In order to ban books from its libraries, New Braunfels Independent School District has just closed its libraries to middle and high schoolers.

Two middle school librarians talk about the need for Young Teen Lit

Bill affecting Texas public libraries to be heard by State Affairs Committee on Monday, April 14. Call, email, and make plans to testify to oppose the bill now.

A new documentary, Banned Together—available to stream April 10—shines a spotlight on three young freedom to read advocates, and how, together and individually, they are standing up to make a differen...

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On Friday, March 14th, Trump signed an executive order that calls for there elimination of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), the …

Podcast Episode · School Librarians United with Amy Hermon · 02/28/2025 · 1h 8m

Text RESIST to 50409 to contact your federal, state, or local elected officials; create movements; and more. Over 30,000,000 letters delivered and counting.

A new documentary film that explores record-breaking rates of U.S. book banning debuted at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival—on the same day that the U.S. Department of Education declared book bans a "h...

The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) today announced that it has dismissed 11 complaints related to so-called “book bans.”

Podcast Episode · School Librarians United with Amy Hermon · 01/17/2025 · 58m

ALA actively advocates and educates in defense of intellectual freedom—the rights of library users to read, seek information, and speak freely as guaranteed by the First Amendment. Intellectual freedo...

The ACLU of Colorado, representing C.C., a student at Elizabeth High School, E.S., a student in the Elizabeth School District (ESD), the NAACP – Colorado – Montana – Wyoming State Area

The documentary, directed by multi-award-winning filmmaker Kim A. Snyder, will screen in Sundance's Premieres lineup.