The US librarian who sued book ban harassers: ‘I decided to fight back’
After Amanda Jones got death threats for speaking out against censorship, she sued her attackers and wrote a memoir
I'm a Black librarian. We're being threatened
For Black librarians like me, libraries also symbolize the literacy that was denied.
Librarians fear new penalties, even prison, as activists challenge books
Across the country, book bans and attempted bans have soared to the highest levels in decades. Public and school-based libraries have been inundated with complaints from community members and conservative activists.
Book Ban Data
The American Library Association's Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF) has released new data documenting book challenges throughout the United States, finding that challenges of unique titles surged 65% in 2023 compared to 2022 numbers, reaching the highest level ever documented by ALA. Read the full announcement. OIF documented 4,240 unique book titles targeted for censorship, more than the previous two years combined (2,571 in 2022; 1,651 in 2021), as well as 1,247 demands to censor library books, materials, and resources in 2023.
Exposing the Impact of Curriculum and Book Bans: Education for the Public and Not the Few
This webinar discusses the harmful effects of book bans and curriculum limitations and what role the law can play in combating them.
How Librarians Became American Free Speech Heroes | Essay
In the Past and Present, They’ve Fought Book Bans and Censorship.
Raskin, Schatz Reintroduce Resolution Recognizing Banned Books Week
Gavin Newsom signs bill blocking California school boards from banning inclusive books
The law goes into effect immediately.
The First App to "Help" Libraries and Schools with Book Bans Has Arrived–It's Not What It Seems
BookmarkED claims to help schools and parents navigate book bans. But where and how the app gets is information is a secret.
A WA library might close over book ban fight
A library in rural Southeast Washington could be the first in the nation to close over a fight about removing books. The debate revolves around a group of books in the library’s kids and young adult sections that some residents say aren’t age-appropriate.
Seattle Times reporter David Gutman is here to explain how things got to this point, with some help from life-long Dayton resident John Hutchens.
MI Library Association launches campaign to counter book bans
The campaign encourages people to get involved in efforts to protect libraries from book bans, and tools to help them do that. It comes as public libraries in Michigan and across the country are facing growing organized efforts to ban books some people object to, especially books that deal with themes like racism, sexual orientation, or gender identity.
Book Bans, Academic Freedom, and the Academic Law Library: Reflections on an AALL Discussion Den
Discussion Dens are consistently among my favorite programs at the AALL Annual Meeting, and Leslie Street’s Book Bans, Academic Freedom, and the Academic Law Library discussion was truly a highligh…