A 200-year-old book distributor is closing. Here's what that means for public libraries

Baker & Taylor is one of very few companies that handle book distribution for libraries — getting books from publishers into ...
MLive

Proposed Michigan law would shield LGBTQ books from being pulled off library shelves

Books with sexually explicit or LGBTQ content would largely be protected from being pulled off public library shelves under new legislation proposed by Michigan Democrats. The two bills introduced Nov ...
KCCI Des Moines

Marshalltown library patrons fight to have two conservative publications put on the shelves

STACEY MARCUS, THANK YOU. A MARSHALLTOWN MAN IS ON A QUEST TO FORCE THE CITY’S LIBRARY TO CARRY TWO CONSERVATIVE PUBLICATIONS. THE LIBRARY SAYS THE PUBLICATIONS ARE NOT APPROPRIATE. KCCI SENIOR ...
MassLive

In the battle over banned books, there’s a cold war amid public library shelves

SPRINGFIELD — When digital services librarian Katherine Stapp tries to help patrons of Springfield City Library track down books on sensitive, politically charged subjects, she can’t always find them.