Joanne JacobsSep 18, 20232 minIt's normal for parents to object to graphic sex in kids' books Aymann Ismail thought book-banners were prudish hysterics, he writes on Slate. Then a librarian gave him a copy of one of the...
Joanne JacobsSep 18, 20232 min'Hungry Caterpillar' is banned as school purges pre-2008 booksBooks published before 2008 have been removed from school library shelves in a school district near Toronto, Canada, reports Nicole...
Joanne JacobsJun 17, 20232 minBanning book bans: It won't workIllinois libraries that ban or restrict books for "partisan or doctrinal" reasons will lose state funding under a new law, reports Claire...
Joanne JacobsJun 3, 20231 minGood Book or bad book? Bible is challenged in UtahThe Bible is off the shelves at elementary and middle-school libraries in a suburban Utah district, after a parent's complaint, writes...