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Library Drops Explicit Sex Book After Complaint From Former Soldier
Former ADF member Bernard Gaynor is campaigning against explicit sexual books in council libraries targeting teenagers and children.
Taxpayers Should Not Be Paying for ‘Rainbow Toolkits’: Victorian MP
Librarians will be encouraged to ask primary school aged children their pronouns after the Victorian government announced its $14,000 Rainbow Toolkit.
Alabama Libraries Face Scrutiny for ‘Sexually Suggestive’ Materials in Children’s Sections
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey expressed concerns about sexually suggestive content available in children’s sections in the state’s public libraries.
Christian Library Reading Events Scheduled in 45 States Despite Threats of Disruption
Despite the pushback, nationwide conservative book reading events are scheduled for Aug. 5 at 265 libraries in 45 states.
The Curious Case of China’s Thieving Librarians
The role of chief librarian at a university would hardly seem a post from which to become a multi-millionaire—but one man found a way.
NYC Libraries Pioneer Free Hot Spot Lending to 10,000
The New York Public Library is launching the nation’s largest Internet lending program, handing out 10,000 free high-speed hot spots to some of the city’s poorest residents.
Across the Nation: April 17
Get snippets of this week’s news from the across the United States.
George Washington Gets a Library
The Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association announced in July that it had completed a home for George Washington’s papers, the Fred W. Smith National Library for the Study of George Washington.
