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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.

Colorado school districts will need to adopt policies by this fall about when and why library books can be taken from the shelves under a new law signed by Gov. Jared Polis on Thursday.

Activity buzzed inside the Greenwood Public Library on a warm afternoon in April. Local residents browsed through the shelves, picking out the most recent bestsellers and literary classics as well as audiobooks, CDs and DVDs.

A group of school librarians, educators and families took part in a town hall to fight for increased funding of school libraries and to object to legislation aimed at banning certain books.