book banning

Prisoners in Tennessee will soon be able to receive free books again. Last year, the Tennessee Department of Correction made it impossible for books-to-prisons nonprofits to mail books to prisoners in Tennessee.

Due to a 2024 policy change by the state, nonprofits that have sent free books to prisoners for over 50 years can’t serve Tennessee anymore.

Tennesseans sought to remove hundreds of books from library shelves in 2023, many of them containing LGTBQ+ characters or themes. But some activists and librarians are fighting to keep them in circulation.

A new report released identifies Kentucky as one of 23 states without oversight into what books are banned in its prisons.

Boyle County Schools has banned more than 100 books from school libraries. BCS Superintendent Mark Wade says it's required under Senate Bill 150, but state education officials disagree.

Illinois Governor J.B Pritzker signed a bill yesterday (Monday) that is meant to protect public libraries and school libraries from pressure to ban, remove or restrict access to books based on partisan or doctrinal beliefs.

Gov. JB Pritzker signed legislation Monday that seeks to protect public and school libraries from pressure to ban, remove or restrict access to books based on “partisan or doctrinal disapproval.”

The measure makes it easier for parents to request certain books, events and instructional materials be banned from schools. Opponents say it seeks to erase LGTBQ identities from classrooms.

The measure makes it easier for parents to challenge books, programs and instructional materials they deem obscene.