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Bay Area librarians say they aren’t sure exactly how President Donald Trump’s executive order effectively gutting the Institute of Museum and …
Across the country, book bans and attempted bans have soared to the highest levels in decades. Public and school-based libraries have been inundated with complaints from community members and conservative activists. And now some lawmakers are considering adding new threats: Crippling lawsuits, hefty fines, and even imprisonment for distributing books regarded as obscene or otherwise inappropriate. Bills in more than 15 states this year would add harsh penalties to libraries or librarians. No librarian or educator has jailed yet, but many advocates say even the threat is leading to more books being preemptively removed.
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Potential state budget cuts could affect key statewide library programs, including online tutoring services, free parks passes and career path…
One of my absolute favorite events of the year in our incredible community kicked off on Jan. 19, running through Feb. 2: the San Mateo-Foster…
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A World War II veteran has donated thousands of hours to the Burlingame Library Foundation for nearly 30 years, part of a program of volunteer…
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The San Mateo Public Library’s genealogy collection has been bolstered following a large donation of books and other printed materials from th…
My wife, JoAnneh, and I recently spent time in Santa Barbara visiting some of my old college friends. I went to school there in the 1960s, and…
