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Bibliofiles: Challenging the freedom to read
Sunday, February 23rd, 2025
via Times Union (New York)Organizations like the New York Library Association and the New York Civil Liberties Union fight book bans, censorship and challenges to the freedom to read
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Spot Lit: Four Local Authors Questioning Societal Norms and Personal Biases
Friday, February 21st, 2025
via Washington City Paper (District of Columbia)As the White House seeks to control the art we consume, from the Kennedy Center to book bans, these local authors are the voices we need now.
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50+ books to add to your reading list this Black History Month
Wednesday, February 19th, 2025
via Boston.com (Massachusetts)Celebrate Black History Month with a good book. Our readers recommended 50+ stories to dive into this February and beyond.
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Nassau County faces lawsuit over executive power, following a trend seen across U.S., lawyers say
Wednesday, February 19th, 2025
via Newsday (New York)Democrats claim Nassau's special deputies program violates county and state laws.
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Literacy advocates in Ohio defend difficult texts as they mark Toni Morrison Day
Tuesday, February 18th, 2025
via The Associated Press (Ohio)Ohio lawmakers and literacy advocates used the birthday of one of America's most frequently banned authors to defend difficult texts.
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Lawmakers go toe-to-toe on school library policies, complaints
Tuesday, February 18th, 2025
via Concord Monitor (New Hampshire)Heather Robitaille hadn't realized her daughter felt different from her peers when she first got glasses at age 4 – until they read a book together that featured a bear that wore glasses.
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Roundhouse Rundown: Red flag law, education proposals, electric school buses
Monday, February 17th, 2025
via KOB (New Mexico)We are just about halfway through this 60-day legislative session, and New Mexico's state lawmakers already have a lot to show for it.
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Bill advances to remove Iowa obscenity law exemptions for libraries, schools
Monday, February 17th, 2025
via The Gazette (Iowa)Republican lawmakers' efforts to protect children from books and material they view as obscene would extend beyond schools to all public libraries under a proposal advanced Monday. Opponents say Iowa law already includes a test that determines whether books and other materials are obscene.
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‘Chilling effect’: GOP bill would kill Iowa obscenity law exemption for libraries, schools
Monday, February 17th, 2025
via The Des Moines Register (Iowa)Iowa Republican lawmakers are seeking to remove an exemption in Iowa's obscenity law that protects libraries and educational institutions.
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Des Moines Public Schools hasn’t banned a single book since Iowa’s new law. It’s not alone
Sunday, February 16th, 2025
via The Des Moines Register (Iowa)Des Moines Public Schools is among 174 public school districts that did not remove books from its schools after Senate File 496 went into effect.
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‘We’re humans’: Tennessee teens talk book bans, finding common ground in divided times
Sunday, February 16th, 2025
via Tennessean (Tennessee)Young Democrats and Young Republicans club members at Mt. Juliet High sat down to discuss politics, book bans and finding common ground.
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‘Class Disrupted’: Students weigh in on the contentions book ban debate in new series
Sunday, February 16th, 2025
via Tennessean (Tennessee)In 2025, The Tennessean will take a close look at key issues facing the U.S. education system — and how students feel about them. First up? Book bans.
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‘Not enough kids in these meetings’: Students weigh in as 1,100 books banned in Tennessee
Sunday, February 16th, 2025
via Tennessean (Tennessee)The Tennessean interviewed more than a dozen high schoolers about the book bans sweeping the state. Here's why the removals matter to them.
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Race, sex and the Holocaust: As book bans grow across the state, some genres see more bans
Sunday, February 16th, 2025
via Tennessean (Tennessee)Book bans have reached a record high in Tennessee, with certain genres and themes facing far higher removals than others.
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‘Class Disrupted’: How do students feel about book bans?
Saturday, February 15th, 2025
via Tennessean (Tennessee)Plus: Test your knowledge with Presidents' Day trivia and get an update on Tennessee's franchise tax refunds.
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Virginia legislators request study of book removals in public schools
Friday, February 14th, 2025
via Daily Press (Virginia)A Senate committee recently advanced a proposal for the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to report on book removals in Virginia public schools between July 1, 2020, and Dec. 31, 2024.
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Hearing from students on book bans
Friday, February 14th, 2025
via Tennessean (Tennessee)Plus, a list of books banned in Tennessee last year
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Texas leads nation in book ban attempts, according to the American Library Association
Friday, February 14th, 2025
via KPRC (Texas)Texas leads the nation in attempts to ban books, sparking a heated debate over educational freedom and censorship.
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Happy Valentine’s Day! These are the most banned romance novels in Florida, US schools
Friday, February 14th, 2025
via The Palm Beach Post (Florida)These Florida school districts removed bestselling and award-winning romance novels from their shelves in the last two school years. Here's the list.
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