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Library and LGBTQ+ advocates offer educators tips on how to respond when LGBTQ+ books come under attack in their school or district.

As age verification laws enter force in Arkansas, a federal judge just temporarily blocked a controversial law permitting the prosecution of librarians for loaning out "harmful" content.

A part of Arkansas' Act 372 would make it a crime for booksellers and librarians to give minors certain state-disapproved books.

The American Booksellers Association, in conjunction with WordsWorth Books and Pearl’s Books and other coalition partners, recently learned that they have cleared the first hurdle for the successful defense of the Freedom to Read in Arkansas.

Across the media and elsewhere, we hear of organized efforts to ban books, especially for school-aged young people, and to censor school curricula, primarily history and civics.

International non-governmental organizations (INGOs) working in Yemen are shocked and appalled by the murder of the World Food Programme (WFP) staff member - Moayad Hameidi - who was shot and killed in Al-Turbah, Taiz governorate.

Fayetteville Public Library is seeking community-created content for an art project that will celebrate Banned Books Week.

The 2023 American Library Association Annual Conference, Freedom to Read, Judy Blume, Jessica Rosenworcel, the Federal Communications Commission

The American Library Association conference that just ended at McCormick Place tends to be a predictably tame six days. The annual gathering of librarians, publishers and information professionals has been happening since the 19th century. The Chicago-based ALA greets librarians from rural towns, big cities, colleges, high schools, libraries in other countries. They eat a hot dog and take a ...

ALA 2023 attendees spent the weekend browsing the wares on display in the exhibit hall and learning from experts on how best to fight extremist groups like Moms for Liberty that are bent on destroying schools and libraries.