Showing posts with label intellectual freedom. Show all posts
Showing posts with label intellectual freedom. Show all posts
Thursday, April 2, 2026

Library Director in Tennessee Fired for Refusing to Move Gender-Themed Books; The New York Times, April 2, 2026

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Emily Cochrane  and  Sonia A. Rao , The New York Times ;  Library Director in Tennessee Fired for Refusing to Move Gender-Themed Books The d...
Wednesday, April 1, 2026

Tennessee librarian fired for refusing to move LGBTQ books from children’s to adult section; The Hill, April 1, 2026

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LEXI LONAS COCHRAN , The Hill;  Tennessee librarian fired for refusing to move LGBTQ books from children’s to adult section " The Ruthe...
Wednesday, March 25, 2026

Boston University Pulls Pride Flags, Raising Free Speech Worries; The New York Times, March 23, 2026

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Alan Blinder  , The New York Times;  Boston University Pulls Pride Flags, Raising Free Speech Worries The university said the flags broke a ...
Wednesday, February 25, 2026

Pickens Co. library board fires director without explanation after sweeping policy overhaul; The Post and Courier Greenville, February 25, 2026

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  Spencer Donovan , The Post and Courier Greenville;  Pickens Co. library board fires director without explanation after sweeping policy ove...
Thursday, February 19, 2026

The secret Afghan women’s book club defying the Taliban to read Orwell; The Guardian, February 19, 2026

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Azada Raha, from Rukhshana Media , The Guardian;  The secret Afghan women’s book club defying the Taliban to read Orwell " Most of the ...
Friday, February 6, 2026

Bill would bar students from using school IDs to check out public library books; Radio Iowa, February 5, 2026

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  O. Kay Henderson , Radio Iowa;  Bill would bar students from using school IDs to check out public library books " Some agreements bet...
Wednesday, February 4, 2026

Georgia librarians could face criminal charges for ‘harmful materials’; Georgia Recorder, February 3, 2026

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ROSS WILLIAMS , Georgia Recorder;  Georgia librarians could face criminal charges for ‘harmful materials’  " Librarians and education a...
Monday, February 2, 2026

Federal court reverses decision on Idaho’s library materials law, returns case to lower court; Idaho Capital Sun, January 30, 2026

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SEAN DOLAN  , Idaho Capital Sun;  Federal court reverses decision on Idaho’s library materials law, returns case to lower court "A fede...
Thursday, January 29, 2026

She Fought a Book Ban. She May Never Teach Again.; The New York Times, January 29, 2026

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Dana Goldstein Photographs by  Nick Oxford , The New York Times ;  She Fought a Book Ban. She May Never Teach Again. Summer Boismier, a high...
Friday, January 16, 2026

Alabama library denied funding because it won’t move classic book ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’; AL.com, January 15, 2026

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  Williesha Morris , AL.com;  Alabama library denied funding because it won’t move classic book ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ " In a meeting fr...

Texas A&M abruptly cancels ethics course over race, gender policy; The Texas Tribune, January 15, 2026

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JESSICA PRIEST  , The Texas Tribune;  Texas A&M abruptly cancels ethics course over race, gender policy "Texas A&M University c...
Tuesday, January 13, 2026

This Is No Way to Run a University; The New York Times, January 12, 2026

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Greg Lukianoff , The New York Times;  This Is No Way to Run a University " Martin Peterson, a Texas A&M University philosophy profe...
Saturday, January 3, 2026

Documentary ‘The Librarians’ explores book bans and the fight for intellectual freedom; Mountain Times, December 31, 2025

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Mountain Times;  Documentary ‘The Librarians’ explores book bans and the fight for intellectual freedom " Saturday, Jan. 3, and Sunday,...
Friday, December 26, 2025

Supreme Court Will Not Hear Little v. Llano County; Library Journal, December 16, 2025

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Lisa Peet , Library Journal;  Supreme Court Will Not Hear Little v. Llano County  " THE LONG GAME While this is a disheartening develop...
Monday, December 15, 2025

US librarians tackle ‘manufactured crisis’ of book bans to protect LGBTQ+ rights; The Guardian, December 15, 2025

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Claire Wang , The Guardian ;  US librarians tackle ‘manufactured crisis’ of book bans to protect LGBTQ+ rights " As the culture wars de...

Supreme Court Won’t Hear Texas Library Case: List of Banned Books; Newsweek, December 8, 2025

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Dan Gooding  and  Gabe Whisnant  , Newsweek;  Supreme Court Won’t Hear Texas Library Case: List of Banned Books " The U.S.   Supreme Co...
Wednesday, November 26, 2025

Freedom To Read; Mt. Lebanon Magazine, November 24, 2025

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Merle Jantz , Freedom To Read;  Freedom To Read "Patrons will tell you: There’s a lot to love about Mt. Lebanon Public Library. Award-w...
Monday, November 24, 2025

Missouri court strikes down 2022 law that pulled library books off shelves; Missouri Independent, November 18, 2025

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ANNELISE HANSHAW , Missouri Independent ;  Missouri court strikes down 2022 law that pulled library books off shelves "A Jackson County...
Wednesday, November 12, 2025

Ready to Go: Joining the fight to defend libraries, workers, and the right to read; American Libraries, November 3, 2025

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Dan Montgomery   , American Libraries;  Ready to Go :  Joining the fight to defend libraries, workers, and the right to read " When the...
Wednesday, October 29, 2025

Federal judge says Texas law requiring book ratings is unconstitutional; KUT News, October 22, 2025

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  Bill Zeeble , KUT News;  Federal judge says Texas law requiring book ratings is unconstitutional " The 2023 Texas law requiring books...