LIBRARIES

Articles and editorials

Duval Schools To Keep 73 ‘Diverse, Inclusive’ Books Out of Classrooms, H1341 [23MR]

Bills and resolutions

Dept. of Education: carry out grant program to support placement of students and licensed professional social workers in public libraries (see H.R. 3006), H2117 [28AP]

Dept. of Justice: establish grant program to establish prison libraries to reduce recidivism and increase educational opportunies for incarcerated persons (see H.R. 2825), H1945 [25AP]

Education: express support for staff and services of public, school, academic, and special libraries, improve funding, preserve right of citizens to access information and resources, and recognize employee rights (see H. Res. 324), H1948 [25AP]

——— require certain libraries to maintain diverse collection of books (see H.R. 6830), H6985 [14DE]

Institute of Museum and Library Services: award grants to higher education institutions for courses that use only publicly available digital resources for required reading assignments (see H.R. 6026), H5042 [24OC]

——— limit funding (see H.R. 2041), H1628 [29MR]

Library of Congress: limit funding for Books for the Blind and Physically Handicapped salaries and expenses (see H.R. 1915), H1624 [29MR]

National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week: designate (see S. Res. 358), S4655 [21SE]

Schools: prohibit publishing house from knowingly furnishing sexually explicit material to school or educational agency and prohibit Federal funds from being provided to obtain or distribute sexually explicit material (see H.R. 863), H737 [7FE]

Remarks in House

Anaheim, CA: Anaheim Public Library finalist for Institute of Museum and Library Services National Medal for Museum and Library Service, E454 [17MY]

Columbus, NE: opening of Columbus Community Building, H3490 [13JY]

Dept. of Defense: prohibit funding to purchase certain books in schools operated by Dept. of Defense Education Activity, H3537, H3538 [13JY]

Dept. of Education: carry out grant program to support placement of students and licensed professional social workers in public libraries (H.R. 3006), H2092 [28AP]

Education: prohibit parents from denying access of students not their own from any books or other reading materials otherwise available in school libraries under Parents’ Bill of Rights, H1389 [23MR]

——— require certain libraries to maintain diverse collection of books (H.R. 6830), H6945 [14DE]

Glynn County, GA: Marshes of Glynn Libraries recipient of Georgia Public Library of the Year award, H884 [27FE]

Kansas City, MO: anniversary of Kansas City Public Library, E1165 [5DE]

——— anniversary of Westport Library, E145 [24FE]

National Library Week: observance, H2092 [28AP]

Red Bank, NJ: anniversary of Eisner Memorial Red Bank Public Library, E1074 [8NO]

St. Louis, MO: tribute to St. Louis Public Library, E1249 [19DE]

Stivers, Julie: School Library Journal School Librarian of the Year award recipient, H1334 [23MR]

Remarks in Senate

Cleveland, TN: anniversary of Cleveland Bradley County Public Library, S771 [14MR]

National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week: designate (S. Res. 358), S4665 [21SE]

Toledo, OH: Toledo Lucas County Public Library recipient of Institute of Museum and Library Services National Medal for Museum and Library Science, S2219 [22JN]

Westport, CT: tribute to Westport Library, S2219 [22JN]

Texts of

S. Res. 358, National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week, S4660 [21SE]