Culture
Library in suburban Kansas City offers free books to youths, perhaps unnoticed by parents, that portray whites as racists, colonizersFree unpublished books with dark and divisive themes that portray whites as hopelessly racist are being given out to youths at a public library in suburban Kansas City, a parent… Read More
Courts, Public Education
School librarian sues 2 New Jersey moms who criticized inappropriate booksTwo New Jersey moms are being sued by a high school librarian after the parents complained about a book with what they say contains age-inappropriate material. Kristen Cobo… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Missouri school allows reading of LGBT book to 2nd graders despite state law requiring parental consent(Daily Signal) â A Missouri elementary school allowed a parent to read the transgender-promoting childrenâs book âI Am Jazzâ to a second-grade class without first informing other parents, although state… Read More
Culture
Library group blames book challenges on anti-LGBT prejudice, ignores porn charges(Daily Signal) â The American Library Association released a list Monday of the 13 most âchallengedâ books aimed at teens during 2022, blaming anti-LGBT prejudice for… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Gender Queer tops list of most challenged books for second year in a row(The Center Square) â The graphic novel Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe was the most challenged book of 2022, according to an annual list of the most controversial books as… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Texas House passes bill to ban sexually explicit books from school libraries(The Center Square) â The Texas House, with 11 Democrats joining Republicans, passed a bill that seeks to ban sexually explicit books from being in public school and classroom libraries. Read More
Culture, Public Education
Virginia school district upholds parental rights on sex book after challenge by ACLUA school district superintendent is standing firm after the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) sent him a warning letter when the district removed 14 books containing… Read More
Public Education
School libraries across the country continue to add controversial books(The Center Square) â The Ann Arbor public school district has a book available in its pre-kindergarten library called âIntroducing Teddy: a gentle story about gender and friendship.” The book… Read More
Culture
Montana bill banning obscene material receives community support despite criticism from LGBT advocates, librariesA bill prohibiting obscene materials for children in schools and libraries had its first hearing in the Montana State Legislature last week. Rep. Bob Phalen, R-Lindsay, led the… Read More
Public Education
Graduate wages lonely battle against anti-religious, erotic book for 9th-graders in her Kansas City-area school districtNinth graders in a Kansas City-area school district have been subjected to a book with bawdy anti-religious and erotic passages, its school board was told by a disgusted and disappointed… Read More
Public Education
ACLU sues Missouri school district over book-banning policy(Daily Caller) â The Missouri chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is suing a school district for its book reviewing policy that immediately removes challenged books following any… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Cross-dressing book for pre-K students crossed the line: Kansas City school district changes book-approval system after Lion storyA school district that gave preschoolers a book on cross-dressing has changed its procedures for giving out books after news of the incident surfaced last week. Read More
Public Education
Judge rules in free speech case that school board canât bar father from school over his criticism of booksÂAn Oklahoma judge has ruled that a father who challenged his child’s school board over pornographic material in the library cannot be barred from the school for his speech. Read More
Public Education
âKeep your dirty books in the closetâ: school removes multiple books following community complaints(Daily Caller) â A Michigan school district is permanently removing some challenged books after pushback from the Muslim community, according to the Detroit News. The Dearborn School Board announced Monday… Read More
Culture
Commenting begins on proposed rules seeking to protect minors at Missouri public libraries(The Center Square) â Missourians have 30 days beginning today to comment on a proposed rule requiring state-funded libraries to have written policies describing what materials are appropriate for minors. Read More
Public Education
Pornographic materials found at Defense Department-funded school librariesAn explosive news report claims Pentagon-supported school libraries contain dozens of books that promote radical gender ideology and explicit pornographic imagery. Libraries in military middle schools were… Read More
Public Education
School district pulls nearly 100 books from library shelves following parent complaints(Daily Caller) â A South Carolina school district has removed 97 books from its libraries following complaints of âadult content,â according to WSAV News. A parent of the Beaufort County… Read More
Public Education
Proposed rule seeks to protect Missouri children from explicit material without book banningA top Missouri official has proposed a new rule to protect children and youth from inappropriate materials in state-funded libraries. Secretary of State Jay Ashcroftâs… Read More
Public Education
âThis is truly about the kidsâ: parents challenging explicit content in schools respond to âbook bannersâ label(Daily Caller) â Parents challenging books in school districts are being deemed âbook banners,â but they respond that itâs not about banning the books but rather giving parents the right… Read More
Culture
Kansas mom finds joy-of-sex book for kids in her public library, which refuses to move it from childrenâs sectionAddie Thompson and her 4-year-old son were scanning their local public libraryâs childrenâs section for a book on airplanes. What the young mother found on the shelf right… Read More