The Burlington County Library System has reported significant increases in library usage one year after implementing a fine-free policy Checkouts rose 36% and thousands of new library cards were ...

BALTIMORE -- The Anne Arundel County Public Library System is a safe haven for books fighting against censorship and restrictions. This week is Banned Books Week, an annual event highlighting the ...

Proposed legislation would pressure publishers to adjust borrowing limits and find other ways to widen access. By Erik Ofgang It’s hard to imagine a library that doesn’t carry “Fahrenheit 451.” But ...

The new PBS Independent Lens documentary about America's public library system arrives with a very clever, two-edged title: Free for All: The Public Library. The "Free for All" part refers, of course, ...

Letters: board violates own policy with decision to remove books Letters say book removal decision violates First Amendment Book organizations co-sign letter Board's March 17 decision to remove books ...

6 out of 10 public comment speakers oppose book banning Opponents of book banning hold signs saying, 'Leave it on the shelf.' Majority of board also decides to remove the picture book, 'Me & My ...

GREENVILLE, S.C. – Local library patrons, with help from the American Civil Liberties Union and ACLU of South Carolina, are suing officials in South Carolina’s most populous county for systematically ...

RUTHERFORD COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) — Whistleblower Rutherford County Library Systems Director Luanne James claims the RCLS Board Chair, Cody York, instructed her to remove multiple books from the public ...

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 ...