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the american library association documented 1,269 demands to censor library books and resources, marking the highest number of attempted book bans in over 20 years, and nearly doubling the count from 2021. a significant 38% increase was observed in the number of unique titles targeted and the majority concerning lgbtq-ia-plus topics. the worst part is that these challenges are increasingly initiated by groups rather than individuals with a shift towards targeting multiple titles at once. it's the new veneer by which historical revisionists intend to erode the history of our people. i am all but obligated to ensure that all forms of expression remain unrestrained, just as rivers carve the landscapes of america, literature has the profound capacity to shape the minds and lives of america's youth. these stories flow through their consciousness, eroding old biases, watering seeds of new ideas and guiding them along the path of self-discovery. in navigating these waters, young people learn to understand and embrace their identities, recognize their place in the larger narrative and appreciate
the american library association documented 1,269 demands to censor library books and resources, marking the highest number of attempted book bans in over 20 years, and nearly doubling the count from 2021. a significant 38% increase was observed in the number of unique titles targeted and the majority concerning lgbtq-ia-plus topics. the worst part is that these challenges are increasingly initiated by groups rather than individuals with a shift towards targeting multiple titles at once. it's...
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book according to a report that was released monday by the american library association. "this book is gay" came in third. there were 4200 different titles that were banned from schools and libraries last year. that is the highest level documented by the group and the story adds that by comparison, the number of book titles challenged annually from 2000 to 2020 was fairly stable and never extended 400 targets -- exceeded 400 targets. that is on the domestic front. on the national front, janet yellen finishing up a trip to china in which she talks about among other things, trade policy and import policy from china to the united states and how it could impact the u.s. and other parts of the world. she expressed some of those concerns about that trade policy yesterday in a speech in china. here is a portion of it. [video clip] >> i am worried about how china's enduring macroeconomic imbalances, namely, it's weak household consumptions and business overinvestment aggravated by large-scale government support in specific industrial sectors will lead to significant risk to worke
book according to a report that was released monday by the american library association. "this book is gay" came in third. there were 4200 different titles that were banned from schools and libraries last year. that is the highest level documented by the group and the story adds that by comparison, the number of book titles challenged annually from 2000 to 2020 was fairly stable and never extended 400 targets -- exceeded 400 targets. that is on the domestic front. on the national...
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that's according to the american library association. schools and libraries saw the highest number of book titles targeted by censorship in 2023. more than 4200 books were either challenged or banned last year. that's a record breaking 65% increase from 2022. >> today, we will learn the final ratings of what's expected to be the most watched college basketball game of all time. we're talking about the women's ncaa championship game south carolina's victory over caitlin clark and iowa had a preliminary audience of 18.7 million viewers, and those numbers could be even larger when the final stats get released later today. now, the only sporting event in the united states to draw a bigger tv audience since 2019 have been nfl football, the world cup and the olympics. this you guys look at this. this is what the 2024 total solar eclipse look like from mazatlan, mexico. this is the first place in north america that saw the moon completely cover the sun. and now that the eclipse is over, everybody is on the way back home immediately after the ec
that's according to the american library association. schools and libraries saw the highest number of book titles targeted by censorship in 2023. more than 4200 books were either challenged or banned last year. that's a record breaking 65% increase from 2022. >> today, we will learn the final ratings of what's expected to be the most watched college basketball game of all time. we're talking about the women's ncaa championship game south carolina's victory over caitlin clark and iowa had...
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the american library association says more books are being targeted for censorship than ever before. tomorrow, the group will share the top ten books people tried to ban from libraries last year, according to the ala book bans in california are up more than 60% from 2022 to 23. nearly half of the books targeted represented lgbtq or bipoc voices. and our final answer tonight. net neutrality is back in the headlines. and the bay area is a big part of the conversation. tomorrow, the chairwoman of the fcc is visiting the south bay to discuss this month's vote to restore net neutrality. the rules ban internet service providers from blocking or throttling online traffic. the fcc ended net neutrality during the trump administration. california passed its own set of rules to keep all internet traffic equal. tomorrow's roundtable will include the santa clara county fire department. their internet access was throttled during wildfires in 2018. another plane problem just after takeoff rattling travelers tonight. a plane's engine cover ripped off mid-flight, hitting the wing. the wild video of t
the american library association says more books are being targeted for censorship than ever before. tomorrow, the group will share the top ten books people tried to ban from libraries last year, according to the ala book bans in california are up more than 60% from 2022 to 23. nearly half of the books targeted represented lgbtq or bipoc voices. and our final answer tonight. net neutrality is back in the headlines. and the bay area is a big part of the conversation. tomorrow, the chairwoman of...
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recently the foundation awarded the san francisco public library $2 million to work with the american library association to shine a light on our best practices here in san francisco, and really help our peers in the industry learn how they can replicate the service model that we are doing here in san francisco. >> that's great. well, thank you so much. i really appreciate you coming on the show, mr. lambert. thank you very much for your time. >> thank you, chris. that's it for this episode, we will be back shortly. you are watching san francisco rising. thanks for watching. >> [music] very well loved ice cream pallor for the community in san francisco in the outer sunset. opened since 1955. we have a wide variety of flavors. have more then and there 300 flavors available. we always have ready for scooping about 52 flavors every day. we make all the ice cream here in the store. very fresh and fresh ingredients from the your >> for the customers to choose a flavor and have fun customers say i want to spin the wheel and get whatever it lands on. >> i have always been in love with ice cr
recently the foundation awarded the san francisco public library $2 million to work with the american library association to shine a light on our best practices here in san francisco, and really help our peers in the industry learn how they can replicate the service model that we are doing here in san francisco. >> that's great. well, thank you so much. i really appreciate you coming on the show, mr. lambert. thank you very much for your time. >> thank you, chris. that's it for this...
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and disney is a parent company of abc seven, the american library association says that more books are being targeted for censorship than ever before. >> today, the group will share the top ten books that people tried to ban from libraries last year, according to the ala, book bans in california are up more than 60% from 2022 to 2023. nearly half of the books targeted represented lgbtq or bipoc voices. a librarian from the bay area who became tiktok famous for his love of books, is heading to a slightly bigger screen. michael daetz is featured in the pbs series arthur, sharing the joys of public libraries. the episode was just released in honor of national library day. it's called arthur meets michael the librarian, and today is the start to national library week, so you can go out and make your own library memories. new at six delivering student debt relief. the new plans the biden administration just announced this morning. for tens of millions of borrowers rising gas prices, what experts say is causing an increase at the pump in recent weeks, and a meteorologist, drew tuma. >> we ha
and disney is a parent company of abc seven, the american library association says that more books are being targeted for censorship than ever before. >> today, the group will share the top ten books that people tried to ban from libraries last year, according to the ala, book bans in california are up more than 60% from 2022 to 2023. nearly half of the books targeted represented lgbtq or bipoc voices. a librarian from the bay area who became tiktok famous for his love of books, is...
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library association because they're objecting to the fact that their librarians refuse to censor books. i was just i just did an event the other day at a public library in which i was appalled to learn that librarians are today under attack, not just in the way that you're talking about, but personally hate mail, stock death threats over the fact that they're librarians over the you know, the fact that they're not sent censoring books. so it's interesting, isn't it? how that censorship question kind of cuts both ways. i mean, what can we do to defend our institutions, defend i mean, be an ally for the institutions that you think need an ally? i mean, sometimes it's just as easy as calling out those sorts of tactics when they're happening, letting the people be victimized. i mean, i gave a talk one time to a group of up county public health officials. there were about thousand of them, and they were all completely demoralized. i mean, these are the people who had a big hand in saving our lives, the pandemic. and they're reward was that they were attacked, mocked. we had against their li
library association because they're objecting to the fact that their librarians refuse to censor books. i was just i just did an event the other day at a public library in which i was appalled to learn that librarians are today under attack, not just in the way that you're talking about, but personally hate mail, stock death threats over the fact that they're librarians over the you know, the fact that they're not sent censoring books. so it's interesting, isn't it? how that censorship question...
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this is the american library of associations campaign in the first world war. but these sort of drives didn't really work. they didn't work because many of the soldiers to whom they were destined were on the whole urban working class people, whereas most of the people giving the books, people like us rummaging around in their back cupboards for books that they no longer wanted, there was a total mismatch between donor and recipient. also, of course, these hardback books, particularly in the first world, will take up much more space that the american service editions, which i described, the librarian i wanted to introduce you to was althea warren on this side by the. on the left, as you're looking, who was rector of the los angeles public. between 1933 and 1947, and she ran the victory books campaign she was very well respected, heidi efficient. it makes several points. one is that it brings to our attention the feminization of the american library profession, which was much more much earlier and more rapid than it was in europe at the beginning of the war. libr
this is the american library of associations campaign in the first world war. but these sort of drives didn't really work. they didn't work because many of the soldiers to whom they were destined were on the whole urban working class people, whereas most of the people giving the books, people like us rummaging around in their back cupboards for books that they no longer wanted, there was a total mismatch between donor and recipient. also, of course, these hardback books, particularly in the...
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book according to a report that was released monday by the american library association. "this book is gay" came in third. there were 4200 different titles that were banned from schools and libraries last year. that is the highest level documented by the group and the story adds that by comparison, the number of book titles challenged annually from 2000 to 2020 was fairly stable and never extended 400 targets -- exceeded 400 targets. that is on the domestic front. on the national front, janet yellen finishing up a trip to china in which she talks about among other things, trade policy and import policy from china to the united states and how it could impact the u.s. and other parts of the world. she expressed some of those concerns about that trade policy yesterday in a speech in china. here is a portion of it. [video clip] >> i am worried about how china's enduring macroeconomic imbalances, namely, it's weak household consumptions and business overinvestment aggravated by large-scale government support in specific industrial sectors will lead to significant risk to worke
book according to a report that was released monday by the american library association. "this book is gay" came in third. there were 4200 different titles that were banned from schools and libraries last year. that is the highest level documented by the group and the story adds that by comparison, the number of book titles challenged annually from 2000 to 2020 was fairly stable and never extended 400 targets -- exceeded 400 targets. that is on the domestic front. on the national...
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that exhibit opened to the public on the fifth floor of the library through may 31st. >> the american public transportation association is ranking the santa clara vta among the top five of the nation's largest transit agencies for ridership growth, according to the association. the vta bus ridership increased by 22% last year compared to the 18% national average. the light rail increased by 25. that was also above national averages. the vta credits these growth points to its overhaul plan that increased bus and rail route frequencies right before the pandemic. >> alrighty then. as we go into tomorrow, i'll be a little bit warmer. we mentioned that these were the highs from today. highs tomorrow will eclipse these by 3 or 4 degrees. so instead of upper 70s you're going to be looking at some more low 80s. we had a couple low 80s today. but most of the numbers today were in the upper 70s tomorrow upper 70s, low 80s for most of us, a little bit cooler at the coast, certainly. and maybe a little coastal fog tomorrow night. it's clear out there now in oakland, the classic kind of spring bre
that exhibit opened to the public on the fifth floor of the library through may 31st. >> the american public transportation association is ranking the santa clara vta among the top five of the nation's largest transit agencies for ridership growth, according to the association. the vta bus ridership increased by 22% last year compared to the 18% national average. the light rail increased by 25. that was also above national averages. the vta credits these growth points to its overhaul plan...