Trump Admin Sues To Block Book
Remember yesterday when I told you how the Trump administration was being fact checked over false statements made about former national security advisor John Bolton’s upcoming book? Well, they decided that wasn’t working and are now suing to stop the book, The Room Where It Happened: A White House Memoir, from publishing on June 23rd. “In a statement, Simon & Schuster said the lawsuit ‘is nothing more than the latest in a long-running series of efforts by the Administration to quash publication of a book it deems unflattering to the president'”.
Great Organization!
In 2018, Joe English started a nonprofit organization, Hope In A Box, which ships LGBTQ+ themed boxes of books to schools around the U.S. “After consulting with university professors and poring over awards lists and college syllabi, the Hope in a Box team devised a 50-book definitive primer of LGBTQ+ literature.”
Libraries Stepping Up To New Demands
This is a great article at NPR that really looks at what libraries have been doing, how users needs have changed, and current reading STATs, during the pandemic. For example: “Across the country, while physical lending remains closed, five of Seattle’s library buildings have been opened for restroom-only access since late April, in part hoping to slow the spread of COVID-19 by making handwashing easier for the homeless.” We can never stress enough the importance of public libraries.