NEWPORT NEWS — Cookbooks, Bibles, bestsellers, and even a guide to belly dancing were among the roughly 150 books mixed in with trash next to a Main Street Library dumpster Friday morning. According ...

When Patricia McCormick published her novel Sold in 2006, she never imagined it would someday become one of the most challenged books in the United States. The critically acclaimed work, which tackles ...

It’s the best excuse for a big, community-wide conversation about books. There will be much to enjoy across the BBC’s airwaves and in every part of the library network and in many other places as well ...

New Braunfels ISD says all library services are suspended until further notice as the district reviews each book in accordance with new state laws. That decision comes after Monday’s board of trustees ...

KNOX COUNTY, Tenn. — A new Tennessee law that specifically bans books with sexually explicit imagery went into effect on Monday. It changes the state's existing restrictions on materials allowed in ...

MUSKEGON, Mich. — The Hackley Public Library's annual book sale returns this weekend, offering thousands of used books and other items to benefit library programs. WATCH: Hackley Public Library hosts ...

It's been more than a decade since April Ager-White first dreamt of opening a free little library filled with books written by Indigenous authors just outside her home. When Ager-White's friends in a ...

(WXYZ) — Libraries in metro Detroit aren't just about books anymore. The shelves are stocked with everything from board games to power tools and crochet kits. It's ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Downtown Portland’s Central Library is meant to be a place of learning and community, but recent violence and safety concerns have forced leaders to rethink how to keep people safe ...

FORT COLLINS, Colo. — A former Wyoming library director who was fired amid an uproar over books with sexual content and LGBTQ+ themes that some people complained were inappropriate for youngsters and ...

As cooler weather — hopefully — begins to creep into the Milwaukee area, you may want to start making your fall reading lists. And if you don't have a library card yet, don't worry. Signing up for one ...

Banned Books Week, held from October 5-11, highlights censorship and celebrates the freedom to read. Despite an increase in book challenges, a 2022 poll found that 71% of Americans surveyed oppose ...