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    One Library Is Letting Patrons Pay Fines With Cat Pics

    By Julia Glassman Mar 4th
     
  • Chuck Tingle speaking at San Diego Comic-Con.

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  • Woman listening to something on her headphones while sipping on something in a mug. Maybe an audiobook or the newest Janelle Monáe album.

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  • A 2012 photo of the New York Public Library's Rose Main Reading Room.

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    15 People Got 172 Books Pulled From a Library Serving a Quarter Million Residents

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  • A pile of books, engulfed in flames.

    Conservatives in WA Force Vote To Dissolve Local Library Over LGBTQ Books

    By Rachel Ulatowski Aug 18th
     
  • Heartstopper friends hanging out and of course Isaac has a book.

    ‘Heartstopper’ Beautifully Illustrates Why We Need Libraries

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  • Photo of the New York Public Library

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    By Samantha Puc May 18th
     
  • Three screenshots of varying library TikToks. Images feature Shrek, Tim Robinson, and Saweetie.

    These Library TikTok Accounts Are Everything

    By Alyssa Shotwell Apr 19th
     
  • Kindle lying on a desk

    The Internet Archive Is Again at Risk of Disappearing in Case Against Major Publisher

    By A. Mana Nava Mar 26th
     
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    Congratulations To This Publisher Who Came Up With the Worst Possible Way To Address Piracy Concerns

    By Julia Glassman Mar 23rd
     
  • Kirk Cameron on Fox News talking to Tucker Carlson. Image: Fox News.

    Someone Didn’t Tell Kirk Cameron Authors Aren’t Owed Speaking Engagements

    By Alyssa Shotwell Dec 21st
     
  • Lindsay discovers the Grateful Dead.

    Local Libraries Might Hold The Key To Unlock Your Local Music Scene

    By Madeline Carpou Nov 21st
     
  • Pokémon Team Rocket

    What does DRM or DRM-Protected mean?

    By Alyssa Shotwell Jun 10th
     
  • Some reading apps imagined and real available. The real ones are higlighted and in the spotlight - Epic!, Overdrive, Libby, Axis 360, and Hoopla. Image: Alyssa Shotwell, Epic, Overdrive/Libby, Axis 360, and Hoopla.

    Schools, Public Libraries Now Censoring Digital Library Apps Within Hours of Complaints

    By Alyssa Shotwell May 23rd
     
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    Anti-LGBTQIA+ Library Censorship Shuts Down Romance Book Club & Sexual Assault Awareness Event

    By Alyssa Shotwell Apr 22nd
     
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