Dolly Parton Imagination Library coming to Pinal County
of Pinal County United Way The Board unanimously approved the introduction of the Dolly Parton Imagination Library as a new United Way program at the February 18 General Assembly. The new initiative is part of a long-term strategy to improve high school graduation rates in Pinal County, according to a press release.of Dolly Parton Imagination […]
EXCLUSIVE: New National Association Launched To Compete With American Library Association
A new national organization has been formed to replace the American Library Association, according to Monday’s press release obtained by the Daily Caller News Foundation. The World Library Association will provide assistance to parents involved in legal battles over sexually explicit content in public and school libraries, according to a press release. “The World Library […]
Montana State Library withdraws from national library group over president’s ‘Marxist lesbian’ comment
The Montana Library Board voted Tuesday to withdraw from the American Library Association, the world’s oldest and largest library association, after the ALA president described himself as a “Marxist lesbian” in a social media post last year. bottom. Emily Dravinski, who was elected ALA President in April 2022 and took office this month, celebrated her […]
‘Never Too Late’: Book Overdue By 119 Years Returned To Library
The Associated Press (AP) reported Saturday that a book borrowed from a Massachusetts library 119 years ago has unexpectedly returned to the library. According to the magazine, a reader interested in the new electrical phenomenon at the time borrowed the book “Elementary Treatises on Electricity” from the New Bedford Free Public Library in February 1904. […]
Man returns library book 96 years after due date
A Northern California man returned a book to his local library earlier this month. It was surprisingly 96 years after the original due date. The History of the United States by Benson Rossing was checked out in 1927 and although it was not in perfect condition, the St. I received it without burdening the man […]
Main Library hosts Secret Code Friendship Bracelet event
YUMA, AZ (KYMA, KECY) – The Yuma County Central Library hosted a Secret Code Friendship Bracelet event Saturday afternoon. This helps teach kids binary code and morse code by having them write secret messages on the bracelet. The event started at 3:00pm and lasted until 4:00pm. Youth Services Librarian Elia Juarez explained the importance of […]
From library visitor to co-founder of Pima County’s seed library
Like many parents with young children, I used reading time to come to the library. Before my son was born, I hadn’t been to public libraries very often, but I knew that libraries were places where mothers and fathers would bring their young children to socialize and learn literacy. . Storytelling times led me to […]
‘Smut’: Town Board Partially Freezes Public Library Funding Amid Parent Protests Over Sexually Explicit Books For Kids
A grassroots coalition of 250 Virginia parents and community members is protesting the presence of 34 “porn” books available to children in the public library in Fort Royal, Virginia. The Warren County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved a $1 million budget for the Samuels Public Library, with most of the funding determining how the […]
Air Force Library Plans Pride-Themed ‘Storytime,’ Promotes Kids Books Pushing Gender Transitions
The U.S. Air Force Library will stage a gay pride-themed storytime on Thursday, promoting a list of children’s books that advocate for gender reassignment in honor of Pride Month, according to the library’s website. It says. A pride-themed storytime is scheduled for Thursday at 10:30 a.m., and the calendar is posted on the Ramstein & […]
‘Students Start Coming Out’: ‘Rainbow Library’ Program Pushes LGBTQ Content To Kids As Young As 5
The Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network (GLSEN), a nationally recognized LGBTQ activist group, runs a “Rainbow Library” program that introduces 5-year-old students to books about gender identity and sexual orientation . According to a request form for the 2022-2023 school year, Rainbow Libraries are providing K-12 schools and libraries with “sets of LGBTQ+-affirming K-12 […]