Among the week's headlines: the Tennessee Librarian fired for refusing to censor library books files a federal lawsuit; Missouri's Supreme Court hears a key book banning case; a book ban backlash in North Carolina; and how public libraries are emerging critical partners in AI literacy.
If recent tensions over library ebook legislation has shown librarians anything, it is that maintaining the status quo in the digital library market is ultimately a choice being made by librarians. Legislation or not, can librarians change their approach?
What do libraries want from the major publishers in the digital library market? Hint: it isn't to destroy copyright. Librarians and ReadersFirst organizer Michael Blackwell weighs in on the group's just released proposal for fair digital license terms.
