NEWS
More books on banned lists in US
NEW examples of book banning are being reported in the US after the ALA recorded unprecedented levels of censorship last year. A library in Mississippi told newspapers that the city Mayor had told them to remove LGBTQ+ books or $110,000 funding would be withheld. In Tennessee, a school board banned the Pulitzer prize-winning graphic novel, Maus: A Survivor’s Tale. That deci- sion sparked more controversy in a debate featuring actress Whoopi Goldberg.
Funding boost for
Jubilee celebration EVERY public library service in England will receive £1,000 from Arts Council England to celebrate the Queen’s Plati- num Jubilee next June. Libraries Connected will distribute
£175,000 to help libraries mark the occasion with a range of local events and activities in their communities. Carol Stump, President, Libraries Connected, said: ‘This funding places libraries at the centre of what will be a fantastic range of activities to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.
“I am excited to see how libraries work with local artists to deliver a creative pro- gramme to engage both regular users and their wider communities in this once-in- a-lifetimeoccasion.”
£400k funding for Scottish projects
NEARLY £400,000 has been awarded to 30 public and school libraries in Scotland for a range of projects, including tackling climate change and anti-racism.
The cash comes from the Public Library Improvement Fund and the School Library Improvement Fund, set up by the Scottish Government and administered by the Scot- tish Library and Information Council. Among the projects to receive funding are schemes focus on anti-racism and anti-discrimination. Culture Minister Jenny Gilruth said: “Libraries play a key role in our communities and our schools and projects funded through these awards will help to improvetheservicestheycanoffer. .
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Funding for libraries to take first green steps
CILIP has been awarded £163,000 by Arts Council England to launch the Green Libraries programme which will help libraries address their environmental impact. The programme starts this month (February 2022) and will begin by exploring
thedifferentwaysthatlibrar-
ies are already tackling environmental issues. It will consider how these good practices can be shared more widely and it will also examine how approaches from other sectors could be used. The CILIP-led programme will be sup- ported by the British Library, Libraries Connected and environmental charity Julie’s Bicycle. It has been developed in response to COP26 and the long-term climate commitments made by libraries and local authorities across England. It aims to reduce the carbon footprint of library assets including physical and dig- ital content, buildings and vehicles. The project will also look at how libraries help their users engage with environmental issues, and position libraries at the heart of local environmental programmes.
This knowledge will be shared via a Green Libraries Partnership hub and there will also be a £40,000 Green Libraries Grant Fund to support environmen- tal activity in libraries and commission relevant research. Sue Williamson, Director, Libraries at Arts Council England, said: “Libraries are at the heart of communities throughout the country, and we’re delighted to fund this programme which will help position them as hubs for the local action that will be vital in making England’s society and econ- omysustainableandfitforthefuture.” Nick Poole, CEO of CILIP, said: “I am delighted that CILIP is leading on this exciting and important initiative to support libraries achieve their environ- mental goals, engage the public and take a lead role in our national response to the climate crisis. Sustainability is a theme for CILIP over the next five years, and we are pleased to be working with part- ners such as the Arts Council England, Libraries Connected,
Julie’s Bicycle
and the British Library to establish this ambitious
GreenLibrariesprogramme.” Copyright, data protection and cyber
security training sessions for spring THERE will be a series of Copyright and data protection training events from CILIP and Naomi Korn Associates over the coming months, giving delegates the opportunity to find out about the latest developmentsandimpactsinthefield. Thefirstisatwo-partevent,Copyright Essentials Training, which will focus on current awareness and provide an intro- duction or refresher to the main aspects of copyright law and implementation. Taking place on 31 March and 7 April from 10am to 10pm on both days, places can be booked at
www.cilip.org.uk/CopyrightEs- sentialsSpring2022. Anyone unable to make it in spring can book for autumn, with the course set to run again on 11 and 18 Octo- ber. There will also be Advanced Copyright training on 10 and 17 November, and an opportunity to look at legislation around
Orphan Works on 8 December. Later this spring, on 28 April, Data Pro- tection and Cyber Security Essentials will offeranintroductiontotheprinciplesand processes surrounding data and cyber security. Designed to give attendees an understanding of the requirements and com- mitments organsiastions have when it comes to protecting data. The one-day training runs from 1.30pm to 4.30pm and can be booked at
www.cilip.org.uk/DataandCyberTrain22. For a deeper dive into the latest copy- right issues and developments, the up- coming Copyright Conference will take place on 18 May with a range of speakers and sessions. Find out more on pp. 40-41. A full list of all upcoming CILIP train- ing sessions and events, along with booking information can be found at
www.cilip.org.uk/events.
January-February 2022
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