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The Livingston Parish Library Board of Control will maintain its current policies for challenging books despite a letter from the parish president asking them to move certain materials out of
Some parents are accusing librarians of actively promoting pedophilia and then harassing them for nothing more than doing their jobs.
South Carolina Republicans have tried to ban LGBTQ books from certain sections of libraries, while a PEN America report shows an explosion in attempts to ban books in school.
A report from the free speech organization PEN America looked at the role of politics and advocacy groups in the growing number of book bans in schools across the country.
Signed by a vast and diverse list of authors, the letter decries conduct from major publishers and trade associations, including their lawsuit against the Internet Archive, demanding that they cease efforts to undermine the essential contributions of libraries to an accessible and inclusive world of books. Over 300 authors including Neil Gaiman, Alok Menon, Naomi […]
A news article on writers protesting anti-library lawsuits and fighting for the right to e-books
Ketchikan’s library director says she’d be forced to cut most programming and lay off half her staff. People who live outside city limits would not be eligible for a library card.
Librarians and patrons believe the threats were part of a coordinated effort to limit information access, and come amids a recent wave of book bans.
We all know that Nazis burned books, and most people can agree that that's terrible. However, do you know who they went after first? (Clue: Turn on Fox News.)
When I first created Banned Books Online over 25 years ago, I wasn't primarily worried about book censorship. I was worried about Internet censorship. It was 1994, and the world at large was just getting to know the Internet, which not long before had been a network mostly limited to researchers, information technologists, and students…
Banned Books Week has become increasingly important for the literary community as books face growing challenges and restrictions. Lately, more A-list authors and advocates are using their platforms to champion libraries and literacy, and to warn against what happens when literary horizons are narrowed.
NEW YORK (AP) — The wave of attempted book banning and restrictions continues to intensify, the American Library Association reported Friday. Numbers for 2022 already approach last year's totals, which were the highest in decades.
In a political environment where book-banning efforts are being used to drive voter sentiment, librarians find themselves on the front lines.
Great move on the fighting-censorship front
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Former staff cite concerns over personal safety as reason for leaving
Romance novelist Nora Roberts has donated $50,000 to support a library in Jamestown Township that has faced pushback from its community over keeping LGBTQ books in the stacks.