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Librarians fear new penalties as activists challenge books

GENDER QUEER tops ALA Top 10 Banned Books list for third consecutive year

Librarians fear new penalties, even prison, as activists challenge books

Across the country, book bans and attempted bans have soared to the highest levels in decades. Public and school-based libraries have been inundated with complaints from community members and conservative

Librarians fear new penalties as activists challenge books

Increasingly, lawmakers are considering new punishments — crippling lawsuits, hefty fines, and even imprisonment — for distributing some books.

Librarians fear new penalties, even prison, as activists challenge books

American Library Association claims 'censoring' sexually explicit books targets LGBTQ+ community

Librarians fear new penalties, even prison, as activists challenge books

By HILLEL ITALIE and KIMBERLEE KRUESI (Associated Press) When an illustrated edition of Margaret Atwood’s “The Handmaid’s Tale” was released in 2019, educators in Clayton, Missouri needed little debate before deciding to keep copies in high school libraries. The book is widely regarded as a classic work of dystopian literature about the oppression of women, […]

Librarians fear new penalties, even prison, as activists challenge books

Across the country, book bans and attempted bans have soared to the highest levels in decades.

Librarians fear new penalties, even prison, as activists challenge books

Librarians fear new penalties, even prison, as activists challenge books

Across the country, book bans and attempted bans have soared to the highest levels in decades. Public and school-based libraries have been inundated with complaints from community members and conservative activists. And now some lawmakers are considering adding new threats: Crippling lawsuits, hefty fines, and even imprisonment for distributing books regarded as obscene or otherwise inappropriate. Bills in more than 15 states this year would add harsh penalties to libraries or librarians. No librarian or educator has jailed yet, but many advocates say even the threat is leading to more books being preemptively removed.