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Social Media Fuels Book Sales Despite Affordability Concerns
Despite concerns about declining literacy, young people are driving a surge in book sales through social media engagement, while affordability and the closing of physical bookstores pose long-term threats to reading accessibility.
Social Media Fuels Book Sales Despite Affordability Concerns
Despite concerns about declining literacy, young people are driving a surge in book sales through social media engagement, while affordability and the closing of physical bookstores pose long-term threats to reading accessibility.
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48% Bias Score
Supreme Court to Decide Fate of E-Rate Program
The Supreme Court is considering ending the E-Rate program, which funds internet access for schools and libraries, after a lower court ruled its funding mechanism unconstitutional; opponents argue this would severely harm underserved communities, while proponents claim it violates the Constitution.
Supreme Court to Decide Fate of E-Rate Program
The Supreme Court is considering ending the E-Rate program, which funds internet access for schools and libraries, after a lower court ruled its funding mechanism unconstitutional; opponents argue this would severely harm underserved communities, while proponents claim it violates the Constitution.
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32% Bias Score
Hand-held Device Detects Arsenic in Victorian Books
Researchers at the University of St Andrews created a hand-held device to detect arsenic in Victorian books, addressing the health risk posed by arsenic-based green pigments used in 19th-century bookbindings, enabling safer handling and improved access to these collections.
Hand-held Device Detects Arsenic in Victorian Books
Researchers at the University of St Andrews created a hand-held device to detect arsenic in Victorian books, addressing the health risk posed by arsenic-based green pigments used in 19th-century bookbindings, enabling safer handling and improved access to these collections.
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20% Bias Score
Saxony-Anhalt Libraries See Surge in Visitors and Loans in 2024
Libraries in Saxony-Anhalt experienced a surge in visitors and media loans in 2024, reaching 1.78 million visitors and 5.12 million loans, exceeding 2023 figures significantly, driven by increased demand for curated information and rising book prices.
Saxony-Anhalt Libraries See Surge in Visitors and Loans in 2024
Libraries in Saxony-Anhalt experienced a surge in visitors and media loans in 2024, reaching 1.78 million visitors and 5.12 million loans, exceeding 2023 figures significantly, driven by increased demand for curated information and rising book prices.
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36% Bias Score
Organized Groups Drive Surge in US Library Book Bans
The American Library Association's 2024 report reveals a shift in book banning efforts, with over 70% of attempts now originating from organized groups and officials, impacting access to books with LGBTQ+ themes and those addressing sensitive topics like drug addiction and sexual abuse; the report a...
Organized Groups Drive Surge in US Library Book Bans
The American Library Association's 2024 report reveals a shift in book banning efforts, with over 70% of attempts now originating from organized groups and officials, impacting access to books with LGBTQ+ themes and those addressing sensitive topics like drug addiction and sexual abuse; the report a...
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44% Bias Score
Lawsuit challenges Trump administration's cuts to library and museum funding
Twenty-one US state attorneys general sued the Trump administration on April 4th, 2025, for attempting to dismantle three federal agencies that fund public libraries and museums, claiming the executive order violates the Constitution and established regulations, impacting funding for vital community...
Lawsuit challenges Trump administration's cuts to library and museum funding
Twenty-one US state attorneys general sued the Trump administration on April 4th, 2025, for attempting to dismantle three federal agencies that fund public libraries and museums, claiming the executive order violates the Constitution and established regulations, impacting funding for vital community...
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44% Bias Score
Kent Councillor's False Claim About Removal of Transgender Books from Children's Libraries
Kent councillor Paul Webb falsely claimed to have removed "trans-ideological material" from children's libraries; the council later admitted no such material existed, only relocating a book displayed near a library entrance.
Kent Councillor's False Claim About Removal of Transgender Books from Children's Libraries
Kent councillor Paul Webb falsely claimed to have removed "trans-ideological material" from children's libraries; the council later admitted no such material existed, only relocating a book displayed near a library entrance.
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64% Bias Score
Bavarian State Library's Digitalization: Challenges and Opportunities
The Bavarian State Library (BSB) in Munich, Germany, has digitized over five million items, offering free online access to unique collections and partnering with Google; however, the use of AI in acquisitions has led to challenges requiring more stringent verification processes.
Bavarian State Library's Digitalization: Challenges and Opportunities
The Bavarian State Library (BSB) in Munich, Germany, has digitized over five million items, offering free online access to unique collections and partnering with Google; however, the use of AI in acquisitions has led to challenges requiring more stringent verification processes.
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44% Bias Score
Federal Funding Cuts Threaten Michigan Libraries
President Trump's executive order to dissolve the Institute of Museum and Library Services, which allocates federal funding to local libraries, threatens Michigan's Livingston County libraries, potentially impacting access to over 19,000 books and other materials borrowed through inter-library loan ...
Federal Funding Cuts Threaten Michigan Libraries
President Trump's executive order to dissolve the Institute of Museum and Library Services, which allocates federal funding to local libraries, threatens Michigan's Livingston County libraries, potentially impacting access to over 19,000 books and other materials borrowed through inter-library loan ...
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48% Bias Score
German Court Upholds Library's Right to Annotate Books with Controversial Content
A German court ruled that the Münster City Library can add annotations to books with factually disputed content, rejecting an author's challenge to a note describing his book—which denies the moon landing and atomic bombings—as containing 'controversial content'.
German Court Upholds Library's Right to Annotate Books with Controversial Content
A German court ruled that the Münster City Library can add annotations to books with factually disputed content, rejecting an author's challenge to a note describing his book—which denies the moon landing and atomic bombings—as containing 'controversial content'.
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48% Bias Score
Trump Administration Cuts $15 Million in DEI Grants from Libraries and Museums
The Trump administration cut $15 million in DEI grants from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), impacting libraries in California, Washington, and Connecticut, plus a D.C. non-profit and Queens College, aligning with President Trump's executive orders and the Department of Governmen...
Trump Administration Cuts $15 Million in DEI Grants from Libraries and Museums
The Trump administration cut $15 million in DEI grants from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), impacting libraries in California, Washington, and Connecticut, plus a D.C. non-profit and Queens College, aligning with President Trump's executive orders and the Department of Governmen...
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60% Bias Score
IMLS Employees Placed on Leave After Trump Executive Order
Following President Trump's executive order to reduce its presence, the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) placed all 75 employees on administrative leave Monday, jeopardizing $267 million in awarded grants and halting communication with museums and libraries.
IMLS Employees Placed on Leave After Trump Executive Order
Following President Trump's executive order to reduce its presence, the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) placed all 75 employees on administrative leave Monday, jeopardizing $267 million in awarded grants and halting communication with museums and libraries.
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52% Bias Score
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