Education Book Ban Watch

Clay County is openly discussing closing high school libraries due to overwhelming book ban requests, the latest escalation in Florida's record...

Cleveland Public Library faces roughly $2 million in funding cuts just as new legislation proposes filtering students' reading choices. The combined pressure raises fresh worries about the library's ability to serve the community.

Somerset County BOE initially justified Policy 500-19 as restricting adult YA material for minors while denying any bans or identity-based removals.
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Chino Valley Unified removed 22 LGBTQ+ and minority-focused books without the public hearings required by California law.

• Key titles pulled: Toni...

Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick warned school districts to remove 2,200 specific titles or face state intervention and funding threats, revealing "parental...

PEN America has partnered with the Texas Freedom to Read Project to launch a training series teaching residents how to be a Local Advocate against the...

A Korean-American librarian fighting U.S. book bans receives international attention as the Pulitzer Prizes and ALA launch a traveling exhibition of...

• 'Push' by Sapphire becomes Utah's 37th statewide ban after Davis, Granite, and Washington districts removed it.
• The action continues despite a...

• Rebekah Cummings, Let Utah Read co-founder, leads a Sept. 2 community discussion in Park City on book bans, Utah laws, and First Amendment issues.
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Texas is escalating book restrictions from state policy threats to local district votes.

• State weapon: Lt. Gov. Patrick proposes lowering school...

• Public Counsel filed a complaint alleging Chino Valley schools removed over 20 books on LGBTQ+ and minority topics without required public...

The 11th edition of the ALA Intellectual Freedom Manual prioritizes real-world use with plain language, personal stories, and quick-reference features...

• Punitive escalation: Patrick proposes docking any school with even one "vulgar" book a full letter grade, risking state takeover after repeated F...

Political attempts to silence professors exploded from an average of four cases per year (2000-2024) to 114 in 2025 alone, as schools buckle under...

The West Valley NAACP is filing a complaint against Peoria Unified School District after it removed three books by authors of color from the K-8...

• Book removal policy lets any community member force immediate shelf pulls of LGBTQ+ and sexual content titles, now facing a state complaint for...

The Maryland State Education Association is threatening lawsuits against Somerset County's proposed library overhaul, arguing it violates the 2024...

A Sydney library's temporary removal of How to Sell a Genocide after a complaint from a Bondi Beach attack survivor has triggered criticism from...

A St. Charles County patron filed a formal challenge against the King James Bible, citing violent passages, as a direct protest after the board banned...

Alberta librarians face mounting anxiety as they race to comply with vague new rules restricting visual depictions of sexual acts by the Jan. 1...