Advocacy & Public Policy Committee News Alerts v.10 n. 6, June 2023

Advocacy & Public Policy Committee News Alerts support the committee's mission to monitor governmental activities and social justice issues affecting the professional interests of ARLIS/NA and to keep the ARLIS/NA membership informed. The monthly alerts are intended to be conversation starters, help members keep up on public policy issues and alert members to new developments. The articles compiled in the News Alerts bring to the forefront recent news from a range of perspectives designed to elicit discussion; they are not compiled to represent the views of ARLIS as an organization or the members of the Advocacy and Public Policy Committee.

Previous issues can be found here: https://www.arlisna.org/news/appc-news-alert

Art and Activism 

• Mattei, Shanti Escalante-De. “Climate Protesters Assemble Outside MoMA Party, Calling on Museum to Drop Its Board Chair.” ARTnews.Com, June 7, 2023.

• Pontone, Maya. “Activists and Scholars Decry Museum’s Decision to Host Far-Right Group.” Hyperallergic, June 30, 2023.

• Pontone, Maya. “Climate Protesters Target Monet Painting in Sweden.” Hyperallergic, June 15, 2023.

• Solomon, Tessa. “Climate Groups Rally at the Met to Protest ‘Unjustifiably Harsh’ Charges Against Fellow Activists.” ARTnews.Com, June 28, 2023.

• Velie, Elaine. “In NYC Protest, Activists Tell Meta to Stop Deleting Art.” Hyperallergic, June 16, 2023.

Copyright and Licensing

• “European Parliament Gives Green Light to AI Act, Moving EU towards Finalizing the World’s Leading Regulation of AI.” Creative Commons, June 14, 2023. 

• Granados, Monica and Green, Cable. “An Open Wave: New Calls for Open Access.” Creative Commons, June 13, 2023.  

• Ho, Karen K. “British Museum Removes Writer’s Translations of Chinese Poetry After Being Accused of Copyright Infringement.” ARTnews.Com, June 21, 2023. 

• Ho, Karen K. “New Mexico Judge Grants and Dismisses Claims Made By Meow Wolf in Ongoing Copyright Fight.” ARTnews.Com, June 20, 2023. 

• Lawson-Tancred, Jo. “A Judge Ruled Against an Artist Who Claimed Maurizio Cattelan Copied His Duct-Taped Banana, Deciding the Two Works Are Apples and Oranges.” Artnet News, June 14, 2023. 

• Meyer, Richard. “Opinion | The Supreme Court Is Wrong About Andy Warhol.” The New York Times, June 5, 2023.

• Velie, Elaine. “Florence Museum Wins Copyright Lawsuit Over Image of “David”.” Hyperallergic, June 4, 2023. 

Funding

• Anuta, Joe. "Deal on restoring NYC public library cuts reached between Adams, Council for upcoming budget." Politico, June 28, 2023.

• Boily, Jesse. “Grande Prairie council debates funding increase for library.” Penticton Herald, June 29, 2023.

• City of Boston. "City Received $3 Million from Mellon Foundation for Public Art Programming in Boston." June 22, 2023.

• Garcia, Raymond. “American Library Association to Distribute $1 Million to Support Fight Against Censorship.” ALA News and Press Center, June 22, 2023.

• Institute of Museum and Library Services. "IMLS Launches New Grant Initiative to Support American Latino Museums and Cultural Organizations."  June 16, 2023.

• National Endowment for the Arts. "National Endowment for the Arts Funds 25 Rural Communities Through Citizens' Institute on Rural Design." June 28, 2023.

• Shaw, Anny, and Hannah McGivern. "Special report: Funding cuts and weak economy send UK’s visual arts into crisis." The Art Newspaper, July 11, 2023.
  
  

Inclusivity, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility (IDEA)

• Ainsworth, Amber. “Ferndale Library Replenishes LGBTQ+ Books after ‘Hide the Pride’ Campaign Targets Collection.” FOX 2 Detroit, June 23, 2023. 

• ALA News and Press Center. “ALA Welcomes Prison Libraries Act of 2023.” April 25, 2023. 

• Bauer, Erick. “Soaring Sales of LGBTQ Fiction Showcase Diversity in Storytelling.” Circana, June 6, 2023.

• Christopher, Rob. “An updated guide to LGBTQIA+ books for children and teens.” ALA News, June 20, 2023. 

• Macchi, Victoria. “Improving Access, Reducing Barriers Top Priorities for New Archivist.” National Archives News, June 2, 2023. 

• Nayyar, Rhea. “Indigenous Artists Paint 300-Foot “Path to Reconciliation” in Canada.” Hyperallergic, June 26, 2023.

• Shoenberger, Elisa. “Building the Digital Transgender Archive.” Library Journal, June 28, 2023. 

• Solomon, Tessa. “Statue of Revolutionary War General Removed in Albany as Part of Reckoning with Racist Legacies.” ARTnews.Com, June 26, 2023.

• Woodcock, Claire. “ALA Council Updates Standards for Library Services for the Incarcerated or Detained.” Library Journal, June 30, 2023. 

Intellectual Freedom/ Access to Information

• Hines, Shawnda. “Freedom to Read Foundation Files Amicus Brief in Support of Llano County Texans’ Lawsuit Challenging County’s Library Book Censorship.” ALA News, June 2, 2023.

• Hines, Shawnda. “Freedom to Read Foundation Joins Coalition of Publishers, Booksellers, Librarians and Readers in Filing Suit to Defend Arkansas Citizens’ Right to Read.” ALA News, June 2, 2023. 

• Office of Governor J.B. Pritzker. “Gov. Pritzker Signs Bill Making Illinois First State in the Nation to Outlaw Book Bans.” June 12, 2023. 

• Ordoñez, Franco. "Book bans are on the rise. Biden is naming a point person to address that." NPR, June 8, 2023.

• Parsons-Diamond, Gena. “2022 Academic Library Trends and Statistics data now available.” ALA News, June 13, 2023.

• T. Keung Hui. “Moms for Liberty Files 189 Wake Book Challenges in Past Week. Why All Were Rejected.” Raleigh News & Observer, June 9, 2023. 

• Zalusky, Steve. “Central Arkansas Library System Sues State Over Law That Could Jail Librarians.” Library Journal, June 12, 2023. 

Technology

• Davidson, Nikki. “Are Public Computers in Libraries Becoming Obsolete?” GovTech, June 5, 2023. 

• Dewey, Caitlin. “AI Is Used Widely, but Lawmakers Have Set Few Rules.” Stateline, June 5, 2023. 

• Edinger, Julia. “NYC Housing Agency Turns to Libraries to Improve Tech Access.” GovTech, June 28, 2023.

• Telford, Taylor. “Rooftops, Cafes and Zoom Rooms: Libraries Evolve to Serve Remote Workers.” Washington Post, June 29, 2023. 

• Xiang, Chloe. “OpenAI and Microsoft Sued for $3 Billion Over Alleged ChatGPT ‘Privacy Violations.’” Vice, June 29, 2023.
  
  

Workplace

• Butts, Heather. “How the U.S. writers’ strike is impacting Canada.” CTV News, June 17, 2023.

• “Canadian Statement on the Decision for IFLA WLIC 2024 to be held in Dubai, UAE / Déclaration canadienne sur la décision de tenir le Congrès de l’IFLA 2024 à Dubaï, Émirats arabes unis.” CFLA-FCAB, June 30, 2023.

• El-Mahmoud, Sarah. “The 2023 WGA Writers Strike: An Updated Timeline Of How It's Affecting Hollywood TV Shows And Streaming.” Cinema Blend, June 30, 2023.

• Nayyar, Rhea. “NYC Art Institutions Close Amid Air Pollution Concerns.” Hyperallergic, June 7, 2023.

• Pogrebin, Robin. “What Does It Take to Run a Museum? The Job Description Is Changing.” The New York Times, June 6, 2023. 

• Solomon, Tessa. “Philadelphia Museum of Art Union Says Management Will Renege Ratified Contract.” ARTnews.Com, June 29, 2023. 

• Velie, Elaine. “Is Your Organization Adequately Paying Artists?” Hyperallergic, June 7, 2023. 

Miscellaneous

• Dempsey, Lorcan. “Font Choices, Value and Ecosystem. National Library Examples.” LorcanDempsey.Net, June 12, 2023. 

• “IMLS Releases Research on Library Services During the First Year of COVID-19.” Accessed July 7, 2023. 

• Sakariassen, Alex. "Montana State Library withdraws from national association." Montana Free Press, July 11, 2023.

This issue of News Alerts was compiled by Freyja Catton, Carrie Evans, Sal Hamerman, Michele Jennings, Stephanie Kays, Annie Sollinger, and Petra Warren.