Texas District Suspends Secondary Student Access To Libraries To Review Materials | KSAT
New Braunfels (TX) ISD says the review in the district with two middle schools and four high schools follows SB 13 that limits material in schools that have indecent, profane, or harmful content. The libraries won’t be reopened until all materials are reviewed.

Anti-Censorship Groups Ask U.S. Supreme Court To Take on Llano County Library Case | Texas Public Radio
Seven groups representing authors, libraries, book publishers, and First Amendment supporters are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to take up the case of Little v. Llano County.

Leila Green Little and six other patrons of the Hill Country public library system filed suit in 2022 after government officials pulled 17 books from library shelves, arguing that the books were removed based on viewpoint discrimination.

In May, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed two earlier decisions, ruling that Llano County officials did not violate the First Amendment rights of library patrons by removing the books.

In briefs filed on Oct. 14, the seven groups argued the Fifth Circuit’s ruling sets up a dangerous precedent that contradicts the prevailing understanding of the First Amendment.

Federal Judge Dismisses Ohio Teacher’s Lawsuit Over LGBTQIA+ Classroom Books | NBC4
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit by an Ohio teacher who claimed her constitutional rights were violated when she was suspended for keeping LGBTQ-themed books in her classroom. Karen Cahall, a third grade New Richmond Exempted Village School District teacher for more than 30 years, filed the lawsuit in December 2024 after she was suspended without pay for three days. In the complaint, Cahall said the disciplinary action was based on her decision to include four books with LGBTQIA+ characters in her classroom library.

Librarians Sound Alarm As Trump Administration Takes Aim at Agency Supporting Libraries and Museums | Spectrum News
But with the future of IMLS in jeopardy, libraries face a future of uncertainty.

Controversial Library Materials Bill Clears Final Committee Vote | Wyoming Tribune Eagle
State lawmakers have advanced a bill intended to prohibit sexually explicit books from being housed in the children’s sections of public and school libraries, saying it will give more authority to parents and communities.

Pennsylvania District Officials to Revisit Library Policy That Restricts Access to Books | York Dispatch
West Shore, PA, public school officials expect to consider a library policy, tabled last month for more work, that would restrict student access to books. Previously, school administrators warned the school board that the library resources policy restrictions against profanity, vulgarity, and sexual acts were so vague that they could impact works by Geoffrey Chaucer and William Shakespeare.

Audit: More Stringent Selection Policies Could Lead To Less 'Sensitive Materials' in Utah School Libraries | KSL
The Utah legislature is continuing to focus on the contents of school libraries across the state, this time honing in on the process of how books are selected to build out a library.

A legislative audit reviewed a selection of 22 books found in secondary school libraries, looking for "statutorily questionable content."

The 22 books reviewed in the audit were pulled from 42 secondary school categories across seven districts (Davis, Weber, Salt Lake City, Granite, Canyons, Alpine and Washington). The audit also said that the 22 books were selected from a list of 186 titles "provided by a concerned legislator."

When Books Were Being Pulled From Iowa Classrooms, These Teens Started an After-School Club To Read Them | Iowa Public Radio
Three Iowa City West high schoolers founded a book club that reads some of the country's most frequently banned books after a state law removing books with sexual content was signed in 2023. Two years later, many of the books have been reshelved and parts of the law can't be enforced. 

Publishers Fight Back Against US Book Bans | France 24
Escalating attempts to remove works featuring themes such as LGBTQIA+ lifestyles and race relations from US bookshelves are facing growing resistance from publishers and rights groups, a major topic at this year's Frankfurt Book Fair.