Hundreds of ‘DEI’ Books Are Back at the Naval Academy. An alum and a bookshop fought their removal. | The 19th News
Following a public outcry, the academy returned titles by Maya Angelou, Harper Lee, and others that were purged under Pentagon orders targeting race and gender discourse.

Bill Giving Texas Parents, School Boards More Control Over Library Books Heads to Governor | Texas Tribune
Senate Bill 13 would require school boards or advisory councils to approve new books and review complaints. In most cases only 50 parents’ approval would be needed to create the oversight councils.

Federal Court Decision Supports APLS Board Efforts To Remove Controversial Books from Public Libraries | Alabama Daily News
Alabama Public Library Service (APLS) board chair John Wahl praised a decision in Little vs. Llano County from the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals that bodes well for the APLS’ recent efforts to remove sexually explicit and gender ideology–based content from children’s sections at public libraries. The ruling upheld that a library’s decision to remove books from its shelves cannot be challenged under the First Amendment. While the decision only applies to public libraries in three states (Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas), the precedent it sets favors APLS’ efforts to further curate reading material for young readers, which Wahl called a “major victory” for parental rights.

Tennessee Bookstore Hosting 'Banned Book Club' After More Than 100 Books Removed from Knox County Schools | 10News
The Bottom, a Black-focused bookstore and community space, is hosting a club to give people a chance to read books recently removed from public school shelves.

This Independent Library Champions Banned Books by Black Women | KSLF
The Free Black Women’s Library, a community and grassroots-funded library in Brooklyn, NY, has found a way to keep moving forward amid widespread cutbacks. OlaRonke Akinmowo launched the library in 2015 with a mission to showcase “the brilliant creativity and diversity of black women writers.”

Florida County School Board Wants To Speed Up the Process of Reviewing Challenged Library Books | Pensacola News Journal [via Yahoo!l
A new policy could mean that if a challenged book has been reviewed and banned in another Florida public school district, it should be removed from Escambia County Public Schools (ECPS). Board members feel ECPS has spent too much time reviewing challenged books.