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The Queue: Library News for the Week Ending December 19, 2025

The Queue: Library News for the Week Ending December 19, 2025

By Andrew Richard Albanese

Among the headlines this week: Stephen Miller's group targets Penguin Random House; librarians voice concern over SCOTUS's Llano County snub; updates on two key book banning lawsuits; a controversy in Colorado over library board appointments; and could the U.K. make public libraries a birthright?

In Conversation: Freedom to Read Advocate Leila Green Little

In Conversation: Freedom to Read Advocate Leila Green Little

Words & Money talks with the lead plaintiff in Little v. Llano County about her four year fight against censorship.

In Conversation: Novelist Joe Mungo Reed

In Conversation: Novelist Joe Mungo Reed

Words & Money catches up with the author, whose latest book, 'Terrestrial History,' has landed on several 'best of' lists from public libraries, and earned a place on the longlist for the 2026 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction.

In the News

GAO Report: Many Public Library Buildings in the U.S. Are in 'Poor' Condition

GAO Report: Many Public Library Buildings in the U.S. Are in 'Poor' Condition

Supreme Court Declines to Hear Key Texas Book Banning Case

Supreme Court Declines to Hear Key Texas Book Banning Case

Reed, Grijalva Reintroduce Federal 'Right to Read' Act

Reed, Grijalva Reintroduce Federal 'Right to Read' Act

OverDrive Seeks Preliminary Injunction Blocking Open AI's Sora Trademark Infringement

OverDrive Seeks Preliminary Injunction Blocking Open AI's Sora Trademark Infringement

Publishers, Freedom to Read Advocates Sound Alarm on Tennessee Plan to Review Library Collections

Publishers, Freedom to Read Advocates Sound Alarm on Tennessee Plan to Review Library Collections
More In the News >
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Essays & Interviews

In Conversation: Connecticut Library Consortium Executive Director Ellen Paul

In Conversation: Connecticut Library Consortium Executive Director Ellen Paul

In Conversation: Author and Freedom to Read Advocate Lee Wind

In Conversation: Author and Freedom to Read Advocate Lee Wind

In Conversation: Journalist and Author Vauhini Vara

In Conversation: Journalist and Author Vauhini Vara

More Essays & Interviews >

Books & Publishing

For Our Book Launch, We Ditched the Social Media. We Chose Public Libraries Instead.

For Our Book Launch, We Ditched the Social Media. We Chose Public Libraries Instead.

Library Advocate: Baker & Taylor’s Collapse Should Be a Wake Up Call for Libraries

Library Advocate: Baker & Taylor’s Collapse Should Be a Wake Up Call for Libraries

My Mother, Libraries, and Me: A Love Story

My Mother, Libraries, and Me: A Love Story

More Books & Publishing >

Newsletter & More

The Words & Money Weekly Newsletter: December 12, 2025

The Words & Money Weekly Newsletter: December 12, 2025

The Words & Money Weekly Newsletter: December 5, 2025

The Words & Money Weekly Newsletter: December 5, 2025

The Words & Money Weekly Newsletter: November 21, 2025

The Words & Money Weekly Newsletter: November 21, 2025

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More Stories

ALA Announces Shortlist for 2026 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction

ALA Announces Shortlist for 2026 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction

The ALA's Lawsuit to Save the IMLS Set to Extend Into 2026

The ALA's Lawsuit to Save the IMLS Set to Extend Into 2026

The Words & Money Weekly Newsletter: November 14, 2025

The Words & Money Weekly Newsletter: November 14, 2025

Supreme Court Set to Decide Whether to Hear Key Texas Book Banning Case

Supreme Court Set to Decide Whether to Hear Key Texas Book Banning Case

The Queue: Library News for the Week Ending November 14, 2025

The Queue: Library News for the Week Ending November 14, 2025

‘An Inexcusable Mess’: In Supreme Court Brief, Register of Copyrights Shreds Trump Administration’s Bid to Fire Her

‘An Inexcusable Mess’: In Supreme Court Brief, Register of Copyrights Shreds Trump Administration’s Bid to Fire Her

The Words & Money Weekly Newsletter: November 7, 2025

The Words & Money Weekly Newsletter: November 7, 2025

BISG, We Are Stronger Than Censorship Team Up for Banned Books Campaign

BISG, We Are Stronger Than Censorship Team Up for Banned Books Campaign

The Queue: Library News for the Week Ending November 7, 2025

The Queue: Library News for the Week Ending November 7, 2025

Tamika Barnes, Becky Calzada Running for ALA Presidency

Tamika Barnes, Becky Calzada Running for ALA Presidency

The Words & Money Weekly Newsletter: October 31, 2025

The Words & Money Weekly Newsletter: October 31, 2025

Library Advocate: Baker & Taylor’s Collapse Should Be a Wake Up Call for Libraries

Library Advocate: Baker & Taylor’s Collapse Should Be a Wake Up Call for Libraries

The Queue: Library News for the Week Ending October 31, 2025

The Queue: Library News for the Week Ending October 31, 2025

Trump Asks Supreme Court to Help Him Fire the Register of Copyrights

Trump Asks Supreme Court to Help Him Fire the Register of Copyrights

The Words & Money Weekly Newsletter: October 24, 2025

The Words & Money Weekly Newsletter: October 24, 2025

Judge Rejects 'Government Speech' Argument in DoD Book Banning Case

Judge Rejects 'Government Speech' Argument in DoD Book Banning Case

ALA Announces Longlist for Andrew Carnegie Medals

ALA Announces Longlist for Andrew Carnegie Medals

Court Permanently Blocks Texas 'Book Rating' Law

Court Permanently Blocks Texas 'Book Rating' Law

The Queue: Library News for the Week Ending October 24, 2025

The Queue: Library News for the Week Ending October 24, 2025

The Words & Money Weekly Newsletter: October 17, 2025

The Words & Money Weekly Newsletter: October 17, 2025

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