FTLF Blog

By Leila Green Little Advisory Board Member, Freedom to Learn Foundation Last week, the United States Supreme Court declined to hear Little v. Llano County—the case that bears my name and, more importantly, represents a fundamental question about who gets to decide what we are allowed to read in a public library. Disappointed doesn’t come […]

By Rory Steele, Executive Director, Freedom to Learn Foundation Protecting Students’ Right to Read The Freedom to Learn Foundation (FTLF) is proud to stand shoulder to shoulder with authors, publishers, educators, parents, and students in one of the most consequential fights for intellectual freedom in a generation. As a key sponsor and financial contributor, we […]

By Rory Steele, Executive Director, Freedom to Learn Foundation The Freedom to Learn Foundation (FTLF) is honored to stand shoulder to shoulder with a powerful coalition of literary and educational organizations in Penguin Random House v. Menke, challenging Iowa’s sweeping school book ban law, Senate File 496 (SF 496).  On July 24, 2025, we signed a […]

Across the country, the freedom to read and access information is under siege. Book banning efforts have escalated dramatically, targeting public schools, libraries, educators, and the very principles of free expression. At the Freedom to Learn Foundation, we are tracking these threats and mobilizing communities to push back. 📚 A Record-Setting Year for Censorship In […]