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The Texas Senate passed a bill this week that would leave decisions on a school library’s catalog mainly up to parents and board members instead of librarians.
A federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction and ordered the Elizabeth School District to lift its ban on 19 books from school libraries. The district, located in eastern Colorado’s Elbert County, removed the books from shelves at the beginning of the school year.
Ellen Hopkins’ New York Times bestseller “Tricks” has become the latest book — and the author’s third — to land on Utah’s growing list of titles banned from all public schools in the state.
A long-running legal battle over Iowa’s school book ban took another turn Thursday with opponents and lawyers for the state arguing their case before a federal judge.
The South Carolina Board of Education voted Tuesday to ban four books from all state schools. This decision has shocked some students and parents.
Shavawn Simmons takes the fight against book bans personally, using her passion to fight censorship through literacy programs and Little Free Libraries.
An Ohio writers’ group is responding to a rise in school and library censorship by publishing a new collection of stories that tackle topics often the focus of banned books, like religion, race and immigration.
A cadre of book publishing giants joined an Idaho library district, Meridian librarian, authors and students to sue Idaho officials over a 2024 law that allows people to challenge library books deemed “harmful” to minors — and sue if the books aren’t removed.
A fight against book bans in public schools has taken several blows recently.
Dear Advocates and the Freedom to Learn Community, Freedom to Learn Advocates (FTLA) stands in unwavering support of the essential role that libraries play in upholding access to diverse information and fostering educational freedom in our communities. When the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued a directive earlier this week mandating a temporary halt […]