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These Are the 10 Most Challenged Books

Book censorship hit "the highest levels ever documented" last year, according to the American Library Association , which saw the number of challenged titles climb...

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Port: Maybe our librarians aren't 'groomers' after all?

They told us there was a crisis in our schools and libraries. There was no crisis.

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Freedom to Read Act to Fight Book Ban

The legislation is viewed as a countermeasure to efforts to remove material some feel is inappropriate for children and young teens.

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Penguin Random House is Fighting Book Ban

Penguin Random House has jumped into the fight against book bans, entering a sensitive debate playing out in school boards and statehouses across the country.

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Kern locals express support and concerns about new book policy

Kern locals express support and concerns about new book policy. This issue was brought up during a KCSOS meeting.

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Off the Shelves: a closer look at the RCPS temporary book removal

‘Thirteen Reasons Why,’ ‘The Invisible Boy, ‘The Kite Runner’ and ‘Go Ask Alice’ are just a few of the 57 books to be temporary removed from libraries and classrooms at Rockingham County Public Schools.

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Iowa weighs increasing penalty for sharing obscene materials to minors

A bill put forward by Iowa republicans would increase penalties for distributing obscene materials to minors.

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Fifth Court of Appeals rules law unconstitutional that told vendors to rate books' sexual content before selling them to schools

An appeals court ruled a Texas law unconstitutional which would've required vendors to rate a book's sexual content before being sold to schools.

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Texas's anti-LGBTQ+ book ban law blocked by federal court

The law requires book sellers to rate sexual content in books... or else.

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Idaho Committee Passes LGBTQ+ Book Ban on MLK Day: Rep Says It Only Bans Gay "Acts"

Book Ban protest via Flickr By Erin Reed / Erin in the Morning On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, most legislatures across the United States were closed for business. However, this was not the case for Idaho’s Committee on State Affairs. The committee convened to discuss House Bill 384, a bill that could ban LGBTQ+ books, along with many literary classics and, potentially, the Bible in schools and libraries throughout the state. The hearing, which predominantly featured testimony opposing the bill,

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