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Lexington school district considers restricting who can request book bans, other measures
Wednesday, December 13th, 2023
via The Post and Courier (South Carolina)Lexington One will reconsider its policy on complaints against instructional materials, including books, early next year.
Book Bans
Here are 64 new Illinois laws hitting the books in 2024
Tuesday, December 12th, 2023
via NBC Chicago (Illinois)According to a search of the Illinois General Assembly's website, at least 318 laws have an effective date of Jan. 1, but of those, which ones could have the biggest impacts on the lives of state…
Book Bans
Good Company: Nicole Sullivan and Her Indie Book Empire
Tuesday, December 12th, 2023
via ColoradoBiz Magazine (Colorado)Nicole Sullivan, founder of BookBar Press and owner of The Bookies, talks complexities of book banning and free speech in the publishing industry.
Book Bans
I’ve Never Watched Anything as Transformative as ‘Sailor Moon’
Tuesday, December 12th, 2023
via The New York Times (California)The show is about friendship, yes, and also liberation that does not match the world's expectations of femininity.
Book Bans
‘Tens of thousands down the drain’: CT officials aim for first-in-the-nation action to address eBook costs
Saturday, December 9th, 2023
via Hartford Courant (Connecticut)Connecticut libraries spend millions of taxpayer dollars a year leasing audio and eBooks for digital collections. Librarians want that changed.
Book Bans
CT librarians looking for lawmaker help as they face harassment tied to book bans
Wednesday, December 6th, 2023
via Stamford Advocate (Connecticut)Connecticut librarians on Tuesday warned state lawmakers of the increasing attempts to...
Book Bans
Florida Democrat Frost proposes bill to curb book bans
Tuesday, December 5th, 2023
via KXAN (Texas)'The Fight Book Bans Act takes a stand against censorship by giving school districts the funding that they need to oppose these challenges.'
Book Bans
P!nk extends record-shattering Summer Carnival stadium tour into 2024
Tuesday, December 5th, 2023
via FOX5 Las Vegas (Nevada)After shattering attendance records worldwide with her Summer Carnival shows, P!nk announced Tuesday she will extend the tour into 2024.
Book Bans
EDD changes unemployment contractor after scams
Monday, December 4th, 2023
via CalMatters (California)California EDD is changing its unemployment benefit payment contractor and finally offering direct deposit to laid-off workers.
Book Bans
Why questioning certain material in California schools isn’t about banning books or hate
Monday, December 4th, 2023
via CalMatters (California)A parental rights activist says reasoned debate about possibly obscene material is a worthwhile discussion for California's school boards.
Parent Involvement, Book Bans
Virginia school boards shift away from far-right ideology in this year’s elections
Sunday, December 3rd, 2023
via The Roanoke Times (Virginia)2023 Virginia school board elections show shift away from far-right ideology
Book Bans
Two suits filed against Iowa book ban
Sunday, December 3rd, 2023
via Quad-City Times (Iowa)Two lawsuits were filed this week that target Iowa's Senate File 496, which bans books with sexual content from Iowa school libraries and prohibits instruction on gender identity and sexual
Book Bans
Amazon launches Q, a business chatbot powered by generative artificial intelligence
Saturday, December 2nd, 2023
via The Buffalo News (New York)Amazon finally has its answer to ChatGPT. The tech giant said Tuesday it will launch Q — a business chatbot powered by generative artificial intelligence.
Book Bans
Here’s how the claims in the Ron DeSantis-Gavin Newsom debate hold up
Saturday, December 2nd, 2023
via The Washington Post (Arizona)The two governors offered a blizzard of statistics in the face-off moderated by Sean Hannity. Here's a guide.
Book Bans
Did you miss the Gavin Newsom-Ron DeSantis debate? Here’s what happened
Friday, December 1st, 2023
via Orange County Register (California)The Fox News face-off had the feel of a presidential debate as the two governors tussled over taxes, COVID shutdowns, immigration, schools, abortion, homelessness, crime and more.
Book Bans
Key takeaways from the Newsom-DeSantis debate
Friday, December 1st, 2023
via CalMatters (California)After all the hype, here are some of the most interesting things that happened during the Newsom-DeSantis debate.
Book Bans
Top publisher, authors sue over Iowa school library book ban law
Thursday, November 30th, 2023
via Sioux City Journal (Iowa)The state teachers union, authors and Penguin Random House are suing the state of Iowa over a law banning books with sexual content from public school libraries, arguing the law
Book Bans
Publishing industry heavy-hitters sue Iowa over state’s new school book-banning law
Thursday, November 30th, 2023
via The Associated Press (Iowa)The nation's largest publisher is suing over Iowa's new law that bans public school libraries and classrooms from having practically any book that depicts sexual activity.
Book Bans
Top publisher, authors sue Iowa over school library book ban law
Thursday, November 30th, 2023
via Quad-City Times (Iowa)It is the second lawsuit this week arguing a recent Iowa law violates First Amendment rights.
Book Bans, Parent Involvement