New Jersey Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy has signed a law to prohibit book bans in the state and enshrine protections against civil and criminal charges for librarians who comply with the law.

From state-sanctioned book bans to mass professional exodus from public school and libraries, these are even more censorship trends to prepare for in 2025.

NCSS and Penguin Random House Education are proud to present the Fall 2024 Speaker Spotlight Series! This series is open to the public and the recording will be available on the NCSS website.

The book, titled 'That Librarian: The Fight Against Book Banning in America' provides details into her experiences about censorship.

How libraries should prepare for the incoming administration right now, from updating trustee descriptions to addressing mis/dis information.

According to PEN America, there were 10,046 instances of book bans or challenges last school year. Jodi Picoult’s “Nineteen Minutes” was the most banned book in America last school year. “Nineteen Min...

A federal judge has temporarily blocked an Iowa law banning some books from school libraries and forbidding teachers from discussing LGBTQ+ issues.

A federal judge determined a law banning hundreds of books, from

Up to 75 percent of books published before 1964 may now be in the public domain, according to researchers at the New York Public Library.

The highlights and lowlights of 2023 in book banning news and trends. That, plus this week's book censorship news.