Pearland school board members knew they couldn't personally vet hundreds of books for “indecent” or “profane” content prohibited under a new state law. So when they met this fall to consider a ...

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U.S. District Judge Patricia Tolliver Giles’ Oct. 20 ruling is on a preliminary injunction the ACLU requested in May. A hearing on the merits of the case will follow. The ACLU sued the Defense ...

In a matter of a few days, nearly $1,000 has been donated to the Shelby County Public Library to replace 16 LGBTQ+ books a local church had recommended to check out and never return. “The response to ...

A library book checked out 82 years ago was finally returned to a library in San Antonio, Texas in June by an Oregon resident — along with a note: "Grandma won’t be able to pay for it anymore." The ...

A harrowing new book tells the story of the women determined to learn the fates of the babies born to their pregnant daughters in captivity. By Jennifer Szalai When you purchase an independently ...

Young adults are finding it harder to borrow books reflective of their lived experiences in their schools and public libraries. It isn’t because these stories don’t exist — they do — but because ...

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A man in Beachwood, Ohio — a city 20 miles southeast of Cleveland — checked out 100 books about Jewish history, African-American history, and LGBTQ+ education from the Cuyahoga County Public Library ...

When I call Fredrik Backman from halfway across the world – he in his Stockholm apartment, me in my New York one – he says something I don’t expect. The “Anxious People” author is soft-spoken, even ...

LIVE Saturday September 6th 9am-6pm ET on Book TV Acting Librarian of Congress Robert Newlen celebrated the start of the 2025 National Book Festival alongside several fea… Book TV presents coverage of ...