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Criminalizing Book Selection

Yes, you read the title right. In a (sadly) not-so-surprising turn of events, a parent attempted to press charges for collection decisions made at the Central Kitsap School District in Washington state.

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“Anything That Strikes You As Very Different From Now Is A Very Good Place to Start” – Lynne Truss On Creating The Delightfully Funny World Of Constable Twitten

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“My Process is Usually One of Necessity and Escaping Disaster” — Jeffrey Lewis On His Haunting New Novel

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Kevin Young on the Poets in Conversation in His Extraordinary New Anthology

Giving Thanks for the Activists Who Integrated Public Libraries

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Jo Hamya on Virginia Woolf, The Worst Bits of Twitter, and The Smell of Library Hand Soap

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Elinor Lipman On How The Secret Service, An Optometrist, and Shirley Maclaine Helped Craft Her Delightful New Comedy of Manners

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Working Paper Seeks to Quantify Library ROI

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Library Book Bikes Gaining in Popularity

Azareen Van Der Vliet Oloomi on Intense Friendships, Memory, and the Alchemical Quality of Language

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Local PBS Stations Help Libraries Plan for the Year Ahead

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Act to Ensure Libraries Part of Infrastructure Act

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Nicole Glover on Pocket Diaries, Floating Books, and Creating the Fantastical World of her Debut Novel

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