Portland State University closes campus after anti-Israel protesters occupy, vandalize library
Portland State University announced it would close its campus Wednesday after images surfaced of graffiti and destruction caused inside the main library by anti-Israel protesters. Photos show signs spray-painted on the walls of the Miller Library in downtown Portland, Oregon: “If Israel ends its occupation of Palestine, it will stop occupying this building,” and “We […]
Mayor Adams calls library funding cuts part of ‘negotiation’
New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Thursday sought to reassure critics of cuts to the city’s public library system, saying they are still in the “negotiation phase” of a new budget and that the final result “will satisfy everyone.” I will,” he claimed. Hizner blasted the decision not to include $58 million in library […]
ND announces new bill to help fund the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library
Supporters of the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library in North Dakota are planning a new federal effort to help build the library and display artifacts from the 26th president, who hunted and ranched in the state in his youth. We support the enactment of the law. Last week, North Dakota’s three-all Republican Congressional delegation announced legislation […]
Overdue book Ivanhoe returned 105 years later to Colorado library
A classic novel was returned to a Colorado library more than 100 years overdue, but if the library system had still been charging late fees, the fine would have been thousands of dollars, adjusted for inflation. It was recently revealed that author Walter Scott’s “Ivanhoe” has been returned to the Poudre Library, 105 years after […]
New Jersey Library Apologizes For Distributing Solar Eclipse Glasses That ‘May Be Counterfeit’
New Jersey public libraries apologized Monday for issuing potentially counterfeit eclipse glasses, according to a statement. “The eclipse glasses distributed by the library may be counterfeit,” it began. statement By the Moorestown Library of South Jersey. “I purchased them from Walmart.com. I recently discovered that although they say they are made by Medical King, they […]
‘Ghosts’ cast connects with characters’ histories at Library of Congress
Actors from the CBS comedy series “Ghosts” interacted with ghostly characters through historical artifacts and exhibits Tuesday at the Library of Congress, where the show’s fourth season premiered to a packed theater. Cast members at the screening portrayed characters from eras associated with Prohibition, women’s suffrage, pre-colonial America, and more. Richie Moriarty, who plays a […]
College at center of ‘Free Palestine’ library attack hit with student lawsuit: ‘Pro-Hamas hate’
First appearance on Fox: A Jewish student group filed a lawsuit Tuesday against Cooper Union, a private university in Manhattan, for failing to protect students from an increase in anti-Semitic incidents after the outbreak of Israel’s war last year, Fox News Digital exclusively said. obtained. “Cooper Union failed to adequately protect not only our customers, […]
LGBTQ-themed books most targeted by bans, says American Library Association
More than half of the most challenging library books in 2023 include LGBTQ themes or characters, the American Library Association (ALA) announced Monday. Genderqueer, a 2019 graphic novel about Maia Kobabe’s exploration of gender identity and sexuality, topped the organization’s list of the 10 most challenging titles for the third year in a row. Her […]
Haitian Gangs Loot National Library, Historic Documents at Risk
Gangs rampaging across Haiti ransacked the National Library in the capital, Port-au-Prince, on Wednesday. Library director D’Angelo Niard said the library houses some valuable documents and that Haiti’s history is at risk due to gang attacks. “Our documentary collection is at risk. We have valuable documents that are more than 200 years old, important to […]
Haitian gangs loot national library
In a new escalation of violence in Haiti this week, armed groups have reportedly looted the country’s national library in the capital Port-au-Prince. The library’s director, D’Angelo Niard, told AFP that Haiti’s “documentary collection is at risk.” “We have valuable documents that are over 200 years old and are important to our heritage, but they […]