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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.

Date rape impacts a community; appropriate holiday decor; protesters at a Halloween event.

How much do authors’ reputations drive book challenges?

A look at the titles, data, a round up of recent related content, and more, as the literary world focuses the spotlight on censorship.