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The San Diego Public Library will kick off its annual Banned Books Week Monday with a read-a-thon in the Neil Morgan Auditorium at Central Library.

The San Diego Public Library will kick off its annual Banned Books Week Monday with a read-a-thon in the Neil Morgan Auditorium at Central Library.

Mentor Rotary Club will hold its annual Bread Day fundraising event on Oct. 9 at Great Harvest Bread Co., 9440 Mentor Ave.

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A volunteer fair is encouraging older Oregonians to get involved in their communities and fight social isolation, which became pervasive during the pandemic. The Community Volunteer Fair will take place in Medford June 23. Cassie Rose, executive director of the Community Volunteer Network, which is hosting the event for folks age 55 and older, said they are hoping to draw people back into the volunteer space. ...

To fight such pressing issues as housing shortages and increasing crime rates in cities across the country, many of the nations mayors are taking the time to collaborate on ways to address problems and make their cities better. From small towns to large urban areas, 185 mayors just attended the 91st U.S. Conference of Mayors. ...

The nomination process is open for a prestigious award handed out to volunteers in Oregon each year. The Andrus Award for Community Service award is named after AARP founder, Doctor Ethel Percy Andrus. AARP Oregon will select a person or couple age 50 or older, who performs services without pay in their communities. ...

Parents call for investigation into age-inappropriate books in North Carolina school.

To the Editor: On Monday, April 24, intellectual freedom advocates around the nation celebrated ‘Right to Read Day’ to kick off National Library Week. As a librarian and a believer in the importance of free speech, I strongly believe that every person should have the right to read and access any book they choose, without […]

Florida is second in the nation in school book censorship. The director of a library in Palm Beach County is concerned that public libraries could start facing the same challenges.