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May 11, 2025

Utah Expands Statewide School Book Ban to 18 Titles, Targeting Women Authors and YA Fiction

On May 5, Utah added Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen to its official list…

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April 10, 2025

Books on the Chopping Block: Naval Academy Removes Nearly 400 Titles in DEI Crackdown

Nearly 400 books—including landmark titles on civil rights, feminism, racism, and the Holocaust—have been removed…

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April 9, 2025

Most challenged US Library Books for 2024 revealed, many with LGBTQ+ themes

As part of its annual report, the American Library Association (ALA) has unveiled its list…

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March 18, 2025

7 Facts about Book Banning

Books have the power to challenge, inspire, and ignite conversation—but throughout history, that power has…

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February 19, 2025

Julianne Moore’s picture book ‘Freckleface Strawberry’ among those banned by Trump

Oscar-winning actress, Julianne Moore has expressed her disappointment and shock that her children’s book ‘Freckleface…

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February 13, 2025

Book Industry Figures Sue State of Idaho Over Book Banning Law

Organisations and individuals from various sectors of the book industry have once again united to…

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August 21, 2024

Study finds over 50% of UK school libraries asked to removed LGBTQ+ books

A six-month study carried out by Index of Censorship, shared with The Independent, found that…

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October 3, 2020

Gov Tells Schools in England Not to Educate Children From Anti-Capitalist Groups

The UK Government has ruled that schools across England are not to educate children from…

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September 17, 2020

Drag Queens Protest a Bill that Would Outlaw Story Time

Drag Queens and other demonstrators in Missouri, U.S. have been protesting against the introduction of…

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January 1, 2020

China punished library officials for book burning

China has punished library staff for burning books – but only for doing so publicly.…

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