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Trump Is Coming After the U.S. Copyright Office!

October 29, 2025

In a stunning power grab, Donald Trump is asking the Supreme Court to let him fire the head of the U.S. Copyright Office — even though a lower court ruled that she doesn’t answer to the White House.

At the Library, Sandy Nork Feels Free

October 28, 2025

Sandy Nork, author of the books Special Risk and Flood Risk, served as a public librarian for over twenty years at both local and state levels in Pennsylvania. Before that, she was a fabric inspector, an envelope stuffer, an inventory control clerk, and a customer service rep for welding wire. But she says that once you’re a librarian, you’re pretty much always a librarian. And she has always been a writer.

From Book Sales to Big Impact: What Friends Groups Do for Libraries

October 22, 2025

When people think about public libraries, an image of librarians hard at work shelving books usually comes to mind. While librarians are undoubtedly essential, in reality, libraries often don’t thrive on staff alone. They rely on a combination of financial support, volunteerism, and political advocacy. Among these supporters are Friends of Libraries, volunteer-run organizations that help public libraries nationwide. October 19–25 is National Friends of Libraries Week. Here’s what these groups do—and how you can get involved.

5 Spooky Facts About Books for National Book Month

October 21, 2025

Whether it’s the spine-chilling tales of Edgar Allan Poe or Mary Shelley’s classic gothic horror novel Frankenstein, literature is one of the easiest ways to get spooky around Halloween. Sometimes, the creepy elements of books go beyond the sinister stories within their pages. From cursed books to morbid authors, here are five spooky facts about literature to celebrate National Book Month.

Opening Doors, Turning Pages: How Prison Libraries Help Build Second Chances

October 17, 2025

Across the country, prison libraries and book donation programs such as Books to Prisons are giving incarcerated people the tools, skills, and sense of connection they need to prepare for life after incarceration.

Texas School Bans Students from the Library

October 16, 2025

SB 13 is a bill that removes local control from public schools across Texas and gives politicians (not parents) the power to decide what books are or are not available to students.

Up Your Game at the Library

October 14, 2025

Games—at libraries? Aren’t games (video or otherwise) antisocial and mind-numbing? Not to mention noisy! Why on earth would libraries become involved in the world of gaming?

School Library Musings: Tom, the Book Flood Guy

October 10, 2025

What do Matt de la Peña, Margarita Engle, Jerry Craft, Nikki Grimes, and Amanda Jones all have in common?

Send a Postcard to Oppose Book Bans!

October 08, 2025

We're partnering with civicmail.org to make it easy to send a postcard to your local, state, or federal elected officials to tell them to put an end to book bans in the United States.

Florida Schools Are Bypassing Book Review Laws: Parents Push Back

October 07, 2025

Florida schools are quietly pulling hundreds of books off their shelves—but not always through the legal review process. Instead, fearing lawsuits or retaliation from the State Board of Education, many districts are removing titles without formal challenges from parents or committee input. This rush to comply with political pressures has left families and educators cut out of the conversation.
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