a Librarian in a Public or School Library? Or Do You Know One Who Might Be Willing to Talk with Me?

I'm writing up a longish blog post about some controversies related to the "weeding" of books in public libraries and in public school libraries—which is to say, removal of books from library collections—and I'd love to talk to librarians who actually have some experience with this process. I've reviewed Rebecca…

Reason

OPINION - The British Library hack is a national outrage – and the Government must pay to save it

It is a national outrage that the British Library has been unable to fulfil its function over the past three months following a savage cyberattack – and that its functioning is likely to be severely limited for many months to come.

Evening Standard

Review finds libraries in England suffer ‘lack of recognition’ from government

Proposals include the creation of a libraries minister and a high-profile libraries laureate to be the sector’s public champion

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on the future of libraries: an old question of human dignity in a new form

Editorial: A cyber-attack on the British Library has shown how vulnerable digital archives are. It has reinforced the value of physical books and librarians

The Guardian - UK

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7 things the Nintendo Switch 2 needs to get right

What features can Nintendo realistically implement with the upcoming Nintendo Switch 2?

TechRadar

Gen Z and millennials have an unlikely love affair with their local libraries

A phone fixation may seem at odds with an attraction to books. But the latter may offer a much-needed reprieve from the former.

The Conversation

‘The incentive to steal isn’t there’: the lost cause of tracking library theft

Few Australian libraries know how many items are stolen – be it the Bible or DVDs – and many no longer have an overdue fee

The Guardian - AU

Libraries for the future: Europe’s new wave of ‘meeting places for the mind’

From Ghent’s De Krook to Helsinki’s Oodi, recent civic constructions have shared a vision of the library as a living room for the modern city

The Guardian - UK

‘Shocking and unacceptable’: Nearly 250k Scots using libraries and cafes to keep warm

NEARLY a quarter of a million people in Scotland have turned to using cafes, libraries and community centres to keep warm, a charity has warned.

The National (Scotland)

2 colonists had similar identities – but one felt compelled to remain loyal, the other to rebel

Through the early 1750s, two men in the British colony of Rhode Island – Martin Howard and Stephen Hopkins – had similar backgrounds and led strikingly similar lives. They knew each other, were both supporters of libraries with successful legal careers, and were politically active.

The Conversation

Charity launches support scheme for at-risk libraries in wake of budget cuts

Around 650 libraries will benefit from Libraries Connected programme, as almost one in five council leaders fear bankruptcy this year or next

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The Guardian - AU

Libraries in regional towns are building community on a shoestring budget

Despite a record increase in public library funding by the NSW government, most operate on the cost of a few new books per resident a year

The Guardian - UK

Millions wasted on attempt to create nationwide UK library website, campaigners claim

Former Waterstones boss Tim Coates among those to criticise government, Arts Council and British Library bid to create a ‘single digital presence’ for libraries

The Independent UK

Judge blocks most of an Iowa law banning some school library books and discussion of LGBTQ+ issues

A federal judge has temporarily blocked an Iowa law banning some books from school libraries and forbidding teachers from discussing LGBTQ+ issues

WEKU

Public libraries reveal their most borrowed books of 2023

Not all libraries track checkouts, and there isn't one definitive national list. But this year lots of people checked out Lessons in Chemistry, Prince Harry's memoir Spare, and Colleen Hoover's books.

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The Canberra Times

What was Canberra reading in 2024? Our most borrowed library books

What do Bonnie Garmus, Prince Harry and Jane Harper all have in common?

Evening Standard

When do libraries open back up in London? Holiday dates explained

Library opening hours and dates can be checked ahead of making the journey

The Hindu

Petitions at Navakerala Sadas seeking appointment of school librarians

Navakerala Sadas petitions seek librarians for higher secondary schools; modernize libraries & encourage reading habits.

Reason

New Yorker Article Seems to Misdescribe S. Ct.'s Decision on School Library Book Removal

The article claims that a prohibition on viewpoint-based removals of school library books is "settled law" announced by a "majority opinion." But that's not so.

Bored Panda

Guy Refuses To Leave Library After Mom Gets Mad At Him For Looking Like Santa

On any given night, there are about 500,000-600,000 homeless individuals in the United States. Sadly, Redditor ExtracheesyBroccoli is one of them, and even though the man is actively trying to better his life, some folks are making it even worse for him. In a recent post on the subreddit ‘Entitled…

PC Gamer

My PC is a mess. Is anyone else finding it difficult to manage all their files nowadays?

I swear I used to be organised with my drives but now I've game libraries and files littered all over my machine.

MusicRadar

Sampleson SkyWaves review

Tired of wading through sample libraries to fulfil your soundtracking needs? Let SkyWaves bring you ashore

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