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A lawsuit stemming from a book banning policy in the St. Francis school district has been settled, and the books will return to shelves.
If the district determines Ken-Ton librarians stuck to proper procedure in selecting a book for their collection, it will remain on school shelves, officials said.
The 6-3 decision Friday in a case brought by parents in Maryland comes as certain books are increasingly being banned from ...
A bill to protect access to school library books that discuss different religions, sexualities, disabilities and a number of other topics, and to ensure they are not banned on the basis of those ...
Book review committee bans three poetry col­lec­tions from Brevard school libraries BY Will Robinson-Smith Brevard County UPDATED 8:37 PM ET Jun. 02, 2023 ...
Oprah Winfrey has made her latest book club selection, and this time it's a fan favorite. "The River is Waiting" by Wally Lamb (out now from Simon & Schuster), a propulsive crime novel following a ...
ST FRANCIS, Minn. — A Minnesota school district is doing away with a book ban, settling a lawsuit that argued the ban was unlawful. The suit was brought against St. Francis Area Schools by ...
More than 30 books, including titles such as “The Bluest Eye,” “Beloved,” “Brave New World,” and “The Handmaid’s Tale,” will once again be on libraries’ shelves for students of ...
CHICAGO – During the 2025 ALA Annual Conference, held June 26–30 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, American Association of School Librarians (AASL) President Becky Calzada awarded her Presidential ...
The Best Romance Novels of the Year So Far Looking for a swoony, feel-good read? Our romance columnist will be updating this list all year. The New York Times Share full article 21 ...
And while earlier generations of women’s fitness books mainly focused on weight loss, the new crop of books encourages women to pursue strength, in and out of the gym.