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The Institute of Museum and Library Services is accepting proposals for two grant programs, the Biden administration launches new education initiative, author Linda Sue Park will lead a new imprint, and unionized HarperCollins workers have planned a one-day strike.

A principal forbids students from talking about a challenged book; librarians question reading levels and defend unrestricted library access for children.

The ALA community was elated to be face-to-face again, talking about issues that matter to the industry. Comments made during a Unite Against Book Bans panel set off a Twitter firestorm that laid bare the emotion and complexities of the censorship discussion.

School librarians await the interpretation of three new laws that will impact what and how they teach as Florida Freedom to Read Project founders fight for books to stay on the shelves.

ALA, the Virginia Association of School Librarians, PEN America, and more speak out against a lawsuit attempting to require parental consent for minors to purchase Gender Queer and A Court of Mist and Fury at Barnes and Noble in Virginia and more in our latest roundup of book censorships attempts around the country.

How to handle confrontational parents; a principal's reprimand; supporting LGBTQIA+–themed books; and more advice on challenges and censorship.

The effort to ban books in schools and libraries has made headlines, resulting in a big boost in sales of the most contentious titles.

The letter, signed by 1,300 children's and YA authors and read into the record at a congressional hearing, spoke of the harm to kids from book censorship.

In response to a new Utah law regarding "sensitive materials in schools," the state's attorney general's office issued an official memorandum that outlines the constitutional protections for students and library materials. Educators can use it as a tool to push back against district attempts to remove books from the shelves.