Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas once said, “Restriction of free thought and free speech is the most dangerous of all subversions. It is the one un-American act that could most easily defeat ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Murfreesboro Vice Mayor Bill Shacklett worries that freedom to choose library books might be diminished if deemed harmful to ...

Most Rutherford County Library officials agreed to eliminate freedom to read policies on national "Right to Read Day." ...

PROVIDENCE — After a contentious debate, the state House of Representatives on Monday passed the “Freedom to Read Act,” aiming to combat “censorship” of library materials and to protect librarians.

Vice Mayor Bill Shacklett: 'Trying to control what is in the public library is not a good move' Shacklett worries about complaints on books with rainbow image Descriptions in city code of violations: ...

Mayor Eric Adams, alongside the presidents of New York City’s three public library systems — Brooklyn Public Library, New York Public Library, and Queens Public Library — joined forces with local ...

Despite a number of high-profile legal victories for freedom to read advocates in recent months, book bans continue to surge—and this week, a host of anti-censorship and library groups are blasting a ...

Broward County Library (BCL) received three awards from the Florida Library Association (FLA), including the 2026 FLA Library of the Year. Additional honors include the 2026 FLA Intellectual Freedom ...

There's something about the written word that we here at Teen Vogue obviously love. But as they say, a picture is worth a thousand words. That's why the New York Public Library's annual Freedom to ...

The 2023 American Library Association Annual Conference concluded on June 27, in Chicago, with the ALA reporting a solid bump in turnout over 2022. Preliminary figures put attendance at 15,852, and ...

Photo titled: Leaving for Camp, July 3, 1958. The Negro Motorist Green Book, later known as The Negro Travelers' Green Book, was a listing of restaurants, gas stations, hotels, department stores and ...