Library workers at Autauga-Prattville Library now need to red label all LGBTQ+ books to warn the public library patrons of its content; LGBTQ+ books for kids completely banned, too.
A frightening percentage of parents do not even know—or care—why we read books at all.
Gomez is not the first Missouri politician to threaten to burn books, either.
Virginia is among the several US states attempting to legislate against book bans.
Books by or about queer people and people of color draw ire because intolerance is baked into American culture. That + book censorship news.
Washington joins several other US states in advancing anti-book ban legislation this session.
One of the most comprehensive Freedom to Read bills has been introduced in New Jersey legislature.
Most parents trust librarians, but that trust is continually undermined. That, plus this week's book censorship news.
Lawmakers in Kansas have filed a bill to combat book bans in public schools and libraries.
A new bill in Colorado would establish anti-discriminatory and anti-removal practices when it comes to book bans in public and school libraries.