Hours after the State of the Union address, House republicans introduced legislation banning LGBTQ+ books from public schools nationwide.

There are hundreds of Black-owned bookstores in the U.S. to explore! Check them out here, sorted by state.

History has shown that arresting librarians and booksellers has never led to greater freedom or liberty.

Book banners asking why books banned in prisons are allowed in public schools shows their whole hand.

The FCC wants to change the e-Rate program, which could eliminate discounts libraries and schools get to provide internet to their community.

AI companies are quietly obtaining rare books, ingesting their contents, and then destroying them -- even if they're exceedingly rare.

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Nearly a year after the Institute of Museum and Library Services was dismantled, what's happening at the agency? What can we do to help out?

Joining the wave of union organizing among cultural workers, employees of the primarily Chicago-based American Library Association (ALA) announced they are forming their union with AFSCME Council 31.T...

Librarians who work in public school or government-run libraries could face a felony charge if they recommend a book or media that contains sexually explicit content to a minor — including anything th...

Official website: https://to.pbs.org/4kzeGEk | #IndieLensPBS When lawmakers seek to review a list of books, librarians find themselves on the frontlines of a national battle. Across the U.S., librarians face the impact of uniting against library collection standards that include restrictions on race-related and LGBTQIA+ content. Drawing on historical context, The Librarians, directed by Kim A. Snyder, explores the broader implications for education and public life. The Librarians | Independent Lens This program is made possible by viewers like you. Support your local PBS station: https://www.pbs.org/donate Enjoy full episodes of your favorite PBS shows anytime, anywhere with the free PBS app: https://to.pbs.org/2QbtzhR FOLLOW PBS: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PBS/ X: https://twitter.com/PBS/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/PBS/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@pbs Threads: https://www.threads.net/@pbs FOLLOW INDEPENDENT LENS: Independent Lens: https://www.pbs.org/independentlens/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/independentlens Threads: https://www.threads.net/@independentlens X: https://twitter.com/IndependentLens Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/independentlens YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnDUknWztWaLs7motsqGwPg?sub_confirmation=1 Chapters 00:00 — Intro 00:11 — Librarians on the Front Lines 02:25 — The List: 850 Books Targeted in Texas 06:39 — First Day, First Ban: A Superintendent Draws the Line 10:52 — The Librarian’s Code: Ethics Under Fire 13:27 — The Books They Tried to Erase 15:55 — Inside the Banned Book Club 19:44 — Moms for Liberty vs. the Librarians 23:14 — From Texas to Florida: A Movement Spreads 26:01 — High School Librarians in the Crosshairs 28:51 — Erasing Black History 35:31 — Board of Education v. Pico: A Legal Turning Point 37:00 — Librarian of the Year: Amanda Jones 41:22 — An Organized Campaign to Ban Books 47:28 — Students Push Back 52:56 — Who’s Funding the Bans? 57:42 — Parents vs. the School Board 1:07:25 — When the Bans Hit Home 1:13:10 — Librarians as the Last Line of Defense 1:18:07 — The Freedom to Read Act & the Threat of Library Closures 1:21:21 — Librarians Are the Heroes 1:24:17 — Credits ABOUT INDEPENDENT LENS @independentlens is an Emmy® Award-winning PBS documentary series. With founding executive producer Lois Vossen, the series has been honored with 10 Academy Award nominations and features documentaries united by the creative freedom, artistic achievement, and unflinching visions of independent filmmakers. Funding is provided by the Action Circle for Independent Lens with major funding from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Acton Family Giving, Ford Foundation, and Jonathan Logan Family Foundation, with additional support from Artemis Rising Foundation, Wyncote Foundation, Park Foundation, the deNovo Initiative, and RandomGood Foundation. Additional support has been provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

The full internal affairs report about a police officer who confronted a transgender woman about her bathroom use at the Tucker Library alleges it began with a complaint from another patron.

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/PRNewswire/ -- The Institute of Museum and Library Services announced it awarded grants to eight projects in Fiscal Year 2025 that are dedicated to building...

I have some friends here who are writers who cannot write. I can write, but this is all I can write about now.

Library workers are feeling increased pressures to be everything to everyone, and the impact on their mental health matters.

There are moments in history when the creation of a library becomes an act of freedom itself.Here in Gaza, after the genocide, Omar and Ibrahim understood that dreams protected by books do not yield —...

Book bans aren’t slowing down — they’re evolving with a sneakier strategy that often flies under the radar. Join us as we discuss the newest trends and tactics driving today’s book bans and how commun...

As an open source academic journal, The Political Librarian is dedicated to expanding the discussion of about library advocacy and activism while promoting research and new thinking about policy and f...

ABSTRACT. Sad fact: For the most of the twentieth century, the American Library Association (ala) chose to look past the issue of racially segregated public libraries in the South rather than confront...

The Librarians follows librarians and citizens responding to restrictions on library content across the United States.

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The agency overseeing U.S. libraries and museums is now full-on regime propaganda.

Discretionary grant funding of almost $3 million for four institutions was announced by the Institute of Museum and Library Services on International Holocaust Remembrance Day, January 27.

Starting February 1, Arkansas prisons will ban individuals from receiving books, magazines, and newspapers in the mail.

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For generations, the research has been clear: young people read more and do better in school when they aren't subject to book bans.

As ICE raids continue in the Twin Cities, school librarians are stepping up for students, staff, and their communities.

We Need Diverse Book aims to fight book banning and better literacy with a new initiative; Library of Congress is accepting applications for Literacy Awards; NCTE to host African American Read-in with...

What were the book censorship trends in 2025? Here are the highs and lows, as identified by five organizations doing the work.

Donald Trump’s administration is pushing to take over the Library of Congress, its latest effort to subsume the legislative branch.

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There's a war going on on the Internet. AI companies with billions to burn are hard at work destroying the websites of libraries, archives, ...