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Barbara Bush Foundation completes family upgrades at 40 Houston libraries

The late former First Lady Barbara Bush was renowned for her work on improving childhood literacy. Her foundation recently announced that it has completed a $1 million project to transform Houston libraries into more inviting, family-friendly spaces.

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‘Modern day book-burning’: Bestselling authors sue Utah officials over book bans

Two Utah high schoolers are also listed as plaintiffs.

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When the Supreme Court Looked Away, the Fight for the Freedom to Read Came Home

By Leila Green Little Advisory Board Member, Freedom to Learn Foundation Last week, the United States Supreme Court declined to hear Little v. Llano County—the case that bears my name and, more importantly, represents a fundamental question about who gets to decide what we are allowed to read in a public library. Disappointed doesn’t come […]

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U.S. Department of Education Announces Six New Agency Partnerships to Break Up Federal Bureaucracy

New Agreements Signed with Departments of Labor, Interior, Health and Human Services, and State

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One-third of museums lost government funding this year, survey says

Report including responses from more than 500 museum directors finds median loss of $30,000 in grants or contracts.

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San Diego Library offers free digital access to banned books for teens in restrictive states

San Diego Public Library’s ‘Books Unbanned’ program gives out-of-state teens free digital access to over 250 banned titles nationwide.

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Prescott Valley Library Expands Services with Grant Funding

The Prescott Valley Public Library has received more than $58,000 in Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant funding for a variety of community programming. All projects are supported by the Arizona State Library, Archives & Public Records, a division of the Secretary of State, with federal funds from the Institute of Museum and Library […]