Censorship

In this edition of News Bites, Caldecott winners find a way to properly pass the torch from one honoree to another, Nic Stone speaks out and a community rallies when Dear Martin is taken off a school reading list, and climate activist Greta Thunberg inspires a new picture book.

Pat Scales advises school librarians on teachers judging a book by its page count and forcing students to return books above their reading level.

While decorative banned books displays draw attention to censorship, there's a deeper opportunity for meaningful conversation about the issues.

Pat Scales weighs in on challenging reading choices, a library clerk who judges reading selections, and a panel on gun violence.

Parents' concerns about a YA collection; a grandmother questions a Newbery honoree.

The American Library Association Office of Intellectual Freedom has released its annual list of most challenged books.

Censorship expert Pat Scales fields questions on cultural misrepresentation in fiction, challenged books, and more.

Book banning is back in the news (with Florida legislation that could make buying some books a felony), librarians honor a principal who stood up to a challenge, and more.

There’s little time left to apply for the Library of Congress Librarian-in-Residence program, and more in this edition of NewsBites.