South Carolina District Schools Bring Back Billie Jean King Book Removed for LGBTQ+ Content | The State
A book removed from a Midlands, SC, school district’s libraries over a reference to a character’s same-sex relationship is returning to shelves after public pushback at a school board meeting. Lexington-Richland 5 superintendent Akil Ross said at the meeting he would reverse an administrative decision that limited student access to the children’s book I Am Billie Jean King, after several parents criticized the move during the meeting and board members indicated they wanted the decision changed.

No More Shakespeare? Staff Warns Pennsylvania School Board About Proposed Book Policy | York Dispatch
West Shore School District's far-right school board majority is considering sweeping restrictions on the content of books in the Pennsylvania district's public school libraries, raising questions from administrators about the purpose of the new policy. Staff in the school district that straddles the Cumberland and York county line warned that the broad language of the policy could result in banning books by Geoffrey Chaucer and William Shakespeare due to their references to sex.

'Where do we draw the line?': NC Legislation Targets Public School Libraries | WFDD
Two proposals making their way through North Carolina’s state legislature include several provisions about public school libraries and instructional content.

Bill Derided by Authors as Enabling Book Banning Heads to NH Governor’s Desk | New Hampshire Bulletin
HB 324 would require all New Hampshire school boards to adopt a complaint process that parents could use to object to obscene materials—and potentially remove them. Currently, school districts can choose their own policies for how to allow parents to object to materials.

Ohio Library Systems, Advocates Push Back on Legislation That Would Hide Certain Materials | Ohio Capital Journal
A provision in the Ohio House budget proposal would require libraries to place content on sexual orientation and gender identity out of view of minors.

Brookline, MA, Libraries Will Restore Pride and BLM Flags in June | Brookline News
After a tense debate and a public comment campaign, Brookline’s Board of Library Trustees authorized the town’s libraries to display Pride and Black Lives Matter flags in June. Pride, Black Lives Matter, and other flags—Stop Asian Hate flags and flags condemning antisemitism—were displayed outside the library’s three branches for years until May 2023, when former Library Director Amanda Hirst implemented a facility and grounds policy that led to their removal.