Parents in Pickens County, SC, along with the NAACP, are suing the district charging that the removal of Stamped is a violation of their children's First Amendment rights; a Nebraska high school librarian resigns in protest over a new book policy; book banners threaten publishers and public library funding; and more.

South Carolina School District Sued Over Book Ban | Yahoo News!

A group of Pickens County parents, along with the NAACP, filed a lawsuit last month in federal court, alleging the district’s removal of the book Stamped: Racism, Antiracism and You by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi is unconstitutional and a violation of the students’s First Amendment rights.

Plattsmouth High School Librarian Resigns Over Controversial Book Policy | KETV Omaha

Nebraska school librarian Christine Knust spoke against the policy at a school board meeting where her resignation was accepted.

Fauquier County Schools Unveil New Regulation on ‘Sexually Explicit’ Materials | Fauquier Times

The Virginia district will identify any library books or classroom instructional materials that contain “sexually explicit” content and inform students, parents, and guardians about the materials under a new regulation.

Seattle Public Library Announces Plan for Young Adults Nationwide to Access Banned Books | KIRO 7

Just as the Brooklyn (NY) Public Library did, the Seattle system will begin a Books Unbanned program that allows readers age 13 to 26 anywhere in the country to access the library’s entire collection of thousands of e-books and audiobooks.

The Extreme New Tactic in the Crusade to Ban Books | Time Magazine

The book banning movement is now going after publishers, with legislation that would censor what books they can publish or distribute to public schools.

Library Funding Becomes the 'Nuclear Option' As the Battle Over Books Escalates | NPR

States threatening library budgets over “inappropriate” books.

Florida Adds Restrictions to Pronoun Use in Schools and Expands Book Challenges | WFSU

Florida’s Republican-led legislature is expanding the state’s parental rights laws to allow them greater say over school library books and classroom materials.