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The article reports on the recovery of the Toronto Public Library (TPL) from a ransomware attack on October 28, 2023 that shut down the library's internal network, website, and public computers. Topics discussed include the inability of patrons to access their library accounts online or use the library's computers for more than two months, comments from Toronto's City Library Vickery Bowles, and findings of the "2023 Palo Alto Networks Canada Ransomware Barometer" report.

The article reports on the launch of a job training program by Georgia's Clayton County Library System (CCLS) that enables patrons to use virtual reality (VR) headsets to simulate hands-on experiences in various trades. Topics include the Interplay Learning as the recommended software by Assistant Library Director Marquita Gooch-Voyd, demand for the job training program, and advice of Director Rosalind Lett for other library systems that consider purchasing Interplay or other similar software.

The article discusses the survey and report "Gen Z and Millennials: How They Use Public Libraries and Identify Through Media Use" which found that people 40 and younger are using public libraries, often at higher rates, compared with older generations, even when they do not define themselves as readers. Other findings include the percentage of people 40 and under who visited a library branch within a 12-month period and the challenges libraries and publishers face with Gen Z and millennials.

The article discusses the results of the "Library Journal's" 2021 survey on readers' advisory (RA) services in U.S. public libraries. Topics include the challenges reported by RA librarians, the necessity for multilingual RA resources, and the most useful question one asks patron when conducting one-to-one RA.

The article reports on the launch of the status of Ferguson Library in Stamford, Connecticut as the first sanctuary library in the state. Ferguson followed Chicago Public Library's lead to become the second sanctuary library in the U.S., a place where patrons are promised access to books banned or challenged elsewhere. The Senate Bill 2, An Act Concerning the Mental, Physical and Emotional Wellness of Children" drafted by the Connecticut General Assembly's Committee on Children is discussed.