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 See more ...

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 ...

Library board ends 'Freedom to read' policies from American Library Association The audience members in purple T-shirts held signs with various messages, such as 'Book Bans are un-American" and ...

The public library in Fairhope, Alabama — a picturesque city on the shores of Mobile Bay — has found itself in the crosshairs of battles over library content. The Alabama Public Library Service Board ...

For months, Carolyn Harrison and a small band of activists have been setting up folding tables with an array of what they call "bad books" outside the public library in Idaho Falls, Idaho. As Harrison ...

The board members of an Alabama library at the center of a culture war over the placement of so-called ‘sexually explicit’ content announced Monday they will not reshelve two books that were ...

IME, Library binding is ruggedized and doesn't include a dust jacket. There will probably be difference in the amt. of info included on the spine and cover as well.

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a challenge to a Texas county’s removal of 17 books from its public libraries, leaving in place a lower court ruling that allowed the purge. The books ...

An Orange County Superior Court judge has ordered the city of Huntington Beach to eliminate a youth-restricted section on the fourth floor of the Central Library and return all books that had been ...