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Rules on enforcement of an Iowa law barring books with sexual content from schools and prohibiting instruction and material related to LGBTQ+ subjects will likely not be clarified until March,

Rules on enforcement of an Iowa law barring books with sexual content from schools and prohibiting instruction and material related to LGBTQ+ subjects will likely not be clarified until March,

Starting in July, Mason City voters will no longer have a direct impact on the funding of the Mason City Public Library due to changes in state property tax law

Almost half of books challenged at school are returned to shelves, but titles with LGBTQ characters, themes and stories are most likely to be banned, according to a Washington Post analysis of nearly 900 book objections nationwide.

Almost half of books challenged at school are returned to shelves, but titles with LGBTQ characters, themes and stories are most likely to be banned, according to a Washington Post analysis of nearly 900 book objections nationwide.

Books about lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer lives were 30% more likely to be yanked, The Washington Post found.

Sam Helmick, the community and access services coordinator for the Iowa City Public Library, pulls down books for residents on …

Nationwide, we're seeing Republicans critcize books they feel are inappropriate for minors.resulting in legislation impacting libraries including here in iowa.a

Angela Pilkington had an irrational fear of libraries for most of her youth, so much so that she asked her mother to pick out the books she needed for her college classes and drive hours to deliver them to her. Later in her college years, however, her mom convinced her to apply for a librarian...

LETTER to the Editor: As the Iowa Library Association president, I seek your support to Iowa communities affected by House File 718 as levy dollars funding services in approximately 17.7%