Football Playoffs Pay Off for Houston School Library
Each year, The College Football Playoff Foundation, a nonprofit committed to supporting education, teachers, and students, gives back to the community hosting the playoffs by investing in its teachers...
View ArticleSchool Libraries Are Essential
Schools with a strong school library program—and a certified school librarian—ensure their students have the best chance to succeed. But in too many schools, school library budgets and school librarian...
View ArticleU.S. Book Challenges Update: January 12 Edition
Libraries and schools across the country are experiencing unprecedented levels of attempts to ban or remove books from their shelves. I Love Libraries will continue to raise awareness by highlighting...
View Article“Oscars for the Library World” Set for LibLearnX in Baltimore
The I Love My Librarian Award ceremony will take place during the LibLearnX welcome reception at 6:00 p.m. ET on Friday, January 19. If you can’t join us in person for the ceremony, you can stream it...
View ArticleALA Unveils the 2024 Youth Media Award Winners
The American Library Association's Youth Media Awards is the biggest event of the year in the world of children's publishing—22 separate awards for books and media this year—all chosen by librarians....
View ArticleALA/NBC Banned Book Club Examines ‘The Glass Castle’
Join the American Library Association (ALA) and Chicago Today’s Banned Book Club for a discussion of Jeanette Walls’s powerful memoir, The Glass Castle, this Thursday, January 25. The post ALA/NBC...
View ArticleU.S. Book Challenges Update: January 26 Edition
Libraries and schools across the country are experiencing unprecedented levels of attempts to ban or remove books from their shelves. I Love Libraries will continue to raise awareness by highlighting...
View ArticleLibrary of Congress to Honor Elton John and Bernie Taupin
Elton John has earned Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony awards—the famed EGOT—for his work as a songwriter and entertainer, but an honor announced this week has us here at I Love Libraries particularly...
View ArticleLibrarian Hides Phones in Books to Help People Escape Domestic Violence
A librarian in Massachusetts is using library books to help domestic violence victims. Molly Riportella, head of adult services librarian at Westwood (Mass.) Public Library, started BiblioUnderground...
View ArticleSuper Bowl Rival Libraries Join Up to Tackle Censorship
As the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers gear up for Super Bowl LVIII this Sunday, their respective cities’ libraries are teaming up to help protect the freedom to read. Kansas City Public...
View ArticleLove, Library Style
Show your valentine how much you really care by sharing with them your love of libraries and books! The post Love, Library Style appeared first on I Love Libraries.
View ArticleI Love Libraries Launches New Podcast, “How I Library”
The American Library Association and I Love Libraries are proud to release the new podcast “How I Library.” This monthly series will feature authors, filmmakers, musicians, scholars, thought leaders,...
View ArticleLeVar Burton Spoofs “Reading Rainbow” to Highlight Banned Books
As if we needed more reasons to love LeVar Burton. The actor and longtime host of "Reading Rainbow" made an appearance on the "Jimmy Kimmel Show" recently to speak out against book bans, doing so in...
View ArticleJoin Us for a Discussion of Jerry Craft’s “New Kid”
Join the American Library Association (ALA) and "NBC Chicago Today’s" Banned Book Club for a discussion of Jerry Craft’s award-winning graphic novel "New Kid" on Tuesday, February 27. The post Join Us...
View ArticleNYPL Continues Its Books For All: Teen Banned Book Club with “The Downstairs...
Readers across the country now have unlimited access to the young-adult bestseller, “The Downstairs Girl,” as part of The New York Public Library’s (NYPL) Teen Banned Book Club. Set in Gilded Age...
View ArticleLargest Collection of Black History and Literature in the Midwest to be...
One of the largest collections of Black history and literature in the U.S. can be found in a library in Chicago, but soon it will be accessible to everyone around the world. Thanks to a $2 million...
View ArticleU.S. Book Challenges Update: March 1 Edition
Libraries and schools across the country are experiencing unprecedented levels of attempts to ban or remove books from their shelves. I Love Libraries will continue to raise awareness by highlighting...
View ArticleA Boon for Small and Rural Libraries
Millions of dollars are heading to libraries in small and rural communities across the country, thanks to a major grant initiative from the American Library Association (ALA). On March 4, ALA announced...
View ArticleAcademy Library a Film-Lover’s Dream
The Oscars celebrate the rich history of cinema, so it’s no surprise that the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has a truly incredible library where it collects treasures from the film world....
View ArticleBook Challenges in Public Libraries Soared in 2023
The number of book titles targeted for censorship surged 65% in 2023, according to new data released Thursday by the American Library Association’s Office for Intellectual Freedom. The post Book...
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