Nevada bill would prevent book bans in public and school libraries

Federal Judge Tells Colorado School District To Return ‘Challenged’ Books To Its Libraries

I'm not going to rehash the entire recent history of book bans/book challenges in this nation. Suffice to say that ever since Trump first took office in 2017, there's been a significant increase in the number of suddenly "concerned" citizens seeking to remove books from libraries and a corresponding, equally-significant increase in legislation seeking to…

Nevada bill would prevent book bans in public and school libraries

Assembly Bill 416 had its first hearing Tuesday looking to make it illegal to ban books or other materials in public or school libraries in Nevada.

"Sexually explicit" is the most commonly used argument against certain titles. In addition, libraries have to struggle with massive cuts in their budgets

Nevada Bill Would Move Library Book Decisions From Parents to Courts

What's Happening? Assembly Bill 416 is making waves in Nevada. It aims to stop school boards, charter schools, and school employees from limiting what books kids can access in school libraries. This bill would make it illegal to remove books from libraries, hide them away, label them as objectionable, or damage them to hide content....