Books

A new Illinois law will only give funding to libraries that refuse to ban books due to partisan or doctrinal disapproval

Senate probes Illinois officials over law that effectively bans book bans

A deadly storm system along much of the east coast caused Washington D.C. government buildings to close as tornadoes, damaging winds and hail threatened the area.

Deadly storms leave more than 1 million without power: The Rundown Aug. 8, 2023

Former president Barack Obama is featured in a library's TikTok showing readers holding up banned books.

Obama’s TikTok on banned books leads to varied media coverage

The Senate Judiciary Committee is moving forward on SCOTUS ethics reform, as a new report indicates Justice Sonia Sotomayor's staff helped sell her book.

Sotomayor’s book sales renews calls in Congress for SCOTUS ethics reform

The classic novel "To the Lighthouse" by British novelist Virginia Woolf is being targeted for triggering or offensive language.

Virginia Woolf’s classic ‘To the Lighthouse’ receives trigger warning

A school district in Utah that recently opted to ban the Bible will consider a new challenge seeking to ban the Book of Mormon.

After Bible ban, Utah school district weighs ban on Book of Mormon

Two states have advances bills that would restrict youth access to sexually explicit materials in libraries.

Texas, Louisiana advance bills targeting sexually explicit books in libraries

Illinois lawmakers passed a bill that would take away state funding from public libraries if they ban books with controversial topics.

Illinois bill will cut off public funding to libraries that ban books

“Gone with the Wind” is the latest classic novel to get an update. New prints will include a warning of racist depictions.

‘Gone with the Wind’ reprints warn of racist depictions

Agatha Christie's classic books are set to be rewritten based on language that could be considered offensive.

Agatha Christie novels edited to remove potentially offensive language