There were 1,269 documented demands to censor library books and resources in 2022, according to new data released by the American Library Association on Thursday morning. This is the highest number of ...

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Eight months into 2022, the number of attempts to ban or restrict library resources in schools, universities and public libraries, is on track to exceed record counts from ...

NEW YORK — The wave of attempted book bans and restrictions continues to intensify, the American Library Association reported Friday. Numbers for 2022 already approach last year’s totals, which were ...

Most were written by or about the LGBTQIA+ community and people of color. A record-breaking 1,269 demands were made to censor library books and resources in 2022, the highest number of attempted book ...

Mary Hastler, CEO, Harford County Public Library welcomes those in the crowd to the official opening of the new Darlington Library Wednesday, October 19, 2022 as she stands at the podium on the ...

In 2022, a pernicious wave of politically motivated book bans continued to surge in local library and school districts across the nation, with the overwhelming majority of book challenges involving ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Louisville's largest digital library is setting records. The Louisville Free Public Library said it topped 1 million digital books checked out online for a second year in a ...

Your L.A. Public Library card comes with a lot of free stuff. Sure, books and ebooks. But also free digital subscriptions and access to newspapers and magazines, including the New York Times, the ...

SWANSEA — The Swansea Free Public Library may finally get clearance to join the 21st century if town residents approve $19 million in up-front funding at special Town Meeting on Monday, Oct. 24, at ...

At a Human Library event at the Santa Monica Public Library in California, a police detective "book" talks to two "readers." Human Library events and projects, which are held at libraries across the ...