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Religion, Gender Top Issues in Library Group’s List of Challenged Books

Associations Now

The release of the latest edition of the American Library Association’s Top 10 Most Frequently Challenged Books list coincides with political attention being paid to censorship. Generally, the books tend to be ones that community members wanted restricted or removed from a library or school. James’ Fifty Shades of Grey.

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Religion, Gender Top Issues in Library Group’s List of Challenged Books

Associations Now

The release of the latest edition of the American Library Association’s Top 10 Most Frequently Challenged Books list coincides with political attention being paid to censorship. Generally, the books tend to be ones that community members wanted restricted or removed from a library or school. James’ Fifty Shades of Grey.

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Helping hand: Virginia HOA sets up little food pantry to help neighbors

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neighborhood started its Little Free Library with books as “food” for the mind. Homeowner Jessica Bell founded and maintained the library in Briarwood Homeowners Association, a community of 202 single-family homes, by regularly stocking it with books. A Charlottesville, Va., Now, it’s a little food pantry for the body.

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Endangered Artifacts Create Buzz for Museums Group

Associations Now

An online poll asking the public to choose the top 10 endangered artifacts in Virginia drew over 181,000 votes in just the third year of the program—engagement numbers that any association would love to claim as their own.

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Conference Circuit: A Gathering for the Best of STEM

Associations Now

Then immerse yourself in JASON Learning’s 2014 National Educators Conference at George Washington University’s Virginia Science & Technology Campus, in Ashburn, Va., June 26-July 1: We’re assuming the American Library Association won’t be mandating quiet during its annual conference and exhibition in Las Vegas.

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Indictment Says Cyberhackers Targeted Associations, Government Agencies

Associations Now

District Court in Alexandria, Virginia, on October 3 stem from a 2010 effort known as “Operation Payback.” Copyright Office and the Library of Congress, as well as several European and international organizations. The charges handed down in U.S. Anonymous is also accused of leveling attacks against the U.S.

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Member, Meet Sponsor: A Model for Reaching Under-Served Segments

Associations Now

The Reference and User Services Association (part of the American Library Association) solicits sponsors for student members, on a one-to-one level. Funding for those awards comes from SfN donors. “Each $25 contribution provides a RUSA student a one-year membership,” according it its website.

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