Rosalie Stewart is the Anti–Book Banning Public Policy Manager at Penguin Random House | Slate
America’s biggest publisher just hired a lobbyist to fight book banning. She’s got a plan.

Researchers at Steinhardt Examine the Effect of Book Bans on Public Education | Washington Square News
The NYU-led study consisted of dozens of teacher and parent interviews aimed at assessing the impact of legislative book bans on students’ quality of life at public schools in Florida.

Removing Books From Libraries Often Takes Debate. But There’s a Quieter Way. | New York Times
Weeding, or culling old, damaged, or outdated books, is standard practice in libraries. But in some cases, it is being used to remove books because of the viewpoint they express.

Book Battles Brew in Wyoming County Schools: A community divided | Cap City News
The Laramie County (WY) School District has received significant public feedback for more than a year on its recently passed library regulations, with opinions ranging from disdain to applause.

Book Bans Hit the Big Screen | PEN America
Six documentaries take on educational censorship.

Did Far-Right Groups Get 121 Books Pulled in Texas District? These Families Think So | Lonestar Live
Parents and students in Fort Worth (TX) ISD are pushing for a more transparent book review process after the school district restricted more than 120 titles following backlash from far-right groups, including Libs of TikTok. While 90 of the 121 books were ultimately returned to library shelves, the North Texas community coalition now hopes to prevent similar removals from happening.

Iowa Author’s Dream Denied by Book Ban | The Gazette
Erin Becker's plan to visit her home state schools on a book tour was derailed by the state’s law.

PEN America and Other Plaintiffs in Book Banning Lawsuit, File Motion to Add a New Claim Against Escambia School Board | PEN America
PEN America revealed today that the Escambia County (FL) School Board has returned 24 previously restricted books to school library shelves in a victory for the freedom to read over the discriminatory restrictions at the heart of the lawsuit against the board.

South Carolina School District Removes Assassination Classroom From Libraries | CBR
The divisive Shonen Jump title Assassination Classroom is currently unavailable at Horry County (SC) Schools while the book is being evaluated. According to WMBR News, this review process could take up to 30 days, meaning a final decision could be reached by the end of October.