Bomb threats target Pennsylvania library, its director over Drag Queen Story Hour
A series of bomb threats were reportedly made to a Pennsylvania library and its director on Saturday afternoon, targeting a drag queen story hour. The event was canceled after a suspicious package was found at the Lancaster Public Library on Monday, prompting additional threats against neighboring buildings and forcing police to evacuate the block. PennLive […]
Colorado library receives book 37 years late: ‘long strange trip’
Library books that were due nearly 37 years ago were recently returned to a Northern Colorado library, the High Plains Library District announced in a Monday, March 18, Facebook post. “This book, “Psychedelics,” by Bernard Aaronson, was scheduled for return on May 30, 1987,” the High Plains Library District said in a post. “It was […]
‘Psychedelics’ book returned to library 37 years late as mysterious note apologizes for ‘long, strange trip’
The librarian wasn’t hallucinating. An anonymous, absent-minded patron has finally managed to return a long-lost book aptly titled “Psychedelics” to a Colorado library some 37 years after it was loaned out. “Sorry I’m late!!” A note packed inside the book read as follows. “It was a long and strange journey!!” Officials with the High Plains […]
New Jersey woman killed after being hit by 94-year-old driver in library parking lot
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American Library Association says book ban challenges in 2023 broke new record
According to the American Library Association (ALA), a record number of books were challenged in school and public libraries in 2023. ALA announced Thursday that 4,240 unique book titles were censored in 2023, a 65% increase from the previous record of 2,571 unique titles in 2022. “Reports from librarians and educators on the ground show […]
‘Feline Fee Forgiveness’: Library in Massachusetts slashes overdue late fees in exchange for cat photos
At least in Worcester, Massachusetts, getting a pet cat can help you avoid paying overdue library books. The newspaper said that throughout March, libraries across the city will be offering discounts on late fees in exchange for photos of their cats. new york post. The goal of this initiative is to encourage and motivate people […]
Massachusetts library forgives overdue book fees in exchange of cat photos
Lost a library book? It doesn’t have to be a cat disaster. At least not during March in Worcester, Massachusetts. Libraries there will remove a certain fee from their book loan records in exchange for a photo of that person’s cat, or any other cat, for that matter. The goal is to encourage people to […]
Man finds library book due in 1962, but has nowhere to return it
A Vermont man found himself in an interesting situation. He found a very overdue library book and now has nowhere to return it. Garry Dufour of North Rupert, Vermont, was recently sorting through his great-aunt Madeline’s old belongings when he made a surprising discovery: a library book that had been past its due date in […]
NYC business owner illegally housed migrants in store’s basement, abandoned library: ‘Severe overcrowding’
A New York City business owner charged illegal immigrants $300 a month to live in the basement of a furniture store, a cell phone store in the Bronx, and an abandoned library. new york post It was reported on Tuesday. Ebou Saar, 47, told news outlets that the New York City Police Department arrested his […]
Georgia’s GOP-led Senate passes funding ban on American Library Association
Georgia’s Senate passed a bill Thursday that would prohibit libraries from spending public or private funds on services provided by the American Library Association. Republican members of Congress call the association a “Marxist and socialist” organization. The bill, Senate Bill 390, passed by a vote of 33-20. Democrats objected, saying ALA provides a valuable service […]