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The article discusses the highlights of the American Library Association Panel entitled "Library Leaders: How to Be a Rainbow Ally" on June 26, 2022. The panelists included Pinson Public Library director Allison Pinson and Berry College library director Sherre L. Harrington. Tips for librarians on supporting the LGBTQIA+ community and handling angry library patrons are provided.

The article reports on the American Library Association (ALA) conference which took place June 25-30, 2015, in San Francisco, California. It discusses conference presentations on topics including the collection and analysis of library patron data, trends in the needs of academic library users, and library technologies. Other topics include book awards and a planned partnership of online research firm EBSCO and library automation firm Ex Libris.

The article discusses the annual State of America's Library Report released by the American Library Association (ALA) on April 15, 2021 which focused on the COVID-19 pandemic and how public, school, and academic libraries worked to meet patrons' and communities' needs. Topics include comments from ALA President Julius C. Jefferson Jr., ALA's own stories which were included in the report, and critical resources for the report's broad mandate.

The article offers the author's insights about the remarks of public librarian Steve Barker in his "Wall Street Journal" (WSJ) article "In Age of Google, Librarians Get Shelved," which focuses on the diminishing role of librarians and public libraries. Topics include the book "Part of Our Lives: A People's History of the American Public Library," American public library users, and the American Library Association (ALA).

The article discusses the introduction of the Internet Screening in Public Libraries Act (ISPLA) to the Illinois General Assembly, focusing on opposition to the bill by the American Library Association (ALA) and Illinois Library Association (ILA). Other topics include information on supporters and opponents of the bill, the bill's resemblance to the Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA), and how the bill puts the burden of determining legitimate research on patrons and librarians.

The article discusses "Fencing out Knowledge: Impacts of the Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA) 10 Years Later," a report from the American Library Association (ALA) regarding Internet filters in schools and libraries. Topics include the impact they have on low-income children, how the Internet has changed since CIPA first passed, and why some librarians consider filtering software to be censorship.

The article discusses how the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted on the E-Rate program proposed by FCC chair Tom Wheeler which would increase funding for high-speed wireless Internet in schools and libraries based on their square footage. Topics include a proposal that funding be based on daily visitors, the issue of universal Internet access, and the FCC's collaboration with the American Library Association.