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Educators, students get creative in evading book bans

Educators and students are finding creative ways to access books that have been banned in states and schools.
Banned book clubs and community events are being organized to provide access to challenging materials.

What's Ahead for Kids' Books in 2024?

Publishers and editors are still optimistic about the children's publishing industry despite challenges like book bans and declining reading rates.
There is a continued influx of talent and creative ambition in children's book submissions, which is encouraging for the industry.

8 Literary Book Titles Likely to Rile Book Banners - Electric Literature

Book bans are on the rise in various states, targeting materials with LGBTQ+ themes, race, or sex depictions.
Some school districts are using AI to identify materials that depict sex in response to bans.

A secret shelf of banned books thrives in a Texas school, under the nose of censors

Students in Texas are hiding a secret bookshelf filled with challenged or banned books in their public school.
The Texas State Board of Education has passed a policy banning sexually explicit or educationally unsuitable books in public schools, resulting in teachers losing their jobs or facing pressure to resign.

American Intolerance and Book Bans: Book Censorship News, February 2, 2024

The Read Harder Challenge is celebrating its tenth year in 2024 and offers 24 tasks to diversify readers' TBRs
Data from surveys conducted by Book Riot and the EveryLibrary Institute highlight the importance of libraries and library workers

Lawmakers weigh standard to guard access to library books

Lawmakers in Massachusetts are proposing a bill to protect books from being removed from public spaces based on personal or political views.
Book bans have been increasing in the country, with Massachusetts ranking fourth in attempts to remove books from shelves in 2022.

Educators, students get creative in evading book bans

Educators and students are finding creative ways to access books that have been banned in states and schools.
Banned book clubs and community events are being organized to provide access to challenging materials.

What's Ahead for Kids' Books in 2024?

Publishers and editors are still optimistic about the children's publishing industry despite challenges like book bans and declining reading rates.
There is a continued influx of talent and creative ambition in children's book submissions, which is encouraging for the industry.

8 Literary Book Titles Likely to Rile Book Banners - Electric Literature

Book bans are on the rise in various states, targeting materials with LGBTQ+ themes, race, or sex depictions.
Some school districts are using AI to identify materials that depict sex in response to bans.

A secret shelf of banned books thrives in a Texas school, under the nose of censors

Students in Texas are hiding a secret bookshelf filled with challenged or banned books in their public school.
The Texas State Board of Education has passed a policy banning sexually explicit or educationally unsuitable books in public schools, resulting in teachers losing their jobs or facing pressure to resign.

American Intolerance and Book Bans: Book Censorship News, February 2, 2024

The Read Harder Challenge is celebrating its tenth year in 2024 and offers 24 tasks to diversify readers' TBRs
Data from surveys conducted by Book Riot and the EveryLibrary Institute highlight the importance of libraries and library workers

Lawmakers weigh standard to guard access to library books

Lawmakers in Massachusetts are proposing a bill to protect books from being removed from public spaces based on personal or political views.
Book bans have been increasing in the country, with Massachusetts ranking fourth in attempts to remove books from shelves in 2022.
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Congressman debuts bill to cover school costs of defending books with LGBTQ+ content

Rep. Maxwell Frost is introducing the Fight Book Bans Act to help cover the costs of defending challenged books in Florida.
The bill has received endorsements from LGBTQ+ groups, civil rights organizations, and free speech groups.

When Your Own Book Gets Caught Up in the Censorship Wars

Tennessee's CRT/Age Appropriate Materials Law banned a book about George Floyd from being read or distributed at a high school.
The law in Tennessee prohibits teaching concepts that imply an individual is inherently privileged, racist, sexist, or oppressive, and that the state or the US is fundamentally or irredeemably racist or sexist.
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