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A proposal that would require school libraries to notify parents of every book their child checks out was advanced by Georgia senators Tuesday, while a proposal to subject school librarians to criminal charges for distributing material containing obscenity waits in the wings. The measures are part of a broad and continuing push by Republicans in many states to root out what they see as inappropriate material from schools and libraries, saying books and electronic materials are corrupting children. Opponents say it's a campaign of censorship meant to block children's freedom to lear...

In the Appleton Area School District, a formal objection to material hasn't reached the district level since 2010.

The Fauquier County School Board announced Monday it has begun the process of revising its policies around students' exposure to "sexually explicit content" in libraries and classrooms across the school

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Amid the controversy created by the Dr. Seuss Enterprises' decision to remove six titles from publication, with some praising the decision of the estate, and others saying it's "cancel culture" run amok, the Kalamazoo Public Library issued a statement Friday afternoon. The news that Dr. Seuss Enterprises would cease publication of six Dr. Seuss children’s titles has prompted vigorous discussion here at the Kalamazoo Public Library (KPL), across the library and publishing worlds, and in the popular media as well as well. The question of when it is appropriate to pull titles from our shelves ...