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Striking Libraries and Plagiarizing Authors

Katie’s parents never told her “no” when she asked for a book, which was the start of most of her problems. She has a BA in Creative Writing from Lake Forest College and is working towards a master’s degree in library science at U of I. She works full time at a public library reference desk in northern IL, specializing in readers’ advisory and general book enthusiasm, and she has a deep-rooted love of all things disturbing, twisted, and terrifying. (She takes enormous pleasure in creeping out her coworkers.) When she’s not spending every waking hour at the library, she’s at home watching Cubs baseball with her cats and her cardigan collection, and when she’s not at home, she’s spending too much money on concert tickets. Her hobbies include debating the finer points of Harry Potter canon, hitting people upside the head who haven’t read The Martian, and convincing her boyfriend that she can, in fact, fit more books onto her shelves.

Twitter: @kt_librarylady

Here are the library and censorship news items to put on your radar for this week!

Libraries & Librarians

News Updates

The Pima County Library system (AZ) has a proposal that would close multiple locations next due to chronic staffing shortages and financial strain.

Halifax Public Libraries staff (Nova Scotia) hit the picket line for the first day of their strike.

Cool Library Updates

The 462-year-old town of Port Royal in Beaufort County, South Carolina, just opened up the first public library in the town’s history!

Illinois has increased court access through partnerships with public libraries.

A woman has made it her mission to visit all 70 public libraries in Rhode Island.

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