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The righteous right takes aim at Iowa’s public libraries

Sunday, March 9th, 2025

via The Gazette (Iowa)

A librarian organizes books that have been returned on Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022, at the Ladd branch of the Cedar …

Book Bans, Parent Involvement

The week in politics: How TN’s immigrant education bill could threaten federal ed funding

Friday, March 7th, 2025

via The Jackson Sun (Tennessee)

Plus, taxes on period products and an effort to honor Nashville hot chicken.

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What books have groups tried to ban in RI schools? Here are the titles.

Friday, March 7th, 2025

via The Providence Journal (Rhode Island)

Efforts to pull certain books from school shelves have been underway for years, with some success.

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Make America speak English only? History shows it’s never spoken just one language.

Friday, March 7th, 2025

via San Antonio Express-News (Texas)

Making America speak only one language ignores its history and that of a continent before Europeans arrived.

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Nikole Hannah-Jones hosting read-in event in after district pulls out of similar event

Friday, March 7th, 2025

via Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (Iowa)

The event will run from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. March 15 at Waterloo West's auditorium. The first 300 families will receive a tote bag and copies of books for

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Vermonters discuss book banning as more and more titles are barred from shelves

Thursday, March 6th, 2025

via WCAX-TV (Vermont)

Toni Morrison is one of America's great authors, yet many of her books are banned in schools and libraries. On Thursday night, Vermonters reacted and experts weighed in on the trend of book banning.

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RI ‘Freedom to Read’ bills would protect librarians from censorship prosecution. What to know.

Thursday, March 6th, 2025

via The Providence Journal (Rhode Island)

Over the last several years, parents and organized groups have targeted 28 books for removal from RI school libraries.

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Huntington Beach leaders respond to ACLU library lawsuit, set special election

Wednesday, March 5th, 2025

via Los Angeles Times (California)

A special election will be held June 10, when Huntington Beach voters will decide the fate of two library initiatives.

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Texas may change how schools select library books. Critics say it could lead to more bans.

Wednesday, March 5th, 2025

via The Texas Tribune (Texas)

Senate Bill 13 would create school library advisory councils largely made up of parents. It would give school boards, rather than librarians, the final say over new books.

School Board – General, Parent Involvement, Book Bans

South Dakota House bill would remove protections for librarians in ‘obscenity’ cases

Wednesday, March 5th, 2025

via Rapid City Journal (South Dakota)

A House Bill which could jail librarians resuscitates fears and frustration once harbored during Rapid City Area Schools' book ban controversy.

School Board – General, Book Bans

Ann Patchett, literary activists push back on book bans at Literary Day on the Hill

Wednesday, March 5th, 2025

via Tennessean (Tennessee)

Rep. Justin Jones announced a new bill that would prohibit book bans across the state after a record year of removals in school libraries.

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‘Last resort’ housing / Christmas tree farm sale / HIV outbreak

Wednesday, March 5th, 2025

via Bangor Daily News (Maine)

What we're talking about in Maine today.

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New Hermon superintendent wants to embrace transparency at embattled school department

Wednesday, March 5th, 2025

via Bangor Daily News (Maine)

Barbara Sargent faces the task of uniting a split community during a tumultuous period for the school district that has included lawsuits and attempted book bans.

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Georgia Today: Tort reform bill faces pushback; Senate debates book bans; Ga. HS Basketball Finals

Tuesday, March 4th, 2025

via Georgia Public Broadcasting (Georgia)

On the March 4 edition: Gov. Brian Kemp's tort reform bill faces pushback from survivors of violent crimes; Georgia Senate reignites a debate over the banning of books; and Georgia High School…

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‘Lawmakers’ Day 26: House OKs midyear budget, Senate passes ban on hormone therapy for minors

Tuesday, March 4th, 2025

via Georgia Public Broadcasting (Georgia)

With Crossover Day near, House members voted on over 20 bills. Banning gender dysphoria treatment was once again on the Senate's busy agenda.

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‘It was action’: Amherst resident’s play spotlights Freedom Riders’ journey

Tuesday, March 4th, 2025

via NewsAdvance.com (Virginia)

Amherst resident Sharon Ponton's play "Freedom Riders: Our History Revisited" brings to life the historic journey a group of 13 men and women, Black and white, embarked on in May 1961 to bring…

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Lawmakers consider ‘Freedom to Read’ bill as latest attempt to limit book bans in Oregon schools

Monday, March 3rd, 2025

via Oregon Public Broadcasting (Oregon)

Proponents point to historic highs in book ban attempts, largely targeting people of color, women and LGBTQ+ communities. Opponents argue it should be up to the parents.

School Board – General, Book Bans, Parent Involvement

Waterloo school board members speak on new federal DEI mandates

Monday, March 3rd, 2025

via Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (Iowa)

With a deadline to scrap DEI initiatives approaching, Waterloo school board members are publicly speaking on federal directives.

School Board – General, Book Bans, Parent Involvement, Sex Education

North Dakota citizen-led group organizes statewide ‘Read Outs’

Monday, February 24th, 2025

via Grand Forks Herald (North Dakota)

Right to Read ND is encouraging people to bring a book and read silently outside their local library on Saturday, March 1, in opposition to Senate Bill 2307, which legislates library materials.

School Board – General, Book Bans