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School Library Journal » Censorship
5d ago
A federal judge ruled that a lawsuit brought by authors and a student against a Florida school district can proceed; civil rights icon Ruby Bridges speaks out against censors; and more news on legal battles and library-related legislative actions continue across the country ..read more
School Library Journal » Censorship
5d ago
Readers had their say about "Dictionaries on the Chopping Block," the latest Scales on Censorship column, and more ..read more
School Library Journal » Censorship
5d ago
The Freedom to Learn collective marked National Day of Action by protesting censorship attempts outside the Supreme Court; a challenged book returns to shelves in Virginia while titles get removed from schools in Florida and South Carolina; and Last Week Tonight with John Oliver ..read more
School Library Journal » Censorship
5d ago
To fathom the defacing of images in children’s books, one almost has to process it in stages, beginning with incredulity. The issue, however, is no joke, and librarians are feeling the pressure. In our reporting, the frequency of instances involving the altering of material by school librarians was such that we elevated this to a cover story ..read more
School Library Journal » Censorship
2w ago
A PTA president seeks to cull dictionaries featuring “offensive words”; a parent inquires about safe ways her LGBTQIA+ son can fight censorship; a school board expresses no confidence in librarians to make book selection decisions ..read more
School Library Journal » Censorship
2w ago
A proposal in Nevada would move all LGBTQIA+ books into their own section of public libraries; Florida makes principals responsible for book restrictions; Utah schools removing books ahead of a new law going into effect on July 1; and more ..read more
School Library Journal » Censorship
2w ago
Fearing book removal or losing their jobs, library professionals conceal bare butts and other exposed body parts in picture books ..read more
School Library Journal » Censorship
3w ago
Emily Drabinski shares the impact of personal attacks and those on libraries across the country; librarians fear new, punitive laws; Alaska school book removal lawsuit goes to federal court; and more in Censorship News ..read more
School Library Journal » Censorship
3w ago
The report released today examines more than 4,000 book bans in 52 public school districts in 23 states from July to December 2023. ..read more
School Library Journal » Censorship
3w ago
Hachette Book Group, HarperCollins Publishers, Macmillan Publishers, Simon & Schuster, and Sourcebooks have joined Penguin Random House and other plaintiffs in the lawsuit against the state of Iowa. ..read more