Librarians in UK increasingly asked to remove books, as influence of US pressure groups spreadsAnecdotal evidence suggests a rise in requests to take books off shelves, particularly LGBTQ+ titles#Book Bans#LGBTQ rights#banned books#book challenges#censorship#librarian#libraries#freedom to read#book bans#librarians#UK·theguardian.com·Apr 15, 2025Librarians in UK increasingly asked to remove books, as influence of US pressure groups spreads
ACLU sues on behalf of librarian fired after opposing book censorship effortPatty Hector lost job after being targeted by campaign urging restriction of books with race and LGBTQ+ themes#Book Bans#banned books#book challenges#censorship#libraries#librarian#freedom to read#ALA·theguardian.com·Feb 4, 2025ACLU sues on behalf of librarian fired after opposing book censorship effort
I'm a Black librarian. We're being threatenedFor Black librarians like me, libraries also symbolize the literacy that was denied.#banned books#book challenges#censorship#antiracism#librarian#archives#libraries#intersectionality#discrimination·newsweek.com·Apr 18, 2024I'm a Black librarian. We're being threatened