Most banned books feature people of color and LGBTQ+ characters: Graphics explain the data
More than a third of books banned last year featured fictional characters or real person of color, a new analysis from PEN ...
Removing books from schools isn't a ban, SC superintendent says. She bristles at Nazi comparison.
There's a difference between removing books from schools and banning them, SC Superintendent Ellen Weaver said. She was ...
Velshi Banned Book Club: ‘The Awakening’ by Kate Chopin
Set in upper-class, patriarchal Louisiana society, ‘The Awakening’ by Kate Chopin is one of the first works of feminist ...
R.I. bill aims to protect librarians amid rise in book bans
Senate committee will consider “Freedom to Read Act,” which would shield librarians from criminal charges and standardize ...
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Ann Patchett, literary activists push back on book bans at Literary Day on the Hill
Rep. Justin Jones announced a new bill that would prohibit book bans across the state. The effort comes after a record year ...
In Roger Williams' Rhode Island, banning books is a departure from our heritage
Bills recently introduced in the General Assembly would make it harder to take books off of public shelves by requiring that ...
Radnor school district will review its library policy after backlash over book bans
Officials said the removals of 'Gender Queer,' 'Fun Home,' and 'Blankets' were in line with the district’s policy.
'Parental rights' or 'book banning zealots'? RI bill opens up culture war over school libraries.
Rep. Jared Golden (D-Maine) defied House Democratic leadership Tuesday when he voted for the GOP’s bill to avert a government ...
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Va. lawmakers direct researchers to review book bans, court funding methods, storm risk studies
JLARC to launch studies on removing books in public school libraries, the funding methodology used to determine judicial ...
Utah banned a 17th book from all public schools. Here’s what it’s about.
Another book has been added to Utah’s growing list of titles banned from all public schools in the state. The list now ...
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New bill would combat efforts to ban and censor books in R.I.
Since 2021 there have been over 30 book challenges in Rhode Island. In fighting these lawsuits, schools and libraries across ...
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Ann Patchett, literary activists push back on book bans at Literary Day on the Hill
Rep. Justin Jones announced a new bill that would prohibit book bans across the state. The effort comes after a record year of book removals in school libraries. He announced the bill at his ...