banned books
Facing a mental health crisis, an NJ school pulled a beloved novel from English class
Junot Díaz's The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao was removed from an English class at the public school. PEN America says it's part of a trend of scrubbing literature dealing with uncomfortable topics.
Books about race and gender to be returned to school libraries on some military bases
The order is to be implemented at school libraries on military bases in Kentucky, Virginia, Italy and Japan. Students and their families claimed their First Amendment rights had been violated when officials removed the books to comply with President Trump's executive orders.
Even a government shutdown can’t stop the quiz. Can you score 11?
This week's quiz also features bears.
What books shaped you in high school? Here’s what you said
More than 1,100 of you wrote to tell us about the books that broadened your horizons, that you kept through every move, that inspired you to become English majors, librarians, writers and teachers.
A new documentary checks out the many ways libraries are a ‘Free For All’
By examining the value of libraries in the distant and recent past, this PBS film makes a compelling case for the importance of the American public library system today.
