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PHOTOS: NYT bestselling author discusses book bans
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (219+ words) “Never in human history have the people banning books turned out to be the good guys,” Julia Quinn, No. 1 New York Times bestselling author, declared to a room of applauding Jewish women. The sound of the shofar at the start…...
NYT bestselling author discusses book bans
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (686+ words) As Rosh Hashanah 5787 approaches, the political world feels increasingly unstable. Public debate has become angrier and less forgiving. Antisemitism remains a disturbing presence in societies that should know better. War has brought terrible losses, and the threat of further conflict…...
Petition launched to save teacher-librarians as student performance falters - ABC News
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (950+ words) Qualified school library staff have long been considered vital by researchers to good literacy results among students. (ABC News: Rebecca Carmody) A petition to mandate teacher-librarian roles in schools is attracting strong support. It comes after national studies show an…...
Banned Books Week theme announced
3+ day, 9+ hour ago (121+ words) Published 1:30 am Wednesday, September 9, 2026 The American Library Association [ALA] and Banned Books Week Coalition have announced the theme for Banned Books Week 2026: “Let Books Be. Protect the Freedom to Read.” Banned Books Week will take place October 4–10, 2026. The Let Books…...
Redlands school board debates ‘controversial issues’ rules for books, libraries
3+ day, 9+ hour ago (633+ words) The Redlands school board continues to tackle the contentious topic of striking a political balance in school books and materials. On Tuesday night, Sept. 9, it took another step forward, making slight changes to the Redlands Unified School District’s “controversial issues…...
14 Books Banned in American Schools
4+ day, 15+ hour ago (331+ words) By Jaycee Gudoy | Published 17 seconds ago School book bans have surged and receded in cycles throughout American history, often reflecting the anxieties of a given decade more than the content of the books themselves. The following titles have each faced…...
Books, Classrooms, and the Fight for Inclusive Education
4+ day, 14+ hour ago (730+ words) Need help understanding your rights as an LGBTQ+ person or someone living with HIV? Visit our virtual Help Desk. Books can help students see themselves reflected in the world — and discover the experiences of people whose lives are different from…...
Dan Patrick's book ban isn't dumb. It's worse than that.
4+ day, 14+ hour ago (740+ words) Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick holds a copy of “Let’s Talk About It,” just one of the books he called “dirty, filthy and vulgar” during a press conference on August 19. In an election year in Texas, the first sign of…...
Shelf-Censored: Book Bans Don't Start With a Bonfire
5+ day, 13+ hour ago (487+ words) Though my role at the library was one that I loved, I eventually left as I realized I had transformed into a complicit gatekeeper of the silent censorship that had crept and overgrown the library stacks like a Virginia creeper…...
Most kids don’t know their rights. New book aims to fix that
5+ day, 19+ hour ago (668+ words) Emily Galvin Almanza, who’s originally from Iowa City, is the author of “Andromeda Diaz and the Reasonable Doubt.” IOWA CITY — Iowa City native Emily Galvin Almanza has had many titles in her professional life: public defender, nonprofit co-founder, professor, author....