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What’s The “Other Side?”: A Clash Over Voting Rights History in Louisiana Library

Lafayette Parish Library board declines grant money for voting rights program, citing the books present only "one side" of that history.

Louisiana Library Pulls LGBTQ Books From Children’s Section

A Louisiana library pulls LGBTQ children's books off shelves after parental complaints, despite its own collection policies.

Allegheny County Jail Deeply Restricts Access to Literature for Incarcerated Individuals

Allegheny County Prison discontinues access to books for incarcerated individuals, choosing profit over rehabilitation.

Burbank, CA School District Faces Unique Anti-Racism Book Ban Situation

A complicated book challenge arises in Burbank, California, putting antiracism and teaching methodology under the spotlight.

Parents Sue North Carolina Charter School Over THE POET X

Parents call The Poet X "a frontal assault on Christian beliefs and values." The school won't censor the title.

BEYOND MAGENTA: When Gatekeeping Becomes Censorship

A reader considers how books from the margins are recategorized and how moral gatekeeping restricts access to those stories.

The 9 Books of Sappho and Other Queer Lit Lost in the Fire

So many queer stories have been buried, so many gender outlaws have been rewritten in historical accounts. Unearthing them is exciting.

Alaskan School Board Overturns Decision on Removing Books

Mat-Su School District overturns book censorship, but will this be permanent?

Contemporary Censorship in New Zealand

The long, ongoing tradition of highly organized censorship in New Zealand sparks interesting questions around responsibility, taste, and expression.

Classroom Censorship in Mat-Su Alaska School District Latest In Long Line

Conservative, pro-family white men on an Alaska school board pull books from upper-level elective English classrooms.