Among the headlines this week: John Oliver weighs in on book bans and libraries (and so do his viewers); more library drama in Alabama; and how to prepare for Pride month. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-05-10 04:00:00 UTC ]
After a string of wins, potentially significant developments now loom in several key book-banning lawsuits. PW rounded up the status of some of the more closely watched book banning cases. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-05-10 04:00:00 UTC ]
PEN's new report shows that book bans continue to rise and continue to target books by or about queer people and people of color. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2024-04-16 12:05:00 UTC ]
Among the week's headlines: ALA reports that book bans are still surging; the end has come for ALA's LibLearnX; a shocking escalation in a battle over the freedom to read at an Alabama library; and a handy roundup of state legislation designed to protect libraries. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-03-15 04:00:00 UTC ]
Among the week’s headlines: ALA’s LibLearnX 2024 gets underway; students and librarians at an Idaho high school push back against book bans; and an Alabama legislator wants to make it easy for politicians to fire library board members. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-01-19 05:00:00 UTC ]
The results are in for three surveys of more than 3,000 parents asking about their perceptions of libraries, librarians, and book bans. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2024-01-18 16:40:10 UTC ]
The book business in 2023 in a nutshell: Amazon got hit with a federal antitrust lawsuit, Scholastic got mired in a censorship controversy, Simon & Schuster finally found a buyer, AI fever gripped the book business, and publishers stepped up to book bans. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-12-29 05:00:00 UTC ]
PEN America has released "a cumulative data summary" of nearly 6,000 book bans in public schools, finding that shared lists of targeted books by organized political groups have led to books and authors being targeted in multiple communities across the country. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-12-14 05:00:00 UTC ]
The suit, filed on behalf of six parents of minor children and two students who are over the age of 18 in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough school district, seeks the return of 56 books said to be improperly banned from school shelves. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-11-21 05:00:00 UTC ]
The publisher’s $10,000 Freedom of Expression prize invites teens to write about a banned book that changed their life, against a backdrop of rising censorshipPublisher Penguin Random House has launched a new writing award in the US celebrating freedom of expression in response to a rise in... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2023-10-24 12:34:56 UTC ]
Among the week's headlines: a congressional hearing in support of book bans; more librarian blowback for Scholastic Book Fairs over its optional collection of diverse books; and the Urban Library Council issues a report on AI in libraries. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-10-20 04:00:00 UTC ]
Among the week's headlines: Banned Books Week begins on Sunday; South Carolina's state library withdraws from the ALA; EveryLibrary and 'Book Riot' survey parents attitudes about book bans; and 'Library Journal' questions whether KKR's ownership of OverDrive is an issue for the firm's... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-09-29 04:00:00 UTC ]
Book bans are on the rise nationally, with nearly half those prohibitions happening in Florida school districts. Continue reading >> [ Source: HuffPost | 2023-09-26 19:43:13 UTC ]
Simon & Schuster is introducing a new "multi-platform education and resources program" during this year's Banned Books Week, as part of an effort to expand the publisher's response to the book bans and challenges. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-09-20 04:00:00 UTC ]
Among the week's headlines: a politically charged hearing on book bans in the U.S. Senate; Illinois libraries face another wave of bomb threats; an internal report reveals the strain library workers at the Oakland Public Library are feeling; and a brilliant essay explores how today's right wing... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-09-15 04:00:00 UTC ]
The latest iteration of Ibram X. Kendi's much-adapted, National Book Award–winning 'Stamped from the Beginning' is a graphic history adapted and illustrated by Joel Christian Gill. We spoke with them both about adaptations, book bans, and whether an anti-racist America might be possible. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-09-06 04:00:00 UTC ]
BookmarkED claims to help schools and parents navigate book bans. But where and how the app gets is information is a secret. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2023-08-28 14:02:30 UTC ]
Five schools, each located in states affected by book bans, will receive up to $5,000 in diverse titles for students and libraries from We Need Diverse Books. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-08-15 04:00:00 UTC ]
Policies in response to book bans are pushing kids out of libraries — plus, this week's censorship and book banning news. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2023-08-04 10:40:00 UTC ]
This year’s conference features an especially strong lineup of programs responding to the ongoing nationwide surge in book bans and legislative challenges to the freedom to read. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-06-09 04:00:00 UTC ]