Library board ends 'Freedom to read' policies from American Library Association The audience members in purple T-shirts held signs with various messages, such as 'Book Bans are un-American" and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Florida's ban on "pronographic" school library books deemed “overbroad and unconstitutional.” (Spenser Heaps for Utah News ...

State Rep. James Talarico’s favorite book includes nine sex scenes and a sexual assault and happens to be a Texas classic. If not the great Texas novel. So during a legislative debate about a bill ...

A federal appeals court ruling will make it more difficult for library patrons to challenge book removal decisions, with the decision involving a public library in Texas but likely applying to school ...

With books disappearing from school library shelves nationwide, one Massachusetts lawmaker says she’s doing her part to promote inclusive literature for students. U.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-7th ...

COOK — Every fall, libraries across the U.S. take part in a weeklong advocacy campaign known as Banned Book Week. Aimed at raising awareness about censorship and challenged books, participating ...

AUSTIN - School boards could yank books off school library shelves if locals think they're profane or indecent under legislation that won preliminary approval Monday in the Texas House. In the hours ...

A controversial Iowa law restricting school library books and classroom instruction is back in effect after a federal appeals ...

Corpus Christi ISD is establishing a school library advisory council to review library materials and acquisitions, complying with a new state law, Senate Bill 13. Parents will have online access to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. ORLANDO — Upset that “pornographic” novels were in public school libraries, state leaders demanded administrators remove 55 books ...