NEW POWERS: County Judge Matt Brumley will now have the power to hire and fire librarians. Credit: Brian Chilson The latest chapter of library censorship in Saline County ended Monday evening with the ...

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 ...

Banned Books Week, held from October 5-11, highlights censorship and celebrates the freedom to read. Despite an increase in book challenges, a 2022 poll found that 71% of Americans surveyed oppose ...

Harvard’s recent decision to remove the binding of a notorious volume in its library has thrown fresh light on a shadowy corner of the rare book world. By Jennifer Schuessler and Julia Jacobs The New ...

When librarians at local public libraries decide which books to keep and which to exclude, they often violate the public trust by doing so based on ideology. To avoid potential legal liability, these ...