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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)School Board – General, Book Bans
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…
Book Bans
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.
Book Bans
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.
Book Bans
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 […]
Book Bans, LGBTQ+, Parent Involvement
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…
Book Bans, Parent Involvement
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.
School Board – General, Book Bans
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.
Book Bans
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.
Book Bans
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.
Book Bans, Parent Involvement
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.
Book Bans
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 …
Book Bans, Parent Involvement
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.
Book Bans
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.
Book Bans
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.
Book Bans
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.
School Board – General, Book Bans
Texas L.G.B.T.Q. Teenagers and Families Navigate a Public School Clampdown
Sunday, October 5th, 2025
via The New York Times (Iowa)Under a new state law, public schools can no longer sponsor gay and gender clubs or 'assist' with transitioning, but implementation appears to be varying by the politics of the districts.
School Board – General, Book Bans
PEN America releases list of most banned books in the U.S.
Saturday, October 4th, 2025
via Ventura County Star (California)PEN America releases its most banned books of the 2024-25 school year.
Book Bans
Judge dismisses West Michigan school critic’s free-speech lawsuit
Saturday, October 4th, 2025
via MLive (Michigan)A judge rejected Stefanie Boone's contention that Lowell Area Schools violated her free-speech rights.
School Board – General, Book Bans, Parent Involvement