In Russia, censored pages are sparking underground libraries, secret book clubs, and quiet acts of literary resistance.

In 1954, the province established the Advisory Board on Objectionable Publications to investigate "crime comics" that supposedly inspired undesirable behaviour in kids.

Now all of that is threatened by the Government’s proposed amendments to the Libraries Act.

Alberta school divisions complying with a provincial order have removed dozens of graphic novels from their shelves, from illustrated versions of literary classics to coming-of-age memoirs and dramati...

Barack and Michelle Obama have joined the ranks of banned authors thanks to a sweeping ban of 1,500 books from Texas Hill Country.

Senior curator and two volunteers stepped down over gallery’s vote not to acquire work

The Supreme Court lets stand a ruling allowing a Texas county to remove 17 library books, rejecting a First Amendment challenge.

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Having been so widely ridiculed for its first Ministerial Order banning all books with “explicit sexual content” from all school libraries, the Government of Alberta just issued a

Our picture book was pulled from library shelves in Florida. The argument being used to defend the ban threatens the right to read.

From Instagram poetry to Greek classics, the works of fiction that have caused uproar through history – and into the present

t’s not exactly clear what put these petcare tomes on the removal list, except that they were part of a sweep that pulled more than 574 books off its library shelves, ostensibly to comply with recent ...

“They stripped us of our dignity. They raped us. They whipped us, and they did everything possible to … defeat us mentally, physically,” survivor says

New ministerial order requires school boards to review collections, publish catalogues, and adopt age-appropriate content policies by 2026

On Monday, May 26th, 2025, Alberta Minister of Education Demetrios Nicolaides announced that the government was bringing in new rules to ensure only "age-appropriate" books are available in school lib...

Mahmoud v. Taylor ruling sets dangerous precedent

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The removals in Tennessee are the result of a growing political movement to control information through book banning.

BC Conservative MLA proposes bill for 'Parental Transparency and Age-Appropriate Education Act'

LAA Letter to Minister Nicolaides : The LAA continues our advocacy work in relation to Minister Nicolaides' May 26, 2025 announcement regarding new policy to govern materials available in school libri...

The 2025 British Book Award for Freedom to Publish

Chelsea residents created an assembly line to help move the entire inventory of Serendipity Books to a new location.

Retaliatory tariffs on U.S. books could cost the library nearly $1 million in lost materials, even when buying from Canadian publishers.

Banned words list 2025: The federal government is banning a growing number of words to comply with executive orders from President Trump.

Publishers, booksellers, authors and libraries — basically anyone involved in Canada’s book world — are worried countertariffs, proposed by the Canadian government on U.S.-published works, will do irr...

The American Historical Association has released a statement in support of the Smithsonian Institution, the target of the recent executive order, “Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History.” This...

U.S. Supreme Court to hear arguments from group of Maryland parents who want children excused from class reading of Pride Puppy

CFE 10th Anniversary Panel

Orca Book Publishers are standing by their authors amid hate-fueled censorship.

Our libraries are being purged in the name of protecting kids

Books, and the libraries that offer them to all, promise discoveries beyond the bubble of today's restricted social media algorithms.