Bad Takes: It’s up to San Antonio residents to push back at extremist book bans

Thursday, October 9th, 2025

via San Antonio Current (Texas)

One group has counted 16,000 public-school book bans since 2021, 'a number not seen since the Red Scare McCarthy era of the 1950s.'

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What to know about efforts to ban books in Arizona schools, libraries

Thursday, October 9th, 2025

via The Arizona Republic (Arizona)

Banned Books Week highlights efforts to limit access to books, but the debate often results in people talking past, not to, each other.

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Words with friends

Thursday, October 9th, 2025

via Homepage - Johnston - Johnston Sun Rise (Rhode Island)

'Censorship Is So 1984. Read for Your Rights.' That's the theme of the 44th annual Banned Books Week, organized each year by the American Library Association. Since 1982, the …

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One Kansas school district banned a book in 2024, per national report

Wednesday, October 8th, 2025

via The Manhattan Mercury (Kansas)

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Hawaii library system bans displays that refer to ‘Banned Books Week,’ rebrands to ‘Freedom to Read’

Wednesday, October 8th, 2025

via The Associated Press (Florida)

Last week Lani Kawahara, who oversees the young adult section at Kauai's largest library, set up her annual display to mark Banned Books Week, a national campaign that kicked off Sunday to spotlight…

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It’s Banned Books Week. Here are some books that faced challenges in Wisconsin last year

Wednesday, October 8th, 2025

via Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Wisconsin)

Oct. 5 to 11 marks Banned Book Week, where libraries, schools and nonprofits nationwide work to raise awareness of censorship efforts against books.

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What are book bans? Here’s everything you need to know amid Banned Books Week 2025

Wednesday, October 8th, 2025

via NorthJersey (New Jersey)

Banned Books Week 2025 runs through Oct. 11, but what exactly is a book ban? Here's what you need to know.

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Trump’s education department is working to erode the public school system • Louisiana Illuminator

Wednesday, October 8th, 2025

via Louisiana Illuminator (Louisiana)

ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. Education Secretary Linda McMahon has been clear about her desire to shut down the agency she runs. She's laid off half the staff and joked about padlocking the door. She calls it […]

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George Takei speaks out against censorship at BPL Banned Books Week event

Wednesday, October 8th, 2025

via amNewYork (New York)

As the First Amendment faces growing challenges, the Brooklyn Public Library (BPL) welcomed American actor, author and activist George Takei for an unscripted conversation on censorship at the Central…

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Librarians, high-school students sue SC superintendent, Greenville schools over book bans

Wednesday, October 8th, 2025

via The Post and Courier (South Carolina)

'By mandating the removal of all materials that describe sexual conduct from the classroom and the library, the Regulation undermines the Plaintiffs education,' the lawsuit concludes.

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Librarians sue SC education superintendent over book banning regulation

Wednesday, October 8th, 2025

via The State Newspaper (South Carolina)

At least 22 books have been removed from school library shelves after the regulation was adopted in 2024.

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ACLU of SC files censorship and book ban lawsuit on behalf of librarians and students

Tuesday, October 7th, 2025

via The Greenville News (South Carolina)

The lawsuit was filed on behalf of the South Carolina Association of School Librarians and three students, including two from Greenville County.

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Texas school district yanks YA Holocaust novel ‘The Devil’s Arithmetic’ after using AI to detect ‘DEI content’

Monday, October 6th, 2025

via Sun Sentinel (Florida)

The novel was one of dozens to be removed after Leander Independent School District, in a suburb of Austin, undertook its review in part by using artificial intelligence.

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Column: Make reading banned books a revolutionary act

Monday, October 6th, 2025

via Chicago Tribune (Illinois)

It also reminds us that censorship, no matter what the media platform, has no place in American society and needs to be defended.

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Restore school libraries to aid reading freedom

Monday, October 6th, 2025

via New York Daily News (New York)

It's Banned Book Week, and New York City is not immune from ever-increasing attempts to curtail freedom of speech and ban books. Recognizing this threat, in June the Legislature passed The Freedom …

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DC Public Library hops on ‘The Banned Wagon’ for Banned Books Week 2025

Sunday, October 5th, 2025

via WTOP (District of Columbia)

Concerned residents joined the line outside the West End Neighborhood Library in D.C. on Sunday to pick up a banned book.

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The 15 most banned books in U.S. schools

Sunday, October 5th, 2025

via NBC New York (New York)

"A Clockwork Orange," "Last Night at the Telegraph Club" and "Wicked" are among the most banned books of the 2024-2025 school year.

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Literary pick for week of Oct. 5: National Banned Books Week

Sunday, October 5th, 2025

via Pioneer Press (Minnesota)

National Banned Books Week begins Sunday.

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Commentary: National politicians have squandered our trust. Floridians are paying the price

Sunday, October 5th, 2025

via Orlando Sentinel (Florida)

Trust in government is collapsing, but can be averted when citizens take key responsibilities into their own hands, writes Maitland's former mayor.

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