Under Tennessee’s stricter school library law, some books quietly disappear
Sign up for Chalkbeat Tennessee’s free daily newsletter to keep up with statewide education policy and Memphis-Shelby County Schools. Jennifer Edwards was a teenager in Arizona when she first read “Beloved,
Rutherford County Schools to potentially ban books from school libraries due to new law
A new state law bans all books that contain obscene language or images from a school library no matter the context and it’s up to school leaders to weed them ou
Daleville librarian goes above and beyond for school book fair
DALEVILLE, Ala. (WTVY) - Meet Christy Hixson of Windham Elementary School in Daleville. Hixson is the woman behind the carnival that Windham’s library has become this week for their school book fair. This is Christy’s 17th year decorating the book fair.
‘Beloved’ and five other library books banned by one of Tennessee’s largest school systems
In one of Tennessee’s book banning hot spots, the Rutherford County Board of Education voted Thursday to remove six books from high school libraries, including Toni Morrison’s “Beloved,” a Pulitzer Prize-winning novel about the horrific realities of American slavery.
Rutherford school board pulls 'Beloved,' 5 other books from campuses
"Beloved" and five other books will be removed from Rutherford County Schools libraries, officials decided Thursday at a packed meeting.
ACLU warns Rutherford school board about removing 'Beloved,' other books from libraries
The American Civil Liberties Union warned Rutherford County school officials to not remove "Beloved" and other books from campus libraries.
School board holds off removing books from library shelves
The Watertown school board decided to pause any motion on removing 47 books from library shelves at the high school.
Middle Tennessee activist named national youth chair of Banned Books Week 2024
Julia Garnett, of Sumner County, was named the national youth chair of Banned Books Week 2024 thanks to her dedicated work to ...
Johnston school board approves social studies book after Senate File 496 concern raised
Is "Neither" a book about gender identity or people's differences? Lengthy debate on book's contents leads to its approval in ...
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RHONE: Read between the lines of book bans
Atlanta Vintage Books is known for its selection of gently used, vintage and collectible books. But each year when Banned Books Week rolls around, the team at the Brookhaven bookstore goes on a ...
'Watershed moment': Facing lawsuit, Florida school board returns banned books to shelves
In total, 36 books will be returned in the Nassau County School District, according to a settlement agreement signed on ...
Book bans cost Utah taxpayers thousands of dollars. Here’s how much two school districts spent.
Two Utah school districts removed all 13 titles now banned in public schools statewide--and collectively spent more than ...
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Cobb County removes additional books over explicit content, total now 26
The Cobb County School Board announced Thursday that six more books have been pulled from school libraries for their sexually explicit content.
Florida school board pays over $100K to defend ban on book about same-sex penguin pair
Altogether, the Escambia County School Board has spent at least $362,000 defending lawsuits over books removed from libraries.