Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s latest push to restrict what students can access adds to Texas school librarians’ angst, the educators said.

Libraries have until October 1 to restrict young people’s access to transgender-related books or face a state funding freeze.

A coalition in support of the freedom to read is fighting for students’ and educators’ rights in the face of a policy passed by the Somerset Board of Education that denies student access to age-appropriate literature. On September 2, the Somerset Education Association (SEA), MSEA, the American Civil…

"Who is approving these?"

Tennessee's "Age Appropriate Materials Act" challenges reading material, but Tennessee writers offer plenty of options to expand knowledge.

Austin City Council will vote Thursday on a resolution to declare the City of Austin a "Book Safe Harbor," building on the city’s 2022 Freedom to Read policy.Th

Patty Hector will get a fat check from Saline County over her 2023 firing.

The documentary about efforts to remove books from school libraries features several North Texans, including Laney Hawes and Chris Tackett.

Public school librarians across Ohio are raising alarms about book bans and funding cuts.

PEN America, a national organization focused on celebrating and defending creative expression, is joining the ACLU of Michigan in speaking out against the Hartland Cromaine District Library Board’s de...

Award-winning author Stephen King is speaking out against Utah's book banning practices.

What are your neighbors talking about this week?

After removing hundreds of books, Clay County is debating the purpose of high school libraries.

Lemony Snicket slams Tennessee officials for removing books from libraries and limiting freedom of expression.

The superintendent said he wants to be cautious and not create concerns for the community. The district banned 22 books four years ago.

If you thought book banning was a relic of the past, think again. The United States is in the midst of the most intense wave of book challenges in modern

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Protesters took a silent stand Thursday against a bill headed to Gov. Kelly Ayotte's desk that could enable certain materials to be banned in schools.

The Massachusetts House passed a bill that would curb book banning in libraries and set-standards for when a book might be removed from circulation. A similar bill already passed in the Senate. When ready, the legislation is expected to be sent to Governor Maura Healey for review.

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It’s not easy for James “Trae” McVicker III to be on Harford County’s school board. But he says it’s worth it.

Republicans are considering legislation that could pressure schools to remove books about LGBTQ+ people, diverse families, and other topics by tying federal funding to vague content restrictions.

Book bans are a major issue in today's world, and that's why fifth-graders at Fort River Elementary School in Amherst are taking a stand. On June 3, they hosted a Banned Book Event to raise awareness about book bans and restrictions on reading access. They were joined by authors Megan Dowd Lambert and Breanna McDaniel,

In a moment when censorship is spreading rapidly, and school libraries remain dramatically under-resourced, this bill sends a clear message

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According to PEN America’s new report “Facts & Fiction: Stories Stripped Away By Book Bans”, over 1,100 nonfiction titles were removed from public schools in the 2024-25 school year.

Across all Utah public schools, every district copy of each banned book must be destroyed, according to state law.

Removal of Pulitzer Prize-winning ‘Roots’ from Tennessee schools causes backlash.

Survey shows widespread K-12 censorship, especially in the South, targeting diverse voices and pressuring teachers, making advocacy, transparency, and inclusive curricula essential to protect intellectual freedom.

“Age appropriate” is subjective; laws centralize power, limiting access, overriding diverse parental voices, and restricting students’ exposure to ideas.

PEN America documents a doubling of censorship of nonfiction on subjects from history and health to general knowledge, including biographies and memoirs. The targeting of titles about real events or people underscores “an embrace of anti-intellectualism” within the book banning movement, according to the new report Facts & Fiction: Stories Stripped Away By Book Bans.

There's been a pricey fallout from the conservative Huntington Beach City Council's policy to restrict access to books that had previously been made available to young adults at the public library.

In 1637, the book “New Canaan” by Thomas Morton, which criticized the Puritans settled in the Colonies, was decried and burned by colonists and is now considered America’s first banned book. Nearly 400 years later, books are still being banned in the United States, using different language and different justifications, but ultimately serving the same purpose of stifling certain thoughts and voices.