Claire Woodcock
Texas Just Seized One of The Largest School Districts in The Country
The takeover will replace elected officials with a state-appointed "board of managers" as Gov. Greg Abbott tightens government control over schools.
We Spoke to The Florida Teacher Who Was Fired For a Viral Video Of Empty School Library Shelves
After a new statewide policy removed books from school libraries, Governor Ron DeSantis called the video Brian Covey posted a “fake narrative.”
Striking Workers Just Won a Historic Union Contract At Book Giant HarperCollins
HarperCollins Union ratified its new contract on Thursday, ending a months-long standoff for better pay and benefits.
Firing of Colorado Librarian Violated Anti-Discrimination Laws
A librarian was terminated after promoting programs for LGBTQ teens. The state says the district violated civil rights laws.
Librarians Are Finding Thousands Of Books No Longer Protected By Copyright Law
Up to 75 percent of books published before 1964 may now be in the public domain, according to researchers at the New York Public Library.
Florida Teachers Are Emptying Classroom Libraries to Avoid Going to Jail
A new statewide policy is telling teachers to cover or remove books from shelves until they are reviewed—or potentially face felony charges.
Striking HarperCollins Workers Rally Outside Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp
Workers are demanding higher wages from the publishing giant, which is the second largest in the U.S. and the only one of the Big Five with a union.
Michigan is Banning Inmates From Reading Totally Normal Books
The state's prisons have banned almost 1,000 titles, claiming over half of them pose a “threat to the order and security of the institution.”
Public Library Budgets Are Being Slashed. Police Have More Cash Than Ever
Proposed cuts to New York City’s public libraries speak to an ongoing trend that puts funding for police above education.
Fanfiction Enthusiasts Are Digitally Preserving Decades Worth of Zines
The Fanzine Scan Hosting Project is helping vintage LGBTQ zines find new audiences—and a home online.
Louisiana Launches Tip Line to Accuse Librarians of ‘Sexualizing Children’
The website is being launched amidst right-wing efforts to ban LGBTQ books and smear allies as ‘groomers.’
‘Shadow Libraries’ Are Moving Their Pirated Books to The Dark Web After Fed Crackdowns
Academic repositories like LibGen and Z-Library are becoming less accessible on the web, but finding a home on alt-networks like Tor and IPFS.