School Libraries

Award-winning authors and illustrators whose books center Black history discuss how they delve into research to tell powerful stories. With Carole Boston Weatherford, Lesa Cline-Ransome, Amina Luqman-Dawson, and James E. Ransome. 

The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a Texas law requiring publishers and vendors to provide content ratings for books is unconstitutional; Nebraska town votes out school board member who tried to get books removed from library, and more.

A judge refuses to dismiss case against Escambia County school district, MTV documentary on book banning will be screened for free at public libraries this weekend, dictionaries taken off shelves in Florida, and more in this week's censorship news roundup.

Children are eager listeners—of audiobooks, according to a new Library Journal / School Library Journal survey. Libraries are keeping up with the demand as formats evolve.

Censorship is delaying the delivery of books to school library shelves. Cue the civics lesson.