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CensorshipLibrariesThe Colophon

Margaret Atwood and Rupi Kaur among signatories on an open letter condemning Missouri law that encourages school library book bans

November 25, 2022November 25, 2022

The bill makes it more likely that school boards will ban or pull books from their shelves to avoid potential charges.

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International LiteratureLibrariesNon-fictionThe Colophon

Skin in the game: librarian Megan Rosenbloom goes on a hunt for a very esoteric category of rare books

July 16, 2021June 14, 2022

As a leader of the Anthropodermic Book Project, Rosenbloom has for years been ensconced in the realm of anthropodermic bibliopegy – in lay terms, the practice of binding books in human skin.

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LibrariesReadingThe Colophon

Woman returns overdue library book sixty-three years later; TPL to begin phasing out overdue fines

March 17, 2021June 14, 2022

A library branch in Queens found a book in the mail with a due date of July 10, 1957.

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CanLitLibrariesThe Colophon

Gwen Benaway, Kai Cheng Thom, and Casey Plett on free speech, trans rights, and the Toronto Public Library

October 29, 2019June 14, 2022

Three trans writers speak about TPL’s decision to allow a controversial speaker to appear at a local branch tonight – a decision they argue will have negative repercussions for the trans community.

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