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Sep 04 2024
Little Free Library, the St. Paul, Minn.–based nonprofit organization, has partnered with the American Library Association and PEN America to produce an interactive map in response to the nationwide surge in efforts to ban books from public and school libraries. The map includes two key features: highlights, indicating where book bans are in effect at the state and county levels and to what degree, and pinpoints, indicating the locations of Little Free Library’s book-sharing containers of the same name.
Sep 03 2024
In a 23-page decision dated August 27, U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman—the same judge who, in March 2023, ordered several books banned by Llano County officials returned to library shelves—denied most of the Texas county’s motion to dismiss librarian Suzette Baker’s wrongful termination suit, trimming only a small part of the suit as duplicative. Despite claims from Llano County that Baker, the former head librarian at Llano County’s Kingsland library, was dismissed for insubordination, Pitman found that Baker had plausibly asserted that she was fired for opposing orders to improperly pull books that overwhelmingly represented the LGBTQ and BIPOC communities.
Aug 22 2024
The Independent Book Publishers Association and EveryLibrary Institute have teamed up for We Are Stronger Than Censorship, a program to supply diverse books to young readers and counteract book banning efforts. Cocreated by IBPA chief content officer Lee Wind and EveryLibrary fellow Tasslyn Magnusson, the program has begun fundraising and bringing publisher and bookstore partners on board. It launches publicly on September 9, in anticipation of Banned Books Week, September 22–28.
Aug 22 2024
One of the persistent themes to emerge from the ongoing nationwide surge in book banning is that the bans are being pursued by a vocal, politically motivated minority. This week, a new survey report from the Knight Foundation is offering more support for that conclusion, finding that public engagement with efforts to ban books in public school libraries and classrooms is limited, despite a dramatic surge in book challenges since 2021.
Aug 22 2024
With book bans hitting record highs, the American Booksellers Association is releasing a book to help freedom to read advocates stand up to the challenge. The ABA Right to Read Handbook: Fighting Book Bans and Why It Matters, written by Philomena Polefrone, the ABA’s advocacy associate manager and point person for the American Booksellers for Free Expression (ABFE), is scheduled for a September 16 publication. All profits will support ABFE’s efforts against book bans.
Aug 19 2024
More than two dozen school librarians in the UK have been asked to remove books – many of which are LGBTQ+ titles – from school library shelves, according to new survey data.
Jul 25 2024
American Booksellers for Free Expression has launched a campaign for Banned Books Week 2024 centered on the theme Liberate Banned Books (#SetBooksFree).
"Resisting book bans is about liberation," ABFE noted. "It's about liberation for schools and libraries from the rash of book challenges that has exploded since 2021.
Jul 01 2024
Freedom to read tops the list of librarians’ priorities, and the American Library Association’s 2024 conference emphasized the existential threats posed by book bans and the populist undermining of public institutions and trust. A Rally for the Right to Read, panels to counteract the censorship of diverse voices, and featured speakers including MSNBC journalist Ali Velshi (Small Acts of Courage), Newbery Medalist Kwame Alexander (The Crossover), and Golden Globe-winning actor and picture book author Taraji P. Henson (You Can Be a Good Friend [No Matter What]) reinforced a message of solidarity and diversity.
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