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    Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library

    family reading

    I’m spending the week in Nashville for the Publica Library Association (PLA) Conference. This conference focuses on trends and issues facing public librarians and moves around the country every other year. I’ve never been to Nashville, so I’m excited to explore the Music City. I’m going to be really busy…

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    Censorship or the Freedom to Read?

    pile of books

    Public libraries have been fighting against censorship for decades. In fact, each year, public libraries celebrate the freedom to read by hosting Banned Book Week in September. In recent news, Representative Ben Baker of Missouri’s House of Representatives proposed the “Parental Oversights of Public Libraries Act” which directly attacks ALA’s…