Huntsville Public Library in Texas becomes privatized following the city manager's disapproval of two book displays.

The policy, passed by the board in December, moves materials deemed not “age appropriate” to the system’s adult sections.

Photo credit: Gregg Richards Celebrating National Library Week, Brooklyn Public Library (BPL) announced a new milestone today in the fight against censorship and book banning: more than 6000 young …

After working for Palm Beach Atlantic University for more than 20 years, Dr. Samuel Joeckel of West Palm Beach has been fired over the teaching of a racial justice unit. He blames Gov. Ron DeSantis…

The Fort Worth-area district said “Anne Frank’s Diary: The Graphic Adaptation” and dozens of other books, including the Bible, must be removed following parental challenges.

Hyperbole, misinformation, exaggerated or outlandish claims about books’ content are fueling these bans.

It was a unanimous vote of the Owasso School Board, approving a new policy in which every graphic novel, prior to being added to the school library, will be ins

Escambia County Public Schools have placed over 100 books in a Restricted Section in libraries while the books are reviewed for age-appropriateness.

ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) — The Department Chair of English at Northview High School in Escambia County is calling for the school board to evaluate more than 100 books that she says contai…

Charlotte-Mecklenburg school district publicly amends instructions to principals after the Daily Beast picks up story

The Patmos Library was defunded by residents because its staff refused to remove its LGBTQ+ collection.

“This has got to stop,” author Derrick Barnes said after the school district canceled his visits.

Despite key victories, books covering race and LGBTQ+ topics continue to attract bans in conservative states

A man tried to sue a high school librarian for thousands of dollars for keeping the book of personal essays by a Black, nonbinary author on the shelves.

The quote reads, in part: “I swore never to be silent whenever and wherever human beings endure suffering and humiliation. We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim."

The Supreme Court said Yeshiva University would have to go back to New York state courts in its legal battle with the YU Pride Alliance, an LGBTQ student group asking to be officially recognized.

Louisiana middle school librarian Amanda Jones said she’s “had enough” of extreme rhetoric deployed against educators over LGBTQ materials.

It is not only the most blatant prohibitions on books that are of concern to those who believe in protecting the freedom to read.

Author Judy Blume recently slammed Puffin U.K.'s decision to do a politically correct language update to Roald Dahl's classic children's books.

The senator opposes a new policy at Yale Law School. But he can’t do it on constitutional grounds.

The investigation of a Florida university professor’s teaching material is “a textbook example of how not to handle a spurious complaint,” PEN America said today, following reports that administrat...

Local officials are appealing the order in a lawsuit that drew national attention. Seven library patrons say the book removals infringed their First Amendment rights.

The Glen Ridge Library trustees voted at Wednesday's meeting unanimously to not pull LGBTQ books from shelves.

“The whole purpose of this legislation is to make people afraid.”

The Waukesha School Board voted, 9-0, to fire teacher Melissa Tempel, who criticized the decision to ban “Ranbowland” from a concert.

New board members in two GOP-leaning counties essentially sacked their school superintendents over the span of one week.

The bill, which would also create a blacklist of noncompliant publishers, has drawn criticism from surprising places, including experts who support content ratings.

A sweeping bill that bans drag performances in Montana would effectively criminalize a wide range of sartorial and artistic choices for performers in a breathtaking array of contexts, PEN America...

The Hamilton East Public Library board reversed its controversial book relocation and removal policy.

Hyperbole, misinformation, exaggerated or outlandish claims about books’ content are fueling these bans.

The New Hampshire Union Leader reports that Brian O’Connell, the principal of Bow High School in Bow, New Hampshire had been targeted by parents of the

Hyperbole, misinformation, exaggerated or outlandish claims about books’ content are fueling these bans.

The freedom to read is under assault. Join PEN America to #FreeTheBooks by taking action and making your voice heard.

Helene Gold, a former librarian at New College of Florida, was fired on Monday, just weeks before the end of the semester.

PEN America has collated an Index of School Book Bans, offering a snapshot of the trend of decisions to ban books in school libraries and classrooms in the United States from July 1, 2021 to March...

Maine has seen eight challenges to GENDER QUEER so far, but only one school has banned it. Why are schools in ME keeping it?

Under Florida's House Bill 1467, beginning in 2023, schoolbooks must be reviewed to ensure they're free of pornography or certain race-based teachings.

Time and again, Florida elected officials have restricted what can be taught in Florida classrooms. And time and again, when called on it, they say it’s all a hoax or the fault of school dist…

Central York High School students are once again protesting book bans at their school. Here's what they want you to know.

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At a time when lawmakers and parents are seeking to restrict what can and cannot be taught in classrooms, many teachers are seeing efforts to limit what can be staged in their auditoriums.

Williamson County Schools has completed an investigation into a children’s digital library app that was temporarily removed from student learning devices, the district announced Tuesday afternoon.

FILE – Amanda Darrow, director of youth, family and education programs at the Utah Pride Center, poses with books that …