Public Libraries

Parents in Pickens County, SC, along with the NAACP, are suing the district and charging that the removal of Stamped is a violation of their children's First Amendment rights; a Nebraska high school librarian resigns in protest over a new book policy; book banners threaten publishers and public library funding; and more.

Battles over book banning continue at school board meetings and in state legislatures across the country. Now politicians are targeting publishers, too.

Artfully designed casewraps, endpapers, flaps, and even copyright pages bring young readers deep into a picture book's world and spark engagement. 

The CAA Foundation and the Campaign for Our Shared Future are harnessing star power to fight censorship. Launching today, #LetAmericaRead invites supporters to join the campaign to oppose book banning, which is occurring in public schools and libraries nationwide.

Middle grade books about sports, family, and friendship for kids watching the Disney+ series based on Kwame Alexander's Newbery-winning novel. 

The judge's ruling is an early victory for residents who sued claiming that their Constitutional rights were violated by the book removals. Meanwhile, titles are removed from schools in Spotsylvania, VA, and legislation seeking to limit access and criminalize librarians advances in Arkansas and North Dakota.

The Missouri House approves state budget that strips public libraries of funding, students protest in Oregon, a 100-year-old woman speaks out against censorship in Florida, a Utah parent challenges the Bible, and more in this week's censorship news.

Star Child by Ibi Zoboi and Swim Team by Johnnie Christmas are among the winners of the annual awards that honor outstanding children's and YA books by African American authors.

The American Library Association recorded 1,269 demands to censor library books and resources in 2022, the highest number of attempted book bans since the organization began compiling the data more than 20 years ago.