Censorship

When a video of a woman speaking out against the book Out of Darkness at a school board meeting went viral, author Ashley Hope Pérez responded with a video of her own.

During this Banned Books Week, Jerry Craft and Kelly Yang saw their books challenged by parents, and authors discussed what it means to have their books "banned."

Pat Scales answers questions about kids who want challenged books; a parent who objects to fairy tales due to religious beliefs; and a principal sympathetic to students who protest assigned novels. 

Books are being challenged across the country; districts in Pennsylvania and Texas dominate the news with their decisions to remove materials. 

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Pat Scales answers readers' questions about library staff deselecting materials, the most challenged booklist, and parental complaints about an "offensive" article.

A coordinated effort to limit what teachers can teach about history, racism, sexism, and systemic oppression throughout history has educators concerned about their students, the impact on the library, and civic life in general.

Pat Scales takes on a student teacher who thinks Captain Underpants is inappropriate, parent complaints about comics and horror, and a teacher who is using markers to alter problematic illustrations in picture books.

A librarian and intellectual freedom advocate on Dr. Seuss, library policies, and cancel culture.