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A book removed from a Midlands school district’s libraries over a reference to a character’s same-sex relationship is coming back to shelves after public push back at a Monday school board meeting.

The first time a book was challenged in St. Francis, Minnesota, it was by a community member — not a parent, says Becky Velve, a middle school language arts teacher in the district.

South Carolina now leads the nation in the number of books banned from schools after the state board of education voted to remove 10 more books from school libraries.

A federal judge has halted President Trump’s attempt to eliminate the Institute of Museum and Library Services – the agency which provides federal funding to libraries and museums across the country.

Conservative school board candidates across Texas suffered an array of defeats in Saturday’s local elections, marking a clear setback for the Republican-aligned movement to shape how grade school curriculums and library books confront issues of race, sex and gender.

Maricopa County will introduce a new pilot program allowing parents to place restrictions on what books their children can check out in the Queen Creek Library, the first of several potential changes at the county libraries amid criticism by conservative activists over books available on the shelves.

The Cuyahoga County Public Library system is experiencing a boom that could spell political trouble for Ohio lawmakers attempting to cut library funding.

Oregon lawmakers are taking steps to protect access to library materials written by diverse authors or that include themes of race, gender or sexual orientation.