Bills targeting library operations die in Alabama Legislature | Alabama Reflector
The bills would have applied the state's obscenity laws to local libraries and allow counties and cities to terminate library board members.
North Dakota governor vetoes controversial library content bill • North Dakota Monitor
North Dakota Gov. Kelly Armstrong vetoed a library content bill, calling it “a misguided attempt to legislate morality through overreach and censorship.”
Mississippi libraries ordered to delete academic research in response to state laws - Mississippi Today
The two research collections state officials ordered for deletion included material from professional journals, conference papers, books, student dissertations, periodicals and newspaper articles.
Iowa law banning school library books that depict sex acts on hold again after a new federal ruling
A federal judge says Iowa for now cannot continue to enforce part of its book ban law. The decision Tuesday gives major publishers that sued the state their latest temporary reprieve.
Georgia school librarians could be found guilty of lawbreaking if shelves carry ‘explicit’ material • Georgia Recorder
Georgia is considering a bill aimed at preventing children from accessing explicit library material. Opponents say it would chill free speech
Review of Recent Book Ban Polls and Voter Surveys
The EveryLibrary Institute is collecting and analyzing polling and surveys about book bans, anti-access legislation, and the perception of libraries/librarians to help advocates quickly find and interpret results.