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NEWS & VIEWS
News & Views is your monthly roundup of curated articles from around the web keeping you up to date on the latest news and trends in the library profession. News & Views is an exclusive benefit of your MLA membership delivered to your inbox the second Thursday of every month.
March 11, 2021
LIBRARIES HELP SENIORS SIGN UP FOR VACCINES
Library Journal – March 11, 2021
 
LIBRARIANS ARE DEBATING HOW TO HANDLE THE DR. SEUSS CONTROVERSY — BUT THE BOOKS WILL STAY ON SHELVES FOR NOW
Business Insider – March 10, 2021
 
WANT TO BORROW THAT E-BOOK FROM THE LIBRARY? SORRY, AMAZON WON’T LET YOU.
The Washington Post – March 10, 2021
 
LIBRARIES GAIN RECORD INCREASES FOR IMLS, E-RATE IN FEDERAL RELIEF PLAN
ALA News – March 10, 2021
 
FEDERAL PROPOSAL FOCUSED ON BUILDING AND RENOVATING LIBRARIES
UpNorth Live – March 9, 2021
 
50 VERY BAD BOOK COVERS FOR LITERARY CLASSICS
Lit Hub – March 9, 2021

HOUSE INTRODUCES BILL SEEKING $5 BILLION FOR LIBRARY FACILITIES
Publishers Weekly – March 5, 2021
 
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA TO DIGITIZE OVER 6,000 RECORDINGS OF NATIVE AMERICAN ORAL HISTORY
Fronteras – March 5, 2021
 
LAFAYETTE PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD DECLINES GRANT FOR VOTING RIGHTS DISCUSSION, COMMUNITY SPEAKS OUT IN AFTERMATH
Library Journal – March 4, 2021
 
WHY THE DECISION TO PULL 6 DR. SEUSS BOOKS IS AN IMPORTANT MOVE FOR DIVERSITY
Yahoo! News – March 2, 2021
 
PUBLIC LIBRARIES AND THE PANDEMIC
New America – March 1, 2021

LIBRARIES ARE AN ESSENTIAL SERVICE. GIVE LIBRARIANS THE VACCINE NOW | OPINION
Newsweek – February 26, 2021
 
OVERDRIVE CEO: PUBLISHERS, LIBRARIANS STILL SEARCHING FOR FAIR E-BOOK LENDING MODELS
Publishers Weekly – February 26, 2021
 
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A PUBLISHER BECOMES A MEGAPUBLISHER?
New York Times – February 25, 2021
 
HOW SCHOOL LIBRARIANS ADJUSTED TO REMOTE LEARNING
EdTech Magazine – February 25, 2021
 
WORLD'S FIRST LIBRARY TO ADD CUTTING-EDGE TECHNOLOGY FOR THE COGNITIVELY CHALLENGED IS MICHIGAN-BASED
WZZM13 – February 25, 2021
 
BILL TO PUNISH SCHOOLS AND PUBLIC LIBRARIES FOR DISTRIBUTING “HARMFUL MATERIAL” TO MINORS WITHDRAWN BY SENATE AUTHOR
TheStateHouseFile.com – February 24, 2021
 
LESS TRAFFIC TICKETS MEANS LESS REVENUE FOR LIBRARIES
9 and 10 News – February 23, 2021
 
SHAPIRO UNDERGRADUATE LIBRARY TEMPORARILY CLOSES DUE TO DISCOVERY OF MEDITERRANEAN RECLUSE SPIDERS
The Michigan Daily – February 22, 2021
 
INNOVATIVE 10-YEAR-OLD CREATES ‘STICK LIBRARY’ FOR LOCAL DOGS
News 7 Boston – February 22, 2021
 
LIBRARIES ON THE BALLOT | REFERENDA 2020
Library Journal – February 22, 2021
 
THEY BUILT LIBRARIES TO HONOR LOVED ONES, WOMEN FELLED BY BOMBINGS
The New York Times – February 22, 2021
 
CANADIAN LIBRARIES INCREASINGLY SCRAPPING LATE FEES TO BOOST ACCESS TO SERVICES
CBC News Canada – February 21, 2021
 
N.Y.'S FRONTLINE LIBRARY STAFF CAMPAIGN FOR VACCINE ELIGIBILITY
Times Union – February 19, 2021
 
EXPERTS SAY THE ‘NEW NORMAL’ IN 2025 WILL BE FAR MORE TECH-DRIVEN, PRESENTING MORE BIG CHALLENGES
Pew Research Center – February 18, 2021
 
NINETY PERCENT OF PUBLIC LIBRARIES OFFER ELECTRONIC COLLECTION MATERIALS
IMLS – February 17, 2021
 
OPINION: GUEST COMMENTARY — BEHIND THE SCENES AT A LIBRARY
Petoskey News – February 16, 2021
 
HEALTH HAZARDS OF LIBRARIANSHIP: NOT JUST PAPER CUTS
Public Libraries Online – February 15, 2021
 
LIBRARIANS TROLL BOOK LOVER WHO BUILT ‘SWAP BOX’ OUTSIDE HOME IN LOCKDOWN
Metro Co – February 12, 2021
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