Iowa law banning books including 1984 and Ulysses blocked by US federal judge
A lawsuit brought by publishers and authors including John Green and Jodi Picoult has led to a portion of a law banning Iowa school libraries and classrooms from carrying books depicting sex acts...
View ArticleOnce again, federal judge blocks a book banning law in Iowa
On March 25, U.S. District Court judge Stephen Locher of the Southern District of Iowa reinstated an injunction against book restrictions in Iowa Senate File 496, a 2023 state law that has resulted in...
View ArticleRightwing groups across US push new bans to limit 'obscene' books in libraries
Rightwing groups around the US are pushing legislation that would place new limits on what books are allowed in school libraries in a move that critics decry as censorship often focused on LGBTQ+...
View Article'Meta has stolen books': authors to protest in London against AI trained...
Authors and other publishing industry professionals will stage a demonstration outside Meta's London office today in protest of the organisation's use of copyrighted books to train artificial...
View ArticleUS authors' copyright lawsuits against OpenAI and Microsoft combined in New...
Twelve US copyright cases against OpenAI and Microsoft have been consolidated in New York, despite most of the authors and news outlets suing the companies being opposed to centralization.
View ArticleBeing a librarian was already hard. Then came the Trump administration
For many librarians, the stakes of the job are high – they're facing burnout, book bans, legislation pushed by rightwing groups, and providing essential resources in an effort to fill gaps in the US's...
View Article21 States sue Trump administration over scuttling of IMLS, other agencies
Attorneys general from 21 states have sued the Trump administration to block its recent efforts to scuttle the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and six other federal agencies.
View ArticleMajority of attempts to ban books in US come from organised groups not parents
A large majority of attempts to ban books in the US last year came from organised groups rather than parents. 72% of demands to censor books were initiated by pressure groups, government entities and...
View ArticleThe ALA sues over the scuppering of the IMLS
The American Library Association (ALA) and the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), whose members include museum and library workers nationwide, have sued over what...
View ArticleMississippi orders deletion of race and gender databases in state libraries
The Mississippi library commission, which offers services such as specialized research assistance to libraries in the state, has ordered the deletion of two research collections: the race relations...
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