I Love Libraries

06/02/2026

Our latest update of book bans and challenges happening across the U.S.—and efforts to stop them—includes news from Tennessee, Arizona, and Texas.

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06/01/2026

Kristi Holmes, PhD, associate dean for knowledge management and strategy and director of Northwestern University’s Galter Health Sciences Library and Learning Center, has been named the 2026 Medical Librarian of the Year by the Friends of the National Library of Medicine, a nonprofit devoted to increasing public awareness and use of the National Library of Medicine. The award honors individuals who demonstrate exceptional leadership, innovation, and sustained contributions to the advancement of health sciences librarianship at the local, national, and international levels.

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05/29/2026

On May 14, Acting Librarian of Congress Robert R. Newlen announced the latest round of recordings that will join the National Recording Registry of the Library of Congress for 2026. The 25 acts were selected as audio treasures worthy of preservation for all time based on their cultural, historical, or aesthetic importance in the nation’s recorded sound heritage.

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05/27/2026

For this installment of our book reviews from Booklist, we have Carol Haggas’s review of “Under the Falls” by Richard Russo.

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05/20/2026

“I don't think we should be taking these books out. Leave it up to the librarians. I want my kid to read. Want to know why? Books start conversations. Know what we’re not having enough of in this country? Conversations! I don't think so honey!”

“I don’t think so, honey. Don’t ever get me started on that again.”

05/17/2026

The library media center at Vernon Hills High School in Illinois—just north of the American Library Association’s Chicago home—has been named National School Library of the Year.

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05/16/2026

For this installment of our book reviews from Booklist, we have Allie Stevens' review of “Red and the Wolves” by Cherry Zong.

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05/15/2026

Award-winning podcast "On our Minds" returns with another season!

You can find new episodes every Wednesday wherever you listen to podcasts.

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05/13/2026

In this episode of the “How I Library” podcast, show host Phil Morehart speaks with Pulitzer Prize-winning author Daniel Kraus about his latest book, “Partially Devoured: How Night of the Living Dead Saved My Life and Changed the World.”

Listen here: https://bit.ly/3PyRfQk

05/08/2026

Did you and your young ones love "The Sheep Detectives," the new film based on the 2005 novel "Three Bags Full" by Leonie Swann? If so, you're in luck. I Love Libraries and ALA have partnered with "The Sheep Detectives" on a list of books guaranteed to please young readers who are fans. You can catch "The Sheep Detectives" in theaters nationwide now.