Booksology Welcome back, fellow librarians. Remove heavy updates first. These include the California library shootings, censorship updates, and the long battle over IMLS funding. But there’s other news here too. I have future plans dungeon crawler curl AI controversy surrounding series and book awards! Next, let’s take a look at how Gen Z is using, and not using, public libraries.
Library updates
- The American Library Association has released a statement after a shooting occurred at the Chico branch of the Butte County Library in California. My heart and thoughts are with everyone affected by this tragedy. This is a library employee’s worst nightmare. This content contains warnings about gun violence.
- An update on the fight over funding for the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
- The American Library Association has introduced a resolution to establish a Bill of Rights for Librarians and Library Workers.
- Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias announced the first-ever statewide digital library resource program.
- How Gen Z uses (and doesn’t use) public libraries.
censorship news
- Do minors have a right to privacy in the library?
- Related article: “Won’t someone think about our children?” Youth library cards and privacy.
- The ban on books is making it increasingly difficult for adults to use libraries.
- Who will win in the battle to ban a book?
- Texas passed its first state-mandated book list, which includes many classic literature and Bible passages.
- The Massachusetts House of Representatives has overwhelmingly supported a new anti-book ban bill.
- Utah banned the 35th book in all public schools. lucky Written by Alice Sebold. Shortly thereafter, they added a 36th book, a Stephen King book. different seasons.
- RELATED: One of the most prolific books banning Utah’s Washington County School District may be in violation of a new state law that allows informal complaints from people (i.e., students, students’ parents, or school staff) without ever being on campus.
Award news
- Ann Patchett will receive the 2026 Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction.
- Three authors were accused of using AI in their Commonwealth Foundation Short Story Award-winning novels, but were cleared after a month-long investigation. One of the accused authors received the highest federal award.
Adaptations of books featured in the news
- Hannah Grace’s Hockey Romance Series, icebreakerhas been made into a series on Netflix.
- Emma Donoghue writes screenplay for Eva Reed feature film adaptation lady macbeth.
- Alix E. Hallows eternal I’m getting a Netflix series.
- Daisy Edgar-Jones stars in Gabriel Zevin’s film Tomorrow, tomorrow, and tomorrow too.
- dungeon crawler curl It is currently being serialized in Peacock.
- Colleen Hoover is producing an Ali Hazlewood movie theoretically love For Amazon MGM.
- trailer of clara and the sun, sense and sensitivity, practical magic 2and love hypothesis.
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