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After parents in a rural and staunchly conservative Wyoming county joined nationwide pressure on librarians to pull books they considered harmful to youngsters, the local library board obliged with new policies making such books a higher priority for removal — and keeping out of collections.
The new movement is against the professional organization that has fought against book bans.
The House of Wisdom (HoW), Sharjah’s library of the future, had played an active role at the 88th World Library and Information Congress (WLIC), to boost their understanding of emerging best practices that were fostering knowledge societies and making cultural spaces more inclusive than ever.
It was a clean sweep for the NVDPL and WVPL at this year’s PR Xchange Awards
Continuing its role as a key stakeholder committed to advancing the international library sector, Sharjah Public Library (SPL) has made its third consecutive appearance at the World Library and Information Congress (WLIC), which is hosting its 88th annual edition in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, from August 21 - 25.