Our online column Letters of the Law explores a wide range of legal issues that arise in libraries, with the help of a pair of leading authorities: Mary Minow, a librarian who became a lawyer, and ...

There were 1,269 documented demands to censor library books and resources in 2022, according to new data released by the American Library Association on Thursday morning. This is the highest number of ...

Book challenges in Kentucky public libraries rose 1,061% from 2023 to 2024. Daviess and Bourbon counties saw diverging library responses to censorship efforts. Statewide disputes over library content ...

Attempts to restrict library books continued to accelerate last year, according to a report released Thursday from the American Library Association. Overall, the number of individual titles challenged ...

Massachusetts Democrats led the advance of an anti-book ban bill despite conservative opposition, as library challenges remain elevated well above pre-2020 levels.

When Julie Milavec thinks back on the past 12 months, her sigh gets long and heavy, almost comically so. Not that there was anything funny about being director of the Downers Grove Public Library this ...

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