Lisa Peet

For his work bringing partners from across the county to drive innovation and change lives, Las Vegas–Clark County Library District Executive Director Kelvin Watson is LJ’s 2026 Librarian of the Year. When Kelvin Watson arrived in his new role as executiv... See more

Three letters sent by Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett to the Stones River Regional Library System have set off a series of chain reactions, including library closures and a contentious Rutherford County Library System Board meeting that pitted th... See more

A recent report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office highlights the urgent needs of library facilities across the country, with multiple factors contributing to ongoing maintenance and construction challenges. In “Public Libraries: Many Building... See more

The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear Leila Green Little et al. v. Llano County, the lawsuit challenging the Texas county library’s removal of 17 books featuring content on sexuality, gender, and racism. Despite the hopes of intellectual freedom adv... See more

Despite the hopes of intellectual freedom advocates, on December 8, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear Leila Green Little et al. v. Llano County. The lawsuit, filed in April 2022 by patrons of Llano County Library System, TX, challenged the library’s... See more