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Linebaugh Public Library in downtown Murfreesboro will be closed for several days later this month, find out why.

The Secretary of State mentioned books must follow both state and federal laws including the Trump administration’s executive order regarding “gender ideology.”

Rutherford County libraries have shut down after state officials called for a review of materials.

Libraries across TN have received order to review their youth collections for gender-related books, as libraries in Rutherford County close to comply.

Sec. Hargett sent the letters to Tennessee libraries beginning in early September regarding the review.

Hundreds of Tennessee libraries are reviewing children’s books and materials for age and gender content after a state directive. Rutherford County libraries ...

A second county library board has received a letter from the Tennessee Secretary of State instructing them to review which books are available for kids.

Libraries that received the letter have until January 19 to provide a final report of their review to the Secretary of State’s Office. For more Local News ...

Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett demand that public libraries review their collections for “age-appropriateness” and for compliance with a controversial Trump executive order on gender identity…

Secretary of State Tre Hargett sent a letter to library directors asking them if all books in their collections are age-appropriate.

I understand the concern of parents who see books in public libraries that might clash with their family’s values. The answer, of course, is to accompany your grade-school child to the library and make the choices that are right for your family.

The letter, sent in late October, asks libraries to comply with a Trump executive order about gender ideology and the state's age-appropriate laws.

Secretary of State Tre Hargett sent a letter to 181 public libraries across Tennessee, asking them to comb through their children’s sections.

Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett has directed multiple library systems across the state, including Sumner County, to immediately review all elementar...

Public libraries in Tennessee have begun to shut down as they carry out an order from state officials to remove children’s books containing LGBTQ+ themes or characters.For Popular Information, Rebecca Crosby and Noel Sims reported Tuesday that the “book purge” is required to be carried out at all 18...

Two Rutherford County libraries remain temporarily closed as the county reviews its book collections, and now community members are planning a rally.

The Tennessee Secretary of State has ordered libraries in all but four counties to review their children’s sections for content the state and federal government deems not age-appropriate.

A protest over book access and library policy changes drew a crowd to Murfreesboro City Hall on Monday, just an hour before a contentious Rutherford County L...

Two Rutherford County libraries remain temporarily closed as the county reviews its book collections, and now community members are planning a rally to push ...

Local Libraries speak on Tennessee Secretary of State letter

In an attempt to broaden the scope of book banning efforts, Tennessee is trying to make public librarians act as censors. It's a bad fit.

In September, The Tennessee Secretary of State issued a letter to all public libraries to “undertake an immediate age-appropriateness review (over the next 60 days) of all materials” in their children’s sections. NCAC is deeply concerned that this order is part of a political pressure campaign that endangers the First

Book publishers and literary groups are challenging orders by Tennessee’s secretary of state for public libraries to audit children’s collections and eliminate books dealing with gender identity. Groups such as the American Library Association, Penguin Random House, the National Coalition Against Censorship and Lambda Literary were joined this week by PEN America, a nonprofit organization […]

Presidential executive orders do not apply to states and do not authorize censorship or collection audits in public libraries.

"It is illegal to remove books from public libraries because some people do not like them," said a coalition of 33 library groups, publishing companies, and civil rights organizations.

It is unclear how many other libraries have or may need to temporarily shut their doors in order to cull their children’s sections for gender-subversive content.

A few dozen community members came to the Rutherford County Library System’s December board meeting Monday night to protest against restricting certain books in public libraries.

Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett has directed multiple library systems across the state, including Sumner County, to immediately review all elementar...

Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett has directed multiple library systems across the state.