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America’s book bans have already come for prisons
America’s book bans have already come for prisons
From colouring books to abolition newspapers and Reader’s Digest magazines, thousands of titles are banned in prisons and jails across the country, often with opaque reasons and with little oversight, Alex Woodward reports
·independent.co.uk·
America’s book bans have already come for prisons
National Library Week kicks off with the highly anticipated annual list of Top 10 Most Challenged Books and State of America's Libraries Report
National Library Week kicks off with the highly anticipated annual list of Top 10 Most Challenged Books and State of America's Libraries Report
CHICAGO — Today, the American Library Association (ALA) kicked off National Library Week with the release of its highly anticipated list of the Top 10 Most Challenged Books of 2022 and the State of America’s Libraries Report, which tells the story of how libraries are innovating and adapting to improve the well-being of their communities in the midst of censorship challenges. This year, however, there were multiple books that received the same number of challenges – resulting in the expansion of the list to 13 titles.
·ala.org·
National Library Week kicks off with the highly anticipated annual list of Top 10 Most Challenged Books and State of America's Libraries Report
Judge orders books removed from Texas public libraries due to LGBTQ and racial content must be returned within 24 hours | CNN
Judge orders books removed from Texas public libraries due to LGBTQ and racial content must be returned within 24 hours | CNN
A federal judge in Texas ruled that at least 12 books removed from public libraries by Llano County officials, many because of their LGBTQ and racial content, must be placed back onto shelves within 24 hours, according to an order filed Thursday.
·cnn.com·
Judge orders books removed from Texas public libraries due to LGBTQ and racial content must be returned within 24 hours | CNN
In 2022, a New Urgency for Banned Books Week
In 2022, a New Urgency for Banned Books Week
Forty years after Banned Books Week was launched in 1982 to raise awareness about censorship, the issue has taken on new importance for booksellers across the country, who increasingly find themselves on the front lines, alongside librarians, in defending people’s freedom to read.
·publishersweekly.com·
In 2022, a New Urgency for Banned Books Week
LGBTQ Books Removed from Target.com
LGBTQ Books Removed from Target.com
On March 25, word started to spread on Twitter that a multitude of LGBTQ books—many of them by debut authors—were inexplicably missing from Target’s website, despite a number of the titles having previously been listed for pre-order.
·publishersweekly.com·
LGBTQ Books Removed from Target.com
Local opinion: Federal support is disappearing for Arizona's libraries and museums
Local opinion: Federal support is disappearing for Arizona's libraries and museums
What's at stake isn't merely buildings with books and artifacts, but our shared commitment to an informed society.
Local opinion: Federal support is
·tucson.com·
Local opinion: Federal support is disappearing for Arizona's libraries and museums