The all-ages event in Little Italy is part of a week-long program from the Library Foundation SD| San Diego Sun
WASHINGTON – Banned Books Week is an annual event that celebrates the freedom to read and challenges censorship. The Banned Wagon, a mobile book bank, travels across the country distributing free books that have been banned or otherwise censored in schools and libraries.| CNS Maryland
While the Cobb County School Board bans books from classroom shelves, the county’s public libraries are inviting residents to do the opposite: read them. 🎯 What’s Happening: Cobb County libraries are marking Banned Books Week from October 5-11 with a reading challenge that celebrates the very titles school officials have deemed too explicit for students. […]| The Georgia Sun
Mr. Smithers is the concerned parent—portrayed by professional actors—at the center of a challenged book clinical simulation designed for student teachers by the Center for Experiential Pedagogy and Practice in the Syracuse University School of Education (SOE). This simulation is one of the events planned for Banned Books Week 2025—from October 6 through 10—organized by […] The post He’s Back! “Mr. Smithers” to Join Banned Books Week 2025 first appeared on Syracuse University ...| Syracuse University School of Education
The administration of Leander ISD in Texas has temporarily pulled and placed on hold around forty book titles from curriculum and classroom libraries ostensibly to comply with Texas Senate Bill 12. However, while the Texas law prohibits certain types of instruction related to diversity, equity, and inclusion, the district has preemptively chosen to remove these [...] The post Public schools in Leander, Texas pre-emptively remove classic works of literature from school curriculum without revie...| National Coalition Against Censorship
Out actor, author, and activist George Takei has been named honorary chair of Banned Books Week, which will take place October 5 – 11, 2025. Takei will be joined in leading the annual event by youth honorary chair Iris Mogul. “Books are an essential foundation of democracy,” Takei said. “Our ‘government of the people, by [...] The post George Takei to Lead Banned Books Week 2025 first appeared on GLAAD.| GLAAD
Welcome back! This week has given me the first hint of fall. I love a crispy morning. We’re also in the middle of getting a new porch since the old one had only a couple years left anyway. I can’t wait to enjoy a coffee on the new one, wrapped in a big ol’ blanket. Aside from that, I’ve been fully on the Hades II train. Anyone else with me? … Libro.fm is hosting a “read-in” … Continue reading Links: Emily Henry, Banned Books, & More→| Smart Bitches, Trashy BooksSmart Bitches, Trashy Books
M4L and Heritage are waging war on the LGBTQ community and attacking the rights of all students.| Unprecedented
Index rounds up of some of the key stories covering censorship and free expression from the past seven days| Index on Censorship
The National Coalition Against Censorship has written to the school board of Escambia County Public Schools to object to proposed revisions to the School Board Policy Manual on challenged materials. The changes would eliminate the review committee and allow the superintendent alone to review challenged materials and recommend actions to the school board. Read NCAC's [...] The post Escambia Schools Consider Removing Book Review Committee in Favor of Superintendent Oversight appeared first on N...| National Coalition Against Censorship
NCAC opposes the proposed policy changes to include both the implementation of book removal .| National Coalition Against Censorship
As LGBTQ-inclusive books are being pulled from classrooms and libraries at an alarming rate, GLAAD is taking direct action by mailing hundreds of copies of a beloved (and banned) LGBTQ title straight to every member of Congress and the Supreme Court. The campaign is built around Uncle Bobby’s Wedding, a joyful children’s book co-published by [...] The post How GLAAD is Combatting Censorship by Sending LGBTQ Books Straight to Capitol Hill first appeared on GLAAD.| GLAAD
In May, Knox County Schools ordered school libraries to remove 65 book titles from their shelves to comply with Tennessee's Age-Appropriate Materials Act, bringing the total number of titles removed to 113 since December 2024. The large number of books removed raises concerns that the criteria being applied to judge books are overly broad and [...] The post 113 book titles banned from libraries at Knox County Schools in Tennessee appeared first on National Coalition Against Censorship.| National Coalition Against Censorship
The National Coalition Against Censorship has written to the school board of Rockingham County Public schools after school board members voted to remove Tweak: Growing up on Methamphetamines by Nic Sheff, and Perfect by Ellen Hopkins. The School Board overrode the recommendation of a review committee to retain these books and voted 4-1 to permanently remove them.| National Coalition Against Censorship
Sometimes things that you see and read connect to each other, even though you don’t plan them to. Next month, there’s Readathin I saw Donna’s video, but I haven’t looked at the blog, which is…| Mybookworld24
The National Coalition Against Censorship is urging Alabama officials to restore funding to Fairhope Public Library after it was penalized over complaints about young adult books. NCAC highlights that most library books do not meet legal definitions of obscenity and stresses that censorship decisions must respect First Amendment rights and follow proper review procedures.Read NCAC's [...] The post NCAC Defends Fairhope Library’s Freedom to Read appeared first on National Coalition Against C...| National Coalition Against Censorship
Founded in 2021, DAYLO has expanded to include chapters across South Carolina, including 5 chapters in Beaufort County. As the only Right to Read Network (RNN) affiliate in South Carolina, DAYLO prides itself on its commitment to student leadership and fostership of empathy through reading diverse books and pro-literacy advocacy.| National Coalition Against Censorship
In Tennessee, The Rutherford County Library System has approved a measure to remove all library "material that promotes, encourages, advocates for or normalizes" transgender themes. The National Coalition Against Censorship has written to the Board to object to this decision. Targeting a particular viewpoint on gender is constitutionally impermissible. Viewpoint-based discrimination violates the principles of [...] The post In Tennessee, Rutherford County public libraries vote to remove mat...| National Coalition Against Censorship
In Florence, Oregon, the Siuslaw School District has removed the graphic novel Flamer from the high school library despite a review committee's recommendation to keep it. The School Board overrode the committee and voted 4-3 to remove it permanently. The National Coalition Against Censorship wrote to the board to urge them to reconsider their decision [...] The post Siuslaw School District Removes Graphic Novel Flamer From the High School Library appeared first on National Coalition Against C...| National Coalition Against Censorship
The National Coalition Against Censorship has written to the Radnor Township School District following their removal of three graphic novels from the Radnor High School library. Alison Bechdel's Fun Home, Maia Kobabe's Gender Queer, and Craig Thompson's Blankets were removed after an ad-hoc committee deemed them not age-appropriate. NCAC recommended changes to the district's policy that would standardize review criteria [...] The post Three Graphic Novels Removed from Radnor High Sch...| National Coalition Against Censorship
Hachette CEO David Shelley announces the new 'Raising Readers' initiative to encourage more people to read books.| Publishing Perspectives
Book banning is wrong whether it comes from the left or the right.| A Writing Life: Lâle Davidson
Our latest report on book bans happening in the U.S. and efforts to combat them includes news from Utah, which recently banned 13 books from school libraries across the state.| I Love Libraries
TONY ROBLES, talks to SCOTT KIKKAWA about his detective novel, Char Siu, set in postwar Hawaii, and INGRID ROJAS CONTRERAS, about her Bogota memoir, The Man Who Could Move Clouds, curanderas and amnesia. Martha talks about banning books and public radio.| Listen & Be Heard Network
As we kick off Banned Books Week, here are a few banned books by Black authors that you can pick up to “Let Freedom Read."| Okayplayer
