PW checks in with the 'Book Riot' writer, whose weekly Censorship News column tracks efforts to ban books in school and libraries. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-09-16 04:00:00 UTC ]
Conducted by the Knight Foundation, the public opinion survey is the most in-depth yet on efforts to ban books in schools, researchers say. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-08-22 04:00:00 UTC ]
Among the week's headlines: Kamala Harris addresses book banning at a campaign event; a community in Michigan seeks to remove its library board over their refusal to ban books; and NBC News has a chilling look at an officer's bid to charge three Texas school librarians for sharing inappropriate... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-07-26 04:00:00 UTC ]
The decision comes after state officials oversaw the creation of new rules governing library content in schools last year and demanded that the Edmond Public School district remove two books from high school library shelves over sexual content. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-06-13 04:00:00 UTC ]
Among the week's headlines: librarians head to Washington D.C. to push for library funding; a Llano County librarian is suing for wrongful termination after being fired for refusing to ban books; and EveryLibrary issues a paper exploring the political threats facing academic libraries. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-03-08 05:00:00 UTC ]
A Llano County librarian who refused to ban books at the direction of the board and county has filed a lawsuit with a firm making a name for themselves protecting libraries nationwide. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2024-03-05 15:19:15 UTC ]
A federal judge has blocked two key portions of an Iowa law that sought to ban books with sexual content from Iowa schools and to bar classroom discussion of gender identity and sexuality for students below the seventh grade. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-12-29 05:00:00 UTC ]
A federal judge is set to rule before the end of the year on two lawsuits seeking to block a controversial new Iowa law, SF 496, that would ban books with sexual content from Iowa classrooms and school libraries. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-12-22 05:00:00 UTC ]
Comics and graphic novels are prime targets in the current battle to ban books at libraries across the country, and librarians who have championed the comics form find themselves on the front lines. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-06-09 04:00:00 UTC ]
Governor JB Pritzker expected to sign bill that would block state funding for public libraries and schools that ban booksGovernor JB Pritzker is expected to sign a bill that would make Illinois the first state to legislate to end book bans – by punishing publicly-funded institutions that attempt... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2023-05-30 10:00:33 UTC ]
Libraries are increasingly being targeted by local and state legislators and protestors trying to ban books and block LGBTQ content. How is that affecting the people who work in them? Scratch nearly any kind of story—political, social, economic, cultural, and so on—and you’ll find a labor... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2023-04-14 03:00:00 UTC ]
To mark Banned Books Week, the American Library Association released a report on the rise in censorship efforts: In 2022, there have been attempts to restrict access to 1,651 titles. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2022-09-16 13:30:52 UTC ]
In Texas, where libraries are a political battleground, the Texas Library Association recently convened its annual convention in person for the first time since 2019—in the district of a state representative Matt Kraus eager to ban books. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-04-29 04:00:00 UTC ]
The new coalition aims to inform and organize Texans who oppose efforts to ban books. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-03-08 05:00:00 UTC ]
Nobody has a human right to a lucrative book contract without regard for whether their opinions are sound or valuableJordan Peterson, the Canadian psychology professor and lobster-loving life coach who came to public attention after refusing to use the preferred pronouns of transgender people,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2020-12-02 13:56:38 UTC ]