Pelayo-Lozada says that despite the high challenge numbers, a library association poll shows a large majority of Americans don’t believe in banning books.
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Efforts to ban books jumped an ‘unprecedented’ four-fold in 2021, ALA report says
The ALA points out that their recent surveys show that a majority of voters — on both sides of the aisle — oppose efforts to have books removed from their local public libraries.
Sitka artist becomes first Indigenous winner of the ‘Oscars of kids books’
The Caldecott Medal is awarded annually by the American Library Association to the artist of the most distinguished children’s picture book. Goade, who is Tlingit, is the first Indigenous person to win the award.
Anchorage Public Library will no longer charge fines for overdue materials
While fines from overdue items are a revenue source, the Anchorage library system found that it cost more time and effort to collect the fines than they were ultimately worth.