Library Link of the Day

October 2024

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  1. Yes to ‘Mein Kampf.’ No to ‘The Color Purple.’ Which books are banned in Texas prisons? [KUT News]
  2. ‘LibraryTok’ is building school-age nostalgia on the internet. Fans can’t get enough [CNN]
  3. In Finland, classes in recognizing fake news, disinformation [CBS News]
  4. What Is Book Banning, and How Does It Affect Society? [Reader's Digest]
  5. Who uses libraries? Even in the stacks, there’s a political divide. [The Washington Post]
  6. Book banning activists target little free libraries in Utah [Axios]
  7. Spreading Joy at the Public Library [Public Libraries Online]
  8. Warner Bros pulls plug on Harry Potter events at library [Jackson Hole News & Guide]
  9. AI Training Data Dilemma: Legal Experts Argue For 'Fair Use' [Forbes]
  10. Home Libraries Will Save Civilization [Front Porch Republic]
  11. What Is a Shadow Library? [Built In]
  12. A Call for Digital Literacy Across the Curriculum [Inside Higher Ed]
  13. In Arkansas, Book Banners Dealt Another Legal Setback [Publishers Weekly]
  14. Tired of tagging? How generative AI will finally deep-six metadata [Fast Company]
  15. New billboards in Van Buren claim voting Republican will help keep 'porn' out of the county library [KFSM-TV]
  16. Houston-area library moves Indigenous history book to fiction section [LoneStarLive]
  17. 'Heartbreaking decision' | York County Libraries won't buy new books for minors. Here's why [WCNC]
  18. The National Archives Has Over 10B Undigitized Pages. UMD Experts Are Working to Make Finding Records Easier. [Maryland Today]
  19. 30 Harvard professors hold ‘study-in' protest at library [NBC10 Boston]
  20. AI can’t spell strawberry. Here’s why [TechCrunch Minute]
  21. North Carolina governor addresses threats to FEMA workers [WHNT News]
  22. Courts Agree That No One Should Have a Monopoly Over the Law. Congress Shouldn’t Change That [EFF]

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