An order by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s office resulted in a purge of books critical of racism but preserved volumes defending white power. By John Ismay John Ismay, a Pentagon reporter based in ...

As the culture wars continue to roil American society, one battlefront has turned out to be local libraries. The American Library Association reported more than 9,000 challenges to library books were ...

The public library in Fairhope, Alabama — a picturesque city on the shores of Mobile Bay — has found itself in the crosshairs of battles over library content. The Alabama Public Library Service Board ...

There were 10,000 instances of book bans at public schools in the 2023-24 school year, according to PEN America. In 2024, 5,813 titles were challenged in public libraries and schools nationwide, says ...

In our culturally divided, deeply polarized nation, no book is safe on a public library shelf. More than 10,000 books were banned last year in schools across the country, according to a report ...

GRAND RAPIDS, MI - Rebecca Olson, a parent in the Forest Hills School District, was one of a half-dozen demonstrators who gathered in downtown Grand Rapids Tuesday for what she described as an attempt ...

The board members of an Alabama library at the center of a culture war over the placement of so-called ‘sexually explicit’ content announced Monday they will not reshelve two books that were ...

A conservative activist group held a protest outside the Hales Corners Public Library Oct. 23, calling for the dismissal of library director Stephanie Lewin-Lane over a collection of LGBTQ-themed ...

This story is part of SLO Tribune's Parents Central, our expanding coverage for local parents. We're tackling issues that matter to you the most, explaining the "what it means," from school budgets to ...