#libraries

#libraries

In 2023, Terri Lesley was fired from her job of library system director in Campbell County, Wyoming, after 27 years on the job. While those who fired her said it was for performance issues, the decision came amid a battle over LGBTQ library books that some wanted banned from the library system. Lesley stood her ground and was terminated the day after refusing to physically take the books off the shelves.

Imagine an avid reader who one day flips through a summer book preview in their local paper. Among the books listed there is a novel by one of this reader's favorite writers, Isabel Allende. Intrigued, this reader heads to their local library to see if they have any copies of the novel, called Tidewater Dreams, in stock. Here's the problem: Tidewater Dreams doesn't actually exist; instead, it was part of an AI-generated article that included several nonexistent books by acclaimed

The Gilroy Library is no longer this quiet place for studying; it's a place for community. Families flock to them in droves to hear her teach kids about things like what sound Pancho the Perro, a dog puppet, makes.

The Marin County Sheriff's Office reported the arrest of Jamal Reed-Obafumi for allegedly stealing around $10,000 worth of Nintendo Switch games from libraries.

"I think everyone should know the cost of providing digital sources is too expensive for most libraries," said Cindy Hohl, president of the American Library Association. "It's a continuous and growing need."

Representatives from three city departments presented their bond project goals and plans this week to the city's Bond Election Advisory Task Force, which will play a major role in deciding the scope of the proposals expected to go before voters next fall.

What will be lost if the anti-library forces get their way is made manifest in San Francisco filmmakers Dawn Logsdon and Lucie Faulknor's documentary, 'Free for All: The Public Library.'