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LGBTQ children’s books face record calls for bans in US libraries

Apr 21 2020: Attempts to remove books from libraries across the US rose almost a fifth last year, with children’s books featuring LGBTQ characters making up 80% of the most challenged books.

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Libraries losing funding at critical time

Apr 17 2020: “Just when people need their libraries the most, funding is decreasing.” That’s the urgent warning from American Library Association President Wanda Brown.

Librarians are delivering books; expanding their e-book, audio and movie collections; providing virtual ...

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Organizations demand prison e-book readers drop access fees during COVID-19

Apr 17 2020: With prisons and jails in lockdown because of the coronavirus, inmates have almost no educational or recreational activities left. This week, PEN America and many justice reform groups and literacy organizations sent an open letter to the CEOs of Aventiv Technologies ...

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BookExpo, Unbound and BookCon cancelled for 2020

Apr 15 2020: ReedPop has officially cancelled the 2020 editions of BookExpo, UnBound and BookCon, which were originally scheduled to be held May 27-31 at the Javits Center in New York City and were postponed until July 22-26 because of the Covid-19 crisis. "As the pandemic has ...

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Italy gives bookshops permission to reopen

Apr 14 2020: Italy is allowing bookshops to reopen along with stationery and children's clothes stores, but the country's wider quarantine and travel restrictions will remain in place until 3rd May.

Italy culture minister Dario Franceschini has welcomed the move also, saying it ...

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2020 Guggenheim fellowships announced

Apr 13 2020: On April 8, 2020, the Board of Trustees of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation approved the awarding of Guggenheim Fellowships to a diverse group of 175 scholars, artists, and writers, including Garth Greenwell, Celeste Ng, and Sigrid Nunez. Appointed on the ...

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Indie bookstores report problems with GoFundMe disbursements

Apr 13 2020: Growing numbers of indie bookstores in the U.S. are turning to GoFundMe to raise funds to pay expenses like payroll, rent, and utilities to stay afloat in the absence of customers this spring. But some bookstores are having problems actually accessing those funds.

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LSC Communications, USA's largest book printer, files for Chapter 11

Apr 13 2020: After weeks of speculation and reporting, LSC Communications announced clarity around its reorganization plans, which includes filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy with the Southern District of New York.

According to a company statement, it has “sufficient liquidity to ...

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