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Boston Public Library taps San Jose librarian as new head

BOSTON – The Boston Public Library Board of Trustees over the weekend voted to offer the job of president of the library to Jill Bourne, city librarian in San Jose, California, since 2013. Bourne was deputy city librarian in San Francisco from 2006 until 2013. The San Jose system includes 23

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The Bible listed among most ‘challenged’ books in US

For the first time, the Bible landed on the top-10 list of books that drew the most protests when found in libraries or classrooms. The problem: its religious viewpoint. With plenty of books published annually that various groups find offensive, the American Library Association's Office for Intellectual Freedom