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People in Georgia can rest easier, knowing that police are protecting them from moms who make a scene in libraries. Donnetta Foster was at the Decatur Library last October using a computer to prepare for a job interview when her toddler laughed too loudly at a flash card. Foster says she quieted the boy, but security guards told her to leave and a library staffer shut down her computer. Foster refused to go, so the library called the police, and she "became irate yelling in a loud and boisterous manner." She moved away from the library but continued yelling, so police arrested her for disorderly conduct. Now Foster is facing up to a year in jail. She admits that she got too emotional, but her lawyer says the incident, "did not warrant her being arrested." More »
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In what book lovers may see as a sign of the coming end times, a California library is considering eliminating all books and librarians. The Los Angeles Times reports that instead, Newport Beach's new community center would feature a sitting area, kiosks that let patrons video conference with librarians stationed in some faraway outpost, and a "Netflix-like" system that lets readers order books and pick them up later in a storage locker. More »
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According to the latest Best of Craigslist, stack-nookie is a recurring dream for many. If only it were just a dream. More »
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Remember last September, when the book banners crawled out of their pits of nastiness to try to remove YA literature from classrooms and libraries? It is September again, my friends. More »
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A New Jersey mom (and Glenn Beck supporter) has successfully gotten Revolutionary Voices: A Multicultural Queer Youth Anthology removed from a public library — because, of course, gay sex is "obscene." More »
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Tina Harden saw references to weed and sex and decided the books were "filled with everything I don't want my [then 13-year-old] daughter to do or be." So… Do all 5th graders become pickpockets after reading Oliver Twist? [Orlando Sentinel] More »
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Need some reading material for Banned Books Week? You might want to check the American Library Association's list of frequently challenged books, which includes everything from To Kill A Mockingbird to Harry Potter to Beloved. [ALA] More »
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So what do libraries do when a book like Tintin in the Congo is deemed too offensive for normal perusal? According to a piece in today's Times, a sort of semi-banned purgatory. More »
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A 4,000-strong Facebook group is advocating for a library-themed Ben&Jerry's flavor. Of the awesome suggestions, we like "Gooey Decimal System" and "Reading Rainbow." But we have a feeling "Electric Kool-Aid Acid" or "Watermelon Sugar" might be more persuasive. [NewYorker] More »
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A 91-year-old Scottish woman named Louise Brown is about to borrow her 25,000th book, which librarians believe to be a Scottish record. She's borrowed at least six books a week since 1946, and never had an overdue fine. [BBC] More »
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The will of T. M. Zink, esq. established "a library on whose shelves will be no woman author, on whose catalogs will be no woman's name, over whose portal will blaze: 'No Women Admitted.'" [Time] More »
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Some British libraries' decision to introduce "background music" is controversial; designed to lure young readers, the policy is alienating older regulars. [Guardian] More »
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By now you've probably read about Wasilla, Alaska librarian Mary Ellen Baker, who refused to ban "inappropriate books" at then-mayor Sarah Palin's request, despite the risk of losing her job. But in case you weren't feeling impressed enough with librarians, Mother Jones has a fascinating story — banned books week begins on September 26, people! — about another badass librarian (actually, a few of them). More »
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