Posted on June 3, 2025 at 3:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
Catch up quick with the politics-adjacent bookish news of the past few days.
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Kelly Jensen reports on how the 2026 federal budget proposal would shut down the Institute for Museum and Library Services (Book Riot).
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Most of the almost 400 books that were removed from the US Naval Academy's library over the administration's attacks on books that address diversity, equity, and inclusion issues are back on shelves (The Associated Press).
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Connecticut's governor has signed a bill that aims to pressure licensing systems into offering more affordable deals to public libraries, but the law won't go into effect until another state — like New Jersey, which is considering a similar bill — enacts one, too (Words and Money).
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