Library news: June 25, 2024

Ready for an update from the stacks, all across the globe? Here you go!

• LGBTQ+ librarians aren't just worried about pushback against books that mention their experiences — they're increasingly concerned for their own physical safety at work (The Associated Press).

• The private library of Léopold Sédar Senghor, who was the first post-colonial president of Senegal as well as a writer and poet, is being repatriated to his homeland (The New York Times).

• British libraries, like their US counterparts, have found themselves expanding their services beyond literary access (The Guardian).