Anti–Book Ban Legislation and Additional Free Speech Protections Now Law in Delaware | DPM
Delaware enshrines the prevention of ideological book bans in public and school libraries and builds upon its laws protecting residents from freedom of speech lawsuits.

Controversial National Park Service Book Ban Means Big Changes For Visitor Centers As U.S. Government's Deadline Passes | The Travel
Visitors may have noticed some empty shelves in the book section of their favorite national park sites. A ban on items that “cast America in a negative light” in National Parks just went into effect September 17 as the government's “Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History” executive order deadline passed, and it could mean big changes to America’s favorite gift shops. Since the executive order was signed, the National Park Service saw a wide variety of exhibits, postings, and gift shop items flagged for removal.

Texas District Unveils Tool to Help Parents Monitor Student Reading Choices | KCEN
The new tool at Killeen (TX) ISD, Bookmarked, utilizes digital tracking to help parents understand and monitor what books their child is reading.

Barely Read, Heavily Restricted: The Data Behind South Carolina County’s School Library Restricted Section | The Island Packet
Nine books now sit behind permission slips in all Beaufort County (SC) School District libraries, tucked into a restricted section that students can only reach with a note from home. Over the past three years, those same titles were checked out less than 70 times—most, from a single high school. A public record request by the Island Packet and Beaufort Gazette found that students from just five of the district’s 32 schools, which serve nearly 21,000 students, borrowed the books at all.

EveryLibrary Releases Report: “Culture War by Executive Order and Its Impact on Libraries” | The Highland County Press
The report examines how President Donald Trump’s executive orders, issued during the first 100 days of his second administration, target the nation’s cultural institutions and threaten the independence of libraries, museums, and archives.

Explainer: What Texas Senate Bill 13 Really Means for School Library and Classroom Books | KFTR
Senate Bill 13, passed by the Texas Legislature in 2023 and effective September 1, 2025, changes how public schools handle library and classroom materials. Lawmakers framed it as a way to increase transparency for parents and add safeguards around what students read.