<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style=""><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-9001081f-7fff-c54f-625d-2a4a6026a5c3" style=""><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:large">Hello Oregon Library Community,</span></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><span style=""><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:large"><br></span></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><span style=""><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:large">The </span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:large">April Edition of Multnomah County Library's IFC Newsletter is now available (PDF version attached). The newsletter is packed with reports and articles on the uptick of censorship and related legislation, plus news on privacy, access, AI and other IF topics. </span><br><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:large;line-height:1.2"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:18pt;color:rgb(11,83,148);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Rights, Responsibilities & Reactions</span><span style="font-size:18pt;color:rgb(0,167,151);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><br></span><span style="font-size:18pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Intellectual Freedom Newsletter –</span><span style="font-size:18pt;color:rgb(255,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> </span><span style="font-size:18pt;color:rgb(11,83,148);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">April 2024</span></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:large;line-height:1.56"></p><hr style="font-size:large"><br></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><span style=""><p style=""></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.56;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">The American Library Association released the </span><a href="https://www.ala.org/advocacy/bbooks/frequentlychallengedbooks/top10" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">Top 10 Most Challenged Books of 2023 list</span></a><span style="color:rgb(71,71,71);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> and the </span><a href="https://www.ala.org/news/state-americas-libraries-report-2024" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">State of America’s Libraries Report</span></a><span style="color:rgb(71,71,71);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">. </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">For news summaries based on the ALA data see: </span><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/08/books/banned-books-2023.html" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">The Most Challenged Books of 2023 Target LGBTQ Experiences</span></a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> (New York Times, 5 min). </span><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/03/25/book-bans-trump-states/" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">The post-2020 surge in calls for banning books, visualized</span></a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> (Washington Post, 6 min). </span></font></p><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="" size="4"><br></font><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.56;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Seattle Public Library and Brooklyn Public Library </span><a href="https://www.spl.org/about-us/news-releases/books-unbanned-report-details-the-impact-of-censorship-on-young-people-across-the-united-states" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">released a Books Unbanned report: “In Their Own Words”</span></a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">, which details the impact of censorship on young people (read the </span><a href="https://booksunbanned.com/documents/Books%20Unbanned%20Teen%20Testimonials.pdf" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">full report here</span></a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">). Related, </span><a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/04/13/students-explain-school-web-filters-learning-safety/73296646007/" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">students describe impact of school web filters on learning and safety</span></a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> (USA Today, 4 min) and this </span><a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/04/13/school-porn-filters-block-suicide-prevention-lgbtq-sites/73293675007/" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">companion article on filtering</span></a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> (16 min).</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> (</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">censorship</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">)</span></font></p><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="" size="4"><br></font><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.56;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Another report was released by PEN America on censorship in public school libraries: </span><a href="https://pen.org/report/narrating-the-crisis/" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">Banned in the USA: Narrating the Crisis</span></a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> (46 min). Read more about the report findings: </span><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/16/books/book-bans-public-schools.html" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">Book Bans Continue to Surge in Public Schools</span></a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> (New York Times, 7 min) and </span><a href="https://www.npr.org/2024/04/16/1245037718/book-bans-2023-pen-america" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">Last year ended with a surge in book bans</span></a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> (NPR, 3 min). </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">(</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">censorship</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">)</span></font></p><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="" size="4"><br></font><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.56;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Also, a new resource is available: </span><a href="https://uniteagainstbookbans.org/banned-books-banned-beliefs/" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">Banned Books, Banned Beliefs</span></a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> developed by</span><a href="https://interfaithalliance.org/" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> </span><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">Interfaith Alliance</span></a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> and Unite Against Book Bans. (</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">first amendment</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">, </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">censorship</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">)</span></font></p><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="" size="4"><br></font><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.56;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">The Washington Post reports on how </span><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2024/04/16/library-legislation-restrictions-protections/" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">Red states threaten librarians with prison — as blue states protect them</span></a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> (Washington Post, 10 min). Some states are reversing legislation, like </span><a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/desantis-signs-bill-restricting-challenges-books-public-schools-rcna148169" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">in Florida</span></a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> (NBC, 4 min). While other states advance legislation that bans censorship and protects curricula, see </span><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/baltimore/news/marylands-freedom-to-read-act-bans-book-censorship-in-libraries-bolsters-rights-amid-national-debate/" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">Maryland’s Freedom to Read act</span></a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> (CBS, 3 min), </span><a href="https://www.courthousenews.com/california-bill-would-stop-book-banning-by-public-libraries/" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">California’s banning of book bans</span></a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> (4 min) and </span><a href="https://www.yahoo.com/news/amid-book-bans-dei-cuts-234110500.html" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">7 states will mandate LGBTQ-inclusive curricula</span></a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> (Yahoo!, 4 min).  Related, </span><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/18/us/publishers-fight-iowa-book-bans-reaj/index.html" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">book publishers are now suing Iowa over its book ban law</span></a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> (CNN, 3 min) and a University of Wisconsin–Madison </span><a href="https://education.wisc.edu/news/new-uw-madison-study-traces-spread-of-anti-lgbtq-bills-and-policies-in-midwestern-states/" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">study traces spread of anti-LGBTQ+ bills and policies in Midwestern states</span></a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> (3 min). This article dives into </span><a href="https://www.al.com/news/2024/02/what-have-federal-courts-said-about-local-library-book-bans.html" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">what federal courts have said about local library book bans</span></a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> (Alabama Reflector, 19 min). (</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">censorship</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">, </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">first amendment</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">, </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">legislation</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">) </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><br><br></span></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.56;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Librarians underscore the impact of legislation on their work and their commitment against censorship, see </span><a href="https://www.newsweek.com/i-am-black-librarian-we-are-being-threatened-1890695" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">I'm a Black Librarian. We're Being Threatened</span></a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> (Newsweek, 8 min), </span><a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/attempts-to-ban-books-are-at-an-all-time-high-these-librarians-are-fighting-back" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">These librarians are fighting back</span></a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> (PBS NewsHour, 10 min), </span><a href="https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/libraries/article/94817-censorship-is-a-hammer-looking-for-a-nail-pw-talks-with-sam-helmick.html" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">Censorship Is a Hammer Looking for a Nail</span></a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> (Publishers Weekly, 5 min) and from the ALA president Emily Dabrinski: </span><a href="https://www.wbez.org/stories/americas-top-librarian-says-were-fighting-for-our-lives/7f00cf25-6697-43a1-98ef-05aa011e2557" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">‘We’re fighting for our lives’ </span></a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">(</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">WBEZ Chicago, 12 min) and </span><a href="https://www.huffpost.com/entry/american-library-association-emily-drabinski-book-bans_n_66102163e4b083254eac0549" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">'It's Been Devastating'</span></a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> (HuffPost,17 min). Also, listen to the Ali Velshi interview on </span><a href="https://littlefreelibrary.org/2024/02/visit-philadelphia-honors-black-history-month-by-launching-little-freedom-libraries/" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">Little Freedom  Libraries</span></a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> which uplifts </span><a href="https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/listen-ali-velshi-banned-book-club-black-stories-in-philadelphia/" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">black stories in Philadelphia</span></a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> (Philadelphia Citizen, 9 min). (</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">censorship</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">). </span></font></p><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="" size="4"><br></font><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.56;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Silent censorship in the library: </span><a href="https://gothamist.com/news/books-on-black-history-immigration-found-in-trash-by-staten-island-school-sparking-investigation" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">Diverse books found in trash by Staten Island school</span></a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> (Gothamist, 8 min). Statements by </span><a href="https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-industry-news/article/94619-publishers-issue-letter-to-nyc-doe-over-discarded-books.html" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">publishers</span></a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> (Publishers Weekly, 3 min) and the </span><a href="https://ncac.org/news/ncac-protests-the-disposal-of-hundreds-of-school-library-books-at-new-york-citys-ps-55" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">National Coalition Against Censorship</span></a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> condemn the removal. Related, a </span><a href="https://www.teenvogue.com/story/book-ban-nevada-lgbtq-libraries" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">book ban in Nevada would create a separate LGBTQ section</span></a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> (Teen Vogue, 6 min). (</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">censorship</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">)</span></font></p><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="" size="4"><br></font><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.56;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Book bans are dividing small towns, with libraries becoming the center of culture wars, see </span><a href="https://www.aol.com/ris-cozy-local-libraries-become-090419888.html" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">cozy libraries in Rhode Island</span></a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> (AOL.com, 11 min) and </span><a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/metropolis-illinois-library-books-battle-superman-rcna148352" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">in Superman's 'hometown,' a pastor fights Satan's sway at the local library</span></a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> (NBC, 23 min). (</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">censorship</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">)</span></font></p><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="" size="4"><br></font><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.56;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Fast Company reports on the uptick in </span><a href="https://www.fastcompany.com/91087732/theres-a-revolution-happening-in-childrens-publishing-you-can-thank-the-book-bans" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">diversity in children’s publishing thanks to the book bans</span></a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> (12 min). Of note: </span><a href="https://www.tvinsider.com/gallery/banned-books-tv-adaptations/" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">11 banned books adapted for TV</span></a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> and </span><a href="https://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/story/defending-the-canon-slj-ncte-review-15-banned-classics" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">Defending the canon: Review of 15 banned classics</span></a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> (School Library Journal, 14 min). (</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">access</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">, </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">diversity</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">)</span></font></p><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="" size="4"><br></font><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.56;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4"><a href="https://prismreports.org/2024/03/28/nyc-library-budget-cuts-impacting-most-vulnerable/" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">NYC library budget cuts impact the most vulnerable</span></a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> (Prism, 8 min). </span><a href="https://www.redandblack.com/athensnews/avid-bookshop-files-first-amendment-lawsuit/article_77330364-e626-11ee-afb2-4fd911e9cbdf.html" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">A bookshop filed a First Amendment lawsuit</span></a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> on denial of books to prisoners. (The Red & Black, 3 min) (</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">access</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">)</span></font></p><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="" size="4"><br></font><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.56;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">NPR reports on how </span><a href="https://www.npr.org/2024/03/26/1240737627/meta-limit-political-content-instagram-facebook-opt-out" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">Meta has taken on limiting political content on social media</span></a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> (4 min). The move has </span><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/04/10/politics-instagram-threads-limits/" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">negatively resulted in limiting  the reach of social justice and LGBTQ+ content creators</span></a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> (Washington Post, 6 min). (</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">censorship</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">).</span></font></p><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="" size="4"><br></font><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.56;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">On the horizon: </span><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/08/tech/online-privacy-bill/index.html" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">US lawmakers unveil a plan to give all Americans a right to online privacy</span></a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> (CNN, 5 min). For a deeper dive see Tech Policy’s explainer: </span><a href="https://www.techpolicy.press/the-american-privacy-rights-act-of-2024-explained-what-does-the-proposed-legislation-say-and-what-will-it-do/" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">The American Privacy Rights Act of 2024 explained</span></a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> (12 min). (</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">privacy</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">, </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">legislation</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">).</span></font></p><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="" size="4"><br></font><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.56;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">The proposed </span><a href="https://theconversation.com/online-child-safety-laws-could-help-or-hurt-2-pediatricians-explain-whats-likely-to-work-and-what-isnt-226436" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">online child safety laws could help or hurt kids – 2 pediatricians explain</span></a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> (The Conversation, 8 min). The Cato Institute issued a brief </span><a href="https://www.cato.org/briefing-paper/courts-should-affirm-first-amendment-rights-youths-digital-age-case-21st-century" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">arguing for protection of First Amendment rights for youth</span></a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> (25 min). The Open Technology Institute deep dives into the </span><a href="https://www.newamerica.org/oti/reports/age-verification-the-complicated-effort-to-protect-youth-online/" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">age verification issue of online child safety laws</span></a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">. (</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">privacy</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">, </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">first amendment</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">,</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> legislation</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">)</span></font></p><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="" size="4"><br></font><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.56;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">The LA Times reports that </span><a href="https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2024-04-06/anonymous-users-right-wing-discussions-online-spread-false-information" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">anonymous users dominate right-wing discussions online and spread false information</span></a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> (8 min). (</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">disinformation</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">)</span></font></p><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="" size="4"><br></font><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.56;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Net Neutrality is back, but faces challenges with </span><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/04/24/net-neutrality-fcc-5g/" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">new technology like 5G</span></a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> (Washington Post, 10 min) and </span><a href="https://www.brookings.edu/articles/ai-makes-the-fight-for-net-neutrality-even-more-important/" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">open access to AI</span></a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> (Brookings, 20 min, includes brief history of Net Neutrality), plus a </span><a href="https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/04/fcc-restores-net-neutrality-rules-that-ban-blocking-and-throttling-in-3-2-vote/" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">lawsuit from broadband companies</span></a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> (Ars Technica, 7 min). (</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">access</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">, </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">equity</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">).</span></font></p><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="" size="4"><br></font><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.56;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">The Washington Post </span><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/04/09/most-important-app-youtube/" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">highlights the allure and power of YouTube</span></a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> (5 min). The New York Times walks readers through </span><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/21/style/scams-identity-theft.html" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">the prevalence of scam calls and messages </span></a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">and how a younger demographic is falling for them (14 min). (</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">information literacy</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">)</span></font></p><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="" size="4"><br></font><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.56;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Psychology Today highlights a new documentary on </span><a href="https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-power-of-slow/202403/whos-watching-whom-the-dangers-of-surveillance-capitalism" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">the dangers of surveillance capitalism</span></a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> - includes tips for mindful digital engagement (6 min). Related, </span><a href="https://www.fastcompany.com/91087484/how-fast-food-is-becoming-a-new-surveillance-ground" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">How fast food is becoming a new surveillance ground</span></a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> (Fast Company, 7 min).  (</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">privacy</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">, </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">information literacy</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">) </span></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.56;margin-top:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">AI Spotlight</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><br></span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">The Washington Post offers an interactive on identifying AI: </span><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/interactive/2024/what-is-ai/" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">Is this AI? See if you can spot the technology in your everyday life</span></a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> (5 min). </span><a href="https://theconversation.com/from-shrimp-jesus-to-fake-self-portraits-ai-generated-images-have-become-the-latest-form-of-social-media-spam-226903" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">From shrimp Jesus to fake self-portraits, AI-generated images have become social media spam</span></a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> (The Conversation, 8 min)  Related. </span><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/04/05/ai-deepfakes-detection/" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">an overview of tools for detecting AI</span></a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> (Washington Post, 10 min). (</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">information literacy</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">) </span></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.56;margin-top:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">AI brings up privacy concerns via data sharing and gathering: </span><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/06/technology/tech-giants-harvest-data-artificial-intelligence.html" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">How Tech Giants Cut Corners to Harvest Data for A.I.</span></a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> (New York Times, 23 min) and </span><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/mar/25/san-jose-homelessness-ai-detection" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">A California city is training AI to spot homeless encampments</span></a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> (The Guardian, 8 min). (</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">privacy</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">, </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">copyright</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">)</span></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.56;margin-top:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">The limits of AI: </span><a href="https://theconversation.com/ai-chatbots-refuse-to-produce-controversial-output-why-thats-a-free-speech-problem-226596" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">Chatbots refuse to produce ‘controversial’ output</span></a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> (Conversation, 8 min). Libraries provide access to information that AI may censor: </span><a href="https://neiuindependent.org/20263/uncategorized/somewhere-between-stacks-and-algorithms-libraries-remain-the-last-strongholds-of-unbiased-information/" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">Between Stacks & Algorithms: Libraries Offer Unbiased Information</span></a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> (NEIU, 7 min). (</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">first amendment</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">, </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">access</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">)</span></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.56;margin-top:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt"></p><hr style=""><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4">Additional Resources</font></span><p style=""></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.56;margin-top:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">ALA Intellectual Freedom Blog: </span><a href="https://www.oif.ala.org" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">https://www.oif.ala.org</span></a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> A blog dedicated to intellectual freedom issues, and includes the </span><a href="https://www.oif.ala.org/category/intellectual-freedom-news/" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">Intellectual Freedom News</span></a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> –a weekly roundup of IF related articles</span></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.56;margin-top:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Oregon Library Association’s </span><a href="https://libguides.osl.state.or.us/iftoolkit/home" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">Intellectual Freedom Toolkit</span></a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> (published February 8, 2022). A range of tools and resources relating to IF challenges and policies created by the OLA Intellectual Freedom Committee. </span></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.56;margin-top:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="" size="4"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Rights, Responsibilities & Reactions</span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> </span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">is a monthly roundup of Intellectual Freedom News compiled by Multnomah County Library's Intellectual Freedom Committee. We welcome suggestions at </span><a href="mailto:lib.ifc@multco.us" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">lib.ifc@multco.us</span></a><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">. </span></font><br></p></span><br class="gmail-Apple-interchange-newline"></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><br></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><font size="4"><b>Jennifer Keyser </b>(she/her)</font><div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><font size="4"><b>Policy Coordinator Librarian</b><br>Monday - Friday</font></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><font size="4">971-429-4699<br></font></div></div><div><font size="4">Multnomah County Library</font></div><div><a href="http://multcolib.org" target="_blank"><font size="4">multcolib.org</font></a></div><div><br></div><div><span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="border:none;display:inline-block;overflow:hidden;width:165px;height:61px"><img alt="Copy of MultCoLib_2LineLogo_252px_RGB.jpg" src="https://lh7-us.googleusercontent.com/BPf72uVYQUxwhGI43J5zs_mu8wfGy7gMdgvegoAzivH7B9ucNwUKNRGQuj4BVoqUAQTvNO2CVM8IXjj--9dm8J5h27nmKp7YjRT2ZYOXnQ7Difc0QJIn134YfklAYjbD-YrKlVa7YKXsiVj66S78gw" width="165" height="61" style="margin-left:0px;margin-top:0px"></span></span><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"><span>      </span></span><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"><span>  </span></span><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0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