The National Coalition Against Censorship has written to the Roane County School District Board of Education in Kingston, Tennessee to recommend changes to their board policy.  After almost 200 challenged books were temporarily removed, NCAC encouraged the district to revise their policy to allow challenge books to remain on shelves during the reconsideration process. [...] The post NCAC recommends policy changes to Roane County School District in Tennessee appeared first on National Coalition Against Censorship ..read more

Recent news reports have surfaced, revealing attempts by the Biden administration to pressure Amazon to censor controversial anti-vaccine books and search results. According to the reports, representatives of the Biden administration have urged Amazon executives to take action against books that the administration has deemed to contain misinformation surrounding COVID-19 and vaccines. The National [...] The post NCAC Condemns Biden Administration’s Attempts to Coerce Amazon Into Censorship appeared first on National Coalition Against Censorship ..read more

The National Coalition Against Censorship has written a letter to the Rockingham County School Board to protest their decision to temporarily remove 57 books from school libraries without following district’s policy for challenges and review. NCAC urges the Board to return the books to library shelves pending a formal review from a review committee. [...] The post Rockingham County Public Schools in Virginia temporarily removes 57 books from school libraries without following policy procedures. appeared first on National Coalition Against Censorship ..read more

The National Coalition Against Censorship has written to the Elkhorn Area School District in Wisconsin to recommend policy improvements after a local parent challenged 444 library books, which were temporarily removed. As a result, the district has considered policy revisions. To assist, we shared NCAC's guidelines and best-practices on book challenges with them. Read [...] The post NCAC recommends policy improvements for a Wisconsin School District that received over 400 book challenges appeared first on National Coalition Against Censorship ..read more

The Dallas Center-Grimes Community School District in Grimes, Iowa has removed 73 books from school libraries in an attempt to comply with Iowa Senate File 496, which prohibits school libraries from having any materials with "descriptions or visual depictions of a sex act." The National Coalition Against Censorship has written to the school board to [...] The post Iowa School District removes over 70 books without following proper review procedures appeared first on National Coalition Against Censorship ..read more

NEW YORK – The National Coalition Against Censorship (NCAC) today released a new resource that provides practical advice for authors whose books are being challenged and banned in K – 12 schools and libraries. Prepared in collaboration with writers who have faced censorship, it is available on the NCAC website. Book challenges can be exasperating, [...] The post NCAC releases new resource for authors of banned or challenged books appeared first on National Coalition Against Censorship ..read more

NCAC contacts Hernando School District in Brooksville, Florida, to express its concerns about the removal of 13 books by Ellen Hopkins from its libraries. A district administrator claimed that the materials are "harmful to minors" under Florida Statute 847, which makes it illegal to provide minors with access to "obscene" materials. This is problematic because, [...] The post NCAC demands return of 13 books by Ellen Hopkins to Hernando School District libraries appeared first on National Coalition Against Censorship ..read more

Updated 2/2/23 – NCAC has received a response from the Superintendent of St Lucie Public Schools. He has agreed to follow the district's appeal process and to reconsider the four books that were improperly removed. On 1/18/23 - The National Coalition Against Censorship (NCAC) wrote to St. Lucie Public Schools in St. Lucie, Florida [...] The post St. Lucie Public Schools in Florida Remove Books Before Review | UPDATED appeared first on National Coalition Against Censorship ..read more

Boyle County Schools in Kentucky has improperly removed over 100 books because they claim they are required to do so under Kentucky law SB 150. The National Coalition Against Censorship has written to inform them that the law does not apply to library books and to demand that the books be returned. Read NCAC's [...] The post NCAC protests improper removal of over 100 books in Kentucky school district appeared first on National Coalition Against Censorship ..read more

CHICAGO — Sourcebooks, a leading independent publisher based in Chicago, and the American Library Association’s (ALA) book publishing imprint, ALA Editions | ALA Neal-Schuman, announce the publication of “Read These Banned Books: A Journal and 52-Week Reading Challenge.” Available via the ALA Store as well as through bookstores nationwide, this interactive recommended reading list presents readers [...] The post Buy a Journal. Fight Censorship! appeared first on National Coalition Against Censorship ..read more