ELI in the News 2022 - July to December
The EveryLibrary Institute is focused on building a policy and funding framework that supports libraries in schools, communities, and campuses around the country and abroad. We are happy to be recognized and noted in the news - both within the library sector and the popular media - as commentators and experts in the our field.
Please enjoy this roundup of news, features and commentary about our work from July to December 2022. From features about our voter-facing book ban polling to coverage of our second national conference to our stories of how we stepped up for libraries and librarians in times of crisis, we are proud to be in the news again. You can also read great stories about our companion organization EveryLibrary, the national political action committee for libraries, on its site.
EveryLibrary Institute in the News 2022 - July to December
The Datasets We’re Looking At This Week
FiveThirtyEight | 6 July 2022
https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-datasets-were-looking-at-this-week-8/
LOUISIANA SCHOOL LIBRARIAN OF THE YEAR SEEKING LEGAL ACTION AFTER SLANDER CAMPAIGN
Book Riot | 2 August 2022
https://bookriot.com/louisiana-school-librarian-of-the-year-seeking-legal-action-after-slander-campaign/
EveryLibrary Institute Releases Report: Voter Perceptions of Book Bans in the United States
School Library Journal | 19 September 2022
https://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/story/EveryLibrary-institute-releases-report-voter-perceptions-of-book-bans-in-the-United-States
Welcome to the 2022 edition of ‘Banned Books Week
Politico | 19 September 2022
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/weekly-education/2022/09/19/welcome-to-the-2022-edition-of-banned-books-week-00057392
EveryLibrary [Institute] Poll Finds Book Bans Are Broadly Unpopular With Voters
Publishers Weekly | 19 September 2022
https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/libraries/article/90365-everylibrary-poll-finds-book-bans-are-broadly-unpopular-with-voters.html
New Report Links Rise in Book Bans to Anti-LGBTQ Groups
Vice | 20 September 2022
https://www.vice.com/en/article/z34y8y/new-report-links-rise-in-book-bans-to-anti-lgbtq-groups
OVERWHELMING MAJORITY OF AMERICAN VOTERS STRONGLY OPPOSE BOOK BANNING ACCORDING TO NATIONAL POLL
Book Riot | 20 September 2022
https://bookriot.com/overwhelming-majority-of-american-voters-strongly-oppose-book-banning-according-to-national-poll/
Happy Banned Book Week! Schools Are Increasingly Going After LGBTQ Books
New Republic | 22 September 2022
https://newrepublic.com/article/167823/banned-book-week-lgbtq-schools
Republicans continue to focus on book bans despite overwhelming opposition from American voters
Progress Nation | 30 September 2022
https://progressncaction.org/2022/09/republicans-continue-to-focus-on-book-bans-despite-overwhelming-opposition-from-american-voters/
LAFCON 2022: The Why and the How of Library Advocacy
Info Today | 4 October 2022
http://newsbreaks.infotoday.com/NewsBreaks/LAFCON-2022-The-Why-and-the-How-of-Library-Advocacy-155221.asp
TEXAS LAWMAKER PROPOSES ‘AGE-APPROPRIATE’ BOOK BILL
Texas Signal | 17 November 2022
https://texassignal.com/texas-lawmaker-proposes-age-appropriate-book-bill/
THE “CULTURE WAR” DESIGNATION IS JOURNALISTIC NEGLIGENCE
Book Riot | 2 December 2022
https://bookriot.com/book-censorship-news-december-2-2022/
Stories from January to June 2022 are archived for your convenience.
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