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The article discusses the online offerings by public libraries in the U.S. in the middle of COVID-19 pandemic in summer of 2020. Topics covered include the move by Scottsville Library in Scottsville, Virginia to go virtual with its programming according to branch manager Megan England, the main goal at the Normal (Illinois) Public Library to make sure that young patrons keep reading this summer, and common concern among librarians who are trying to keep summer programs afloat strictly online.

The article discusses the effort by libraries in the U.S. to provide the experience of serendipitous discovery through book bundles and grab bags in the wake of Covid-19 pandemic. Topics include the options offered by the Madison (Wisconsin) Public Library (MPL) to meet patrons' specifications, the book bundling service developed primarily by Marie Cannon, head of circulation at the Robbins Library in Arlington, Massachusetts and benefits from book bundles and grab bags.

The article discusses the relevance of baby-friendly card policies in U.S. public libraries. It states that these policies encourage literacy and library use from birth, according to a survey of librarians via library listservs and social media. Hannah Killian, youth services manager at the Dauphin County Library Sytems, also says having these policies would remove the barriers to library access, with babies benefiting from reading starting at birth.

The article reports on a political debate between the Illinois Family Institute, which is pushing for a law to require filtering software on all public library computers in the state of Illinois, and the Illinois Library Association, which opposes the law. Eight libraries are reported to have shut off their internet services entirely in protest against the proposed law, which they believe is unnecessary and unduly burdensome.

Reports on a lawsuit filed by library users in Dickson County, Tennessee against the county over threats to remove children's books from the Dickson County Public Library. Number of books that will be removed from the library's collection; Reason for filing the lawsuit; Decision of the office of the county commission tor educe the budget of the public library.

Reports on news in libraries across the United States. Public libraries that have Internet access; Northeastern University which is seeking librarian reviewers; Elementary school that ran out of money before buying enough books for the library.

Reports that the American Library Association issued an alert about regulations concerning access and patron behavior. District court ruling in the Kreimer v. Morristown case that the policy of the Joint Free Public Library of Morristown, New Jersey violated the First Amendment; Comment of ALA president Patricia Glass that access to information is not a homeless issue; Effort of the Freedom to Read Foundation to support intellectual freedom issues.

Reports that one month after the Oak Lawn Public Library, Illinois, board of trustees voted to allow parents to restrict their children from access to adult materials, a second vote resulted in a setback for the policy. Reaction of librarians to the vote to rescind; Community support for the library; Issues of access restriction.