Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI)

This blog provides links to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion-related issues and topics.

Wednesday, June 17, 2026

11 Questions: Sarah Lamdan: Meet the director of ALA’s Office for Intellectual Freedom; American Libraries, June 16, 2026

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 American Libraries;  11 Questions: Sarah Lamdan Meet the director of ALA’s Office for Intellectual Freedom " Earlier this year, Sarah ...

Little Queer Libraries offer banned books across the Pittsburgh region; Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, June 16, 2026

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  SONO MOTOYAMA , Pittsburgh Post-Gazette ;  Little Queer Libraries offer banned books across the Pittsburgh region The Pittsburgh Equality ...
Monday, June 15, 2026

Attempt to ban book at SLO County school library denied by board; The Tribune, June 13, 2026

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   Sadie Dittenber , The Tribune ;  Attempt to ban book at SLO County school library denied by board "The Lucia Mar school board reject...
Sunday, June 14, 2026

‘Straight out of Trumpland’: LGBTQ+ members fight for Pride after Essex library ban; The Guardian, June 14, 2026

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  Geneva Abdul  and  Aamna Mohdin , The Guardian ;  ‘Straight out of Trumpland’: LGBTQ+ members fight for Pride after Essex library ban ...
Friday, June 12, 2026

Judge Blocks National Parks From Removing ‘Negative’ Signs; The New York Times, June 12, 2026

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  Maxine Joselow , The New York Times;  Judge Blocks National Parks From Removing ‘Negative’ Signs " A federal judge on Friday temporar...

Federal court hears oral arguments in appeal of Arkansas’ library obscenity law; Arkansas Advocate, June 11, 2026

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  TESS VRBIN , Arkansas Advocate;  Federal court hears oral arguments in appeal of Arkansas’ library obscenity law "A federal appeals c...
Wednesday, June 10, 2026

Book bans in Washington County School District may have flouted state law; St. George News, June 9, 2026

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Eric Peterson, The Utah Investigative Journalism Project , St. George News;  Book bans in Washington County School District may have flouted...

Forget Coders. The Real A.I. Threat Is in the Back Office.; The New York Times, June 10, 2026

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  Ben Casselman , The New York Times;  Forget Coders. The Real A.I. Threat Is in the Back Office. " If artificial intelligence disrupts...
Sunday, June 7, 2026

Park Service orders removal of ‘woke’ quotes at Boston’s Bunker Hill monument; The Washington Post, June 4, 2026

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  Jake Spring  , The Washington Post;  Park Service orders removal of ‘woke’ quotes at Boston’s Bunker Hill monument A visitor complaint pro...
Wednesday, June 3, 2026

City of Boulder Releases Its First Tribal History Report; City of Boulder, June 2, 2026

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 City of Boulder;  City of Boulder Releases Its First Tribal History Report " The City of Boulder is pleased to announce the release of...
Tuesday, June 2, 2026

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  David Paulsen  , Episcopal News Service (ENS);  Episcopal Church plans celebration of 1976 LGBTQ+ resolution on ‘full and equal’ welcome ...
Monday, June 1, 2026

American Library Association workers win their AFSCME union in overwhelming vote; AFSCME, June 1, 2026

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  AFSCME Staff , AFSCME;  American Library Association workers win their AFSCME union in overwhelming vote "Employees of the American L...

Hegseth Strikes Female and Black Navy Officers From Promotion List; The New York Times, June 1, 2026

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  Greg Jaffe  and  Kate Kelly , The New York Times;  Hegseth Strikes Female and Black Navy Officers From Promotion List " In a move tha...
Sunday, May 24, 2026

Ousted library director wins $475,000 settlement in discrimination lawsuit against Montgomery County; Houston Public Media, May 22, 2026

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  Kyle McClenagan , Houston Public Media ;  Ousted library director wins $475,000 settlement in discrimination lawsuit against Montgomery Co...
Wednesday, May 20, 2026

Elon Musk and the US government fought an AI anti-discrimination law. The arguments don’t hold up; The Guardian, May 20, 2026

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  Genevieve Smith , The Guardian;  Elon Musk and the US government fought an AI anti-discrimination law. The arguments don’t hold up  "...
Friday, May 15, 2026

Movers & Shakers 2026; Library Journal, May 4, 2026

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Lisa Peet , Library Journal;  Movers & Shakers 2026 " LJ ’s Movers & Shakers awards turn 25 this year, a full quarter-century o...

A Seat at the Table: Reflections from eight ALA trailblazers; American Libraries, May 1, 2026

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  Anne Ford   , American Libraries;  A Seat at the Table: Reflections from eight ALA trailblazers " For 150 years, the American Library...

Alex Haley’s “Roots” to be removed from Knox County Schools libraries; WATE, May 14, 2026

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Matt Hollingsworth ,  WATE;  Alex Haley’s “Roots” to be removed from Knox County Schools libraries "Alex Haley’s book “Roots” is includ...
Monday, May 11, 2026

They Were Promised New Septic Tanks. Trump Called It ‘Illegal DEI.’, May 11, 2026

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Bernard Mokam , The New York Times ;  They Were Promised New Septic Tanks. Trump Called It ‘Illegal DEI.’ The Justice Department ended a dea...
Saturday, May 9, 2026

Banned Nonfiction Books Double in Public Schools, Erasing Authentic Stories & Histories; PEN America, May 7, 2026

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 PEN America;  Banned Nonfiction Books Double in Public Schools, Erasing Authentic Stories & Histories "In its latest report on boo...
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Assistant Professor, University of Pittsburgh School of Computing and Information.Education: PhD, University of Pittsburgh School of Information Sciences (2007); Juris Doctor (JD), University of Pittsburgh School of Law; Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS), University of Pittsburgh School of Information Sciences. Member of American Bar Association (ABA), ABA IP Law Section, ABA Science & Technology Section; Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T); Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE)
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