Podcast Episode · Liberating Lit · S1 E3 · 38m

That Librarian Amanda Jones talks about the mental health realities of fighting censorship, influential leaders and literature that have guided her work, and why she believes the pendulum is swinging ...

That Librarian Amanda Jones talks about the mental health realities of fighting censorship, influential leaders and literature that have guided her work, and why she believes the pendulum is swinging ...

Florida's Commissioner of Education is demanding all public and charter schools in the state proactively ban books–or face punishment.

Dr. Tasslyn Magnusson has been tracking book bans since 2021. But her work is much more than simply counting–it’s helping motivate other people nationwide to get to work protecting the right to read. ...

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday kept in place a lower court’s order blocking President Donald Trump’s embattled plan to place new restrictions on mail ballots for this year’s midterm elections. The u...

Librarians who've been fired for not banning books and sued are winning settlements in their cases.

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The Librarians documentary won the Emmy for Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking, and the filmmaking team brought the librarians on stage with them. The librarians, of course, brought books.

Filmmaker Kim Snyder’s documentary about public and school librarians in Texas, Florida, and other states who unite to combat book banning in the United States was awarded a 2026 Emmy® for Exceptional...

In 2022, Livingston Parish librarian Amanda Jones spoke out against book banning attempts in her parish’s library system, saying, “Censoring and relocating books and displays is harmful to our communi...

For those of us who lived through the attacks on librarians, watching these stories receive national recognition feels deeply personal.

Librarians emerge as first responders in the fight for democracy and our First Amendment Rights.

In 2022, Livingston Parish librarian Amanda Jones spoke out against book banning attempts in her parish’s library system, saying, “Censoring and relocating books and displays is harmful to our communi...

Following Ms. Steinem’s death on Wednesday, her foundation said her Upper East Side home would become a permanent space for organizing and activism.

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An Abilene public school librarian has a message for the lieutenant governor and his book-banning crusade.

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is a book gifting program that mails free books to children from birth until they begin school in participating areas.

After years of work by the state legislature and literary advocates, Massachusetts became the 13th state to pass a freedom to read law.

Network alleges FCC demand for early license renewal is retaliation for content the administration disapproves of

Facing the challenges of another school year, these librarians and district leaders have set priorities and mapped out the road ahead.

The number of books banned from American libraries has skyrocketed since Donald Trump's first term. A Florida bookshop run by acclaimed author Lauren Groff puts the spotlight on the most targeted work...