The Latest Breaking News from Libraries

Governor JB Pritzker expected to sign bill that would block state funding for public libraries and schools that ban books

All of the lost pubs on the list have been demolished or have seen the building re-purposed

A Florida public library system’s “I Read Banned Books” library cards are drawing concern from a Republican lawmaker who said the county agency is engaging in “a political stunt” with taxpayer money and warned it could generate financial retaliation by the state.

Texas would expand what can be defined as sexually explicit material or potentially harmful to children in order to ban books from public and charter school libraries, under a bill given final passage by the state Senate on Tuesday night and sent to Republican Gov. Greg Abbott

Approved by both chambers, the bill is now on its way to the governor. Unless he vetoes it, the bill will become law, which means book vendors will have to assign ratings to books based on depictions or references to sex.

Montana has become the first state to specifically ban people dressed in drag from reading books to children at public schools and libraries

The protests were first reported at the start of April and saw groups of people targeting Dublin City Libraries

'It's always good to go. It's definitely a positive thing.'

Priority bills that died include a 10-year minimum sentencing for gun-related crimes, a ban on “critical race theory” at public universities and LGBTQ-related legislation. While the bills may be dead, lawmakers have a limited time to attach their ideas to legislation that is still alive.