Ashley Fowlkes

Mar 1, 2024 | americanlibrariesmagazine.org | Emily Udell |Leigh Kunkel |Rosie Newmark |Ashley Fowlkes

Sam LaFrance and Kasey Meehan write: “From July 1, 2022, to June 31, 2023, a quarter of over 3,000 book bans that PEN America recorded were books with scenes of rape or sexual assault. Of the 12 most frequently banned titles, five contained scenes of rape or sexual assault. The erasure of books on sexual abuse is striking amid an epidemic of sexual violence. The book-banning movement is efficiently eradicating an already narrow space to learn about sexual violence in public schools.

Mar 1, 2024 | americanlibrariesmagazine.org | Ashley Fowlkes

To fill in service gaps exposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, Warren County (Ky.) Public Library (WCPL) opened four satellite libraries. These one-room, full-service satellites, housed by community partners, are meant to support populations that would otherwise struggle to visit a full-size branch because of socioeconomic, transportation, or other barriers.

Sep 8, 2023 | cdc.gov | Ashley Fowlkes

Weekly / September 15, 2023 / 72(37);1010–1015 On September 8, 2023, this report was posted online as an MMWR Early Release. Ashley L. Fowlkes, ScD1,*; Francisco Nogareda, MPH2,*; Annette Regan, PhD2,3; Sergio Loayza, MD2; Jose Mendez Mancio2; Lindsey M.