Petition seeks to get lawmakers to oppose book bans

The Anti-Book Ban Laws Passed in 2025 (& What They Mean): Book Censorship News, August 1, 2025

This year has seen a fair share of states pass legislation that protects the right to read. Let’s take a look at the legislation in each of those states, what the legislation does and does not mean, the impact of such legislation in a post-Fifth Circuit landscape, and finally, collate all of the right to read/anti-book ban bills as they stand right now. Note throughout that the titles of these bills all differ slightly, so I’ve used the language…

Ali Velshi and Max Brooks Talk Zombies and Book Bans

MSNBC’s Ali Velshi sat down with author Max Brooks recently to learn why Brooks’ book “World War Z” has been banned and to break down its message, exploring why it inspires fear not just in the reader, but also in those in power. The post Ali Velshi and Max Brooks Talk Zombies and Book Bans appeared first on I Love Libraries.

Petition seeks to get lawmakers to oppose book bans

There’s a new effort to stop book bans. The Michigan Library Association has started a petition for lawmakers, urging them to reject censorship efforts and to increase support for libraries in the budget. Interim Director Dillon Geshel said many ban efforts are underway now. “In the Lowell Area Schools, they have a librarian there that’s been enduring a five-year smear campaign by an individual who has called her terrible things, like a pedophil…