Public libraries, book bans, and censorship
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Navy reverses course on DEI book ban after Pentagon reviewIn a major reversal, almost all the 381 books that the U.S. Naval Academy removed from the school’s libraries have been returned to the bookshelves after a new review using the Pentagon’s standardized search terms for diversity, equity and inclusion titles found about 20 books that need to be removed pending a future review by […]
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Alabama Library for the Blind and Physically Disabled officials fear federal cutsThe Alabama Library for the Blind and Physically Disabled (ALBPD) serves about 7,000 Alabamians with free audio and books in braille. BPD officials fear that could all go away if the Trump administration continues to make funding cuts to the National Library Service.
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$50K donation helps Paso Robles City Library amidst funding cutsDespite looming federal funding cuts, the Paso Robles City Library just received a $50,000 donation to help with supplemental programs.
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Schools in Columbia area removed this book over LGBTQ+ content. Now it’s backA 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.
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Educators in Minnesota Sue to Stop Book BansThe 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.
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South Carolina leads nation in school book bans after removing 10 more titlesSouth 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.
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States win a legal injunction against President Trump, pausing library funding cutsA 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.
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School board races across Texas deal losses for many conservativesConservative 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.