When Leigh Knapp became her school’s first full-time media specialist, she had a vision to change the library into a place where kids felt seen and encouraged, and could discover a joy of reading.

Although book lovers enjoy reading year-round, they particularly revel in finding just the right book when it’s cold outside and they want to stay indoors. Williamsburg residents are fortunate; there ...

Chicago Public Library librarians say there are several factors that determine whether a book is removed from circulation, including how often people check it out and whether the information in it is ...

Americans last year challenged more book titles than ever before, according to a new report by the American Library Association’s Office for Intellectual Freedom. More than 4,000 unique titles were ...

The Brandeis Library provides access to a wealth of information resources in many formats. As much as possible, scholarly content is transitioned from print to electronic form, enabling more powerful ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - You can stock up on summer reads and flicks at the next Friends of the Library book and media sale. Janel DeLeye with the Topeka and Shawnee Co. Public Library visited Eye on NE ...

Weeding, or culling old, damaged or outdated books, is standard practice in libraries. But in some cases it is being used to remove books because of the viewpoint they express. By Elizabeth A. Harris ...

This story is free to read because readers choose to support LAist. If you find value in independent local reporting, make a donation to power our newsroom today. The simmering battle over the public ...

The Fairhope Library Board is hopeful that after reviewing 15 challenged books in recent months, and reshelving five of them to adult sections, they will get their state funding restored. But a member ...

Suzette Baker, from unincorporated Kingsland, was feted recently by the Authors Guild in New York City as a “Champion of Writers”—the first-ever recipient of a national award established to honor ...

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 ...

With its state funding at risk, Fairhope city and library officials are contemplating a review of approximately 35 books deemed by state library officials to be “sexually explicit” and inappropriate ...