LISNews – News For Librarians

1. E-Books Can Subvert Book Bans, But Corporate Profit-Seeking Stands in the Way
   E-Books Can Subvert Book Bans, But Corporate Profit-Seeking Stands in the Way Exorbitant costs and restrictive licenses are obstructing libraries’ efforts to resist book bans via...
2. Ten Stories That Shaped 2023
   It’s time yet again to take a look back at the memorable library stories from the past year. Two themes dominated headlines in 2023: attacks on...
3. War Sows Disruption at the National Book Awards
   A majority of this year’s finalists at the national book awards made a collective statement calling for a ceasefire in the Israel-Gaza war at the ceremony...
4. “No one else is saving it”: the fight to protect a historic music collection
   The ARChive of Contemporary Music, which houses more than 90m songs and is supported by names such as Martin Scorsese, is in need of a new...
5. No, I Don’t Want to Join Your Book Club
   WSJ about new variations of book clubs, for people who don’t like the traditional ones – and it does feature a cool “not-a-book-club book club” at...