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What Is Take Back The Classroom?
Harford County school board to appeal after state overruled move to ban controversial book
'All Boys Aren't Blue' sparks book ban requests for school boards, mirroring national trend
'We're royally pissing people off': Florida teacher's 'banned book drive' becomes nonprofit
22 Titles Pulled from Missouri District Shelves to Comply with State Law and More | Censorship Roundup
America's Censored Classroom
Educational gag orders are state legislative efforts to restrict teaching about topics such as race, gender, American history, and LGBTQ+ identities in K–12 and higher education. PEN America tracks these bills in our Index of Educational Gag Orders, updated weekly.
Challenged books: The fight for freedom to read hits close to home
Frederick Co. school board candidate removes LGBTQ books from library by checking them out
How Teens Are Pushing Back On Book Bans
LGBTQ Community, People of Color in the Crosshairs of Banned Book Movement
More books are banned than ever before, as Congress takes on the issue
The next book ban: States aim to limit titles students can search for
Norman bookstore owner giving away free shirts & pins displaying banned book QR code
Policy Differences on Display at Library Board Retreat
School Board Overrules Local Leaders' Ban on Four Books
School just started but the debate surrounding gender and race in classrooms is already at a fever pitch
Texas leads among 26 states with book bans, free speech group says
Two books in Spruce Mountain High School library challenged
“Libraries Are Promoting An Agenda To Destroy Families”: Idaho State Rep Partners On Program To Remove Books From Libraries

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Chakraborty, M. & Ford, S. (2025). Reading Between the Lines: Celebrating Banned Books Week Through the Lens of the Information Literacy Framework. College & Research Libraries News. 86(9), 376. doi:https://doi.org/10.5860/crln.86.9.376