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Latest Updates Libraries can help end the culture wars. That’s why they’re under fire.

There is an organized cultural assault on libraries in America, and the casualties are piling up. Fueled by “parents’ rights” groups like Moms for Liberty, public libraries saw the number of titles targeted for censorship surge 65 percent from 2022 to 2023, according to the American Library Association. Many school librarians have quit,

Latest Updates Book banning just got harder in Vermont. Here's what to know about the new law.

As of July 1 next year, Vermont public schools and libraries must establish clear, nondiscriminatory procedures for challenging and removing books from shelves. Books can no longer be banned or restricted for discussing politics, sexual orientation, gender identity, sexual health, race, ethnicity, personal morality, religious views or disability status.

Latest Updates Florida 7-year-old compelled to testify in book ban lawsuit

TALLAHASSEE, Florida — A federal judge ruled Monday that a 7-year-old Florida student must testify in a lawsuit challenging how one school district is carrying out the state’s policies for removing books containing objectionable content.

Latest Updates Book Bans Continue to Surge in Public Schools

More books were removed during the first half of this academic year than in the entire previous one.

Latest Updates John Oliver on public libraries: ‘Another front in the ongoing culture war’

The Last Week Tonight host looks into attacks on public libraries, from slashed funding to harassment to banning certain book titles.

Latest Updates How the Far Right Took Over a Pennsylvania School Board—And How Parents Took It Back

Latest Updates FTLA and Allies Celebrate Major Decision by 5th Circuit Court in Texas Book Case

Latest Updates Voters drub Moms for Liberty ‘parental rights’ candidates at the ballot

NPR Penguin Random House and 5 authors are suing a Florida school board over book bans