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States begin to push back on book bans – by banning them
CNN via Yahoo News· 4 days agoLast month, Minnesota became the latest state to implement restrictions on banning books from public...
New Chicago exhibit spotlights queer voices through banned books
CBS News· 14 hours agoIt was inspired by a humanities course at DePaul University. Two Professors and 21 students taking...
'Nineteen Minutes,' 'The Handmaid's Tale,' 'Crank' among the 10 most banned books in Iowa
The Des Moines Register via Yahoo News· 20 hours agoPart of a continuing series in the Des Moines Register’s Iowa’s Book Ban Battle project. Was your...
This Florida Mom Sued the Board of Education Over Book Bans
Time Magazine· 1 day agoDistrict Court for the Northern District of Florida, the plaintiffs say that Florida law H.B. 1069...
OPINION: Closing the minds of Alaska’s students
Anchorage Daily News· 9 hours agoThe Mat-Su Borough School District has become Alaska’s leader inbook banning. Book banning has become a big problem nationwide, but the rate at which the...
A Texas county removed 17 books from its libraries. An appeals court says eight must be returned.
Associated Press· 1 day agoEight books dealing with subjects including racism and transgender issues must be returned to...
Banned book given to school superintendent during graduation ceremony
Eyewitness News 3 Hartford· 4 days agoA high school graduate in Idaho gave a banned book to a school superintendent during her graduation...
Iowa book ban's toll: 3,400 pulled books, including '1984' and 'To Kill a Mockingbird'
The Des Moines Register via Yahoo News· 2 days agoAn exclusive Des Moines Register survey of Iowa's 325 school districts found that some pulled dozens...
Parents sue Florida Board of Education over book ban policy
Nebraska Examiner via Yahoo News· 1 day agoThe legislation in question (HB 1069) requires local school boards to adopt policies regarding...
Texas library must reinstate books with 'butts and farts,' court says
Houston Chronicle· 15 hours agoAs more and more Texas school boards seek to censor books deemed too controversial or sexual in...