EveryLibrary in the News 2024 - July to December
EveryLibrary has been making waves in the media throughout the second half of 2024, highlighting our advocacy, activism, and impact on libraries nationwide.
From addressing book bans and Project 2025 to celebrating the success of Banned Books Week and analyzing the fallout of the November elections, our work has been featured across a diverse range of platforms and outlets, including major news outlets like USA Today and The Washington Post, as well as industry-leading trades like Publisher’s Weekly and Library Journal. This consistent coverage underscores EveryLibrary's role as a leading voice in the fight for intellectual freedom, the right to read, and the preservation of libraries as essential public institutions. Below, we recap some of the most compelling stories that have spotlighted our mission and efforts during this pivotal time.
You can read all our January to June 2024 News Clips at https://www.everylibrary.org/everylibrary_in_the_news_2024_january_to_june
JULY 2024
Library Technology Guides: EveryLibrary Institute report highlights alarming impact of Project 2025 on U.S. Libraries
The Bloomingtonian: EveryLibrary Institute Report Highlights the Impact of Project 2025 on U.S. Libraries
Information Today: EveryLibrary Spreads the Word About Project 2025
Publisher’s Weekly: The Week in Libraries: August 2, 2024
BookRiot: Project 2025’s Impact on Education, Books, & Reading
Northern Carolina Public Radio: Alfred J. Lakritz, Katrin Ciaffa, and Peter Bromberg on A Novel Idea
School Library Journal: Louisiana Coalition Offers Model for Turning Back Anti-Library Legislation
KSL.com: 'A dark day': Removal of 13 books from all public school libraries in Utah prompts strong reactions
AUGUST 2024
Chalkbeat: Alliance to Bring Back Philadelphia School Libraries Gets $150,000 Federal Grant
Public News Service: Experts offer social media tips as VA kids head back to school
Santa Fe News Mexican: At Albuquerque story time, love for reading blooms
Book Riot: How To Explain Book Bans to Those Who Want To Understand: Book Censorship News, August
Public News Service: Report - Most good jobs will go to people with higher levels of education
Wisconsin Public Radio: Wisconsin’s ‘banned book queen’ tracks book challenges and worries about widespread bans
Locus Mag: Spotlight on Authors Against Book Bans
Soma Valley Sun: Legislation proactively works to combat the growing trend of book bans
School Library Journal: Professional Development: EveryLibrary Statement on Project 2025 and Libraries
Publisher’s Weekly: Combating Censorship with 'Sunlight': An SCBWI Panel Looks at 'UnBanning Books'
Publisher’s Weekly: IBPA and EveryLibrary Make a Play for the Freedom to Read
Kiowa County Press: Libraries push back on Project 2025
Library Technology Guides: Equinox partners with EveryLibrary to provide instructional design and educational resources for library advocacy
A Bookish Type: Last week on the bookish internet
Publisher’s Weekly: EveryLibrary to Host Free Banned Books Week Festival
School Library Journal: EveryLibrary Announces Banned Books Week Online Literary Festival
Book Riot: Striking Libraries and Plagiarizing Authors
Washington Parent: How To Build Your Child’s Confidence One Library Visit at a Time
Upworthy: Oklahoma revoked this teacher's license for standing up against book bans. She's not backing down.
BayAreaReporter: Political Notes: Independent book publishers fight back against book bans
SEPTEMBER 2024
Yes Magazine: We’re All Responsible for Protecting Public Libraries
Dealtown: Click to support voting rights, economic justice, women's rights
Philadelphia Gay City News: “Report: Project 2025’s probable impact on libraries”
Tom Dixon Podcast: John Chrastka: Defending Libraries (Ep 5) One Library Visit at a Time
Dealtown: Voter Registration Day
San Diego State University: Freed Between the Lines: Banned Books Week 2024
BigDealMedia: Literary Festival Encouraging Everyone to Read Freely
Readers First: PW "Freedom to Read" Issue: Leila Green Little's "Modern Day McCarthyists"
Book and Film Globe: Banned Books Week Issues A Call To Action For 2024
tennessean.com: Just before Banned Books Week, a Tennessee county voted to remove Toni Morrison's 'Beloved' and 5 other books from schools
MSN.COM: NY, U.S. libraries celebrate Banned Books Week
Salt Lake City Tribune Voices: Legislative overreach in Utah bans books that help protect kids from abuse
Insider NJ: New Jersey Association of School Librarians Banned Books Week Statement
kidlit.tv: JOIN the FIGHT Against Book Bans
OCTOBER 2024
Dallas Voice: A clear threat
Washington Post Book Club: Banned Books Week
Infodocket Report: “A Texas County Has Told an Appeals Court It Has a Right to Cull Books on Sex, Gender and Racism” + Statement From EveryLibrary Institute
School Library Journal: Banned: A Short List
Publisher’s Weekly: The Week in Libraries: September 27, 2024
My Journal Courier-Tribune Voices: Legislative overreach in Utah bans books that help protect kids from abuse
The Bloomington: EveryLibrary Live! Celebrates Successful Banned Books Week with Thousands of Participants
Salt Lake City Tribune: 13 books were banned across Utah schools. How often did students actually check them out?
NJ Spotlight: NJ lawmakers move to protect libraries
USA TODAY: Texas county criticized after Indigenous history book re-classified into fiction section
This.org: The right to read
Washington Blade” OpinionsProject 2025’s dire impact on libraries
NOVEMBER 2024
Post and Courier: Review: As described in 'That Librarian,' death threats don’t deter Amanda Jones
Alabama Political Reporter: EveryLibrary warns Trump election will likely boost censorship efforts
Mashable: Can we keep politics out of literature? BookTok is divided.
Publisher’s Weekly: EveryLibrary Warns That U.S. Election Results Mean More Uncertainty for Libraries
Philadelphia Gay City News: Elections targeting libraries proved a mixed bag
Information Today: EveryLibrary Breaks Down the 2024 Elections
Info Docket: Statement From EveryLibrary: “This Election Should Not Determine the Fate of Libraries (But it Might Have)”
Public News Service: CT, U.S. librarians worried about Project 2025’s implementation
AL.com: These issues are not going away’: Alabama anti-censorship group urges action in library culture war
Library Journal News: Election Day 2024: Libraries on the Ballot
Book Post: Notebook - Libraries and the Election
Lit Hub: Want to know how libraries fared on the ballot? This cool non-profit made a chart.
Alabama Political Reporter: Opinion | The Trump Triumph
Book Riot: Library News and Censorship Updates, Post-Election
MSN.COM: IN librarians fear book bans in 2025
DECEMBER 2024
USA Today: “Librarians stand firm as book bans stack up and concerns swirl post-election”
Book Riot: “Library Leaders Offer Post-Election Insights”
Washington Post: "Judge rules Arkansas law threatening librarians with jail unconstitutional"