What Is The National Book Rating Index?: Another "New" Review Tool Attempting to Legitimize Bias in Book Evaluation
The National Book Rating Index is a convenient answer to public institutions asking how to subscribe to right-wing review guides.
It's Not Just Laws About Books Breaking Libraries. It's Also New Tax Reforms.
Two states have passed property tax cuts that are directly impacting public libraries. Expect to see this happen more.
The People Want To Read: On Massive Budget Cuts Proposed in Chicago
If passed, Chicago Public Library will lose half their budget for acquiring new books and materials.
The Direct Line From The Red Scare to Red Hats
Florida's embracing McCarthy era politics in their updated state social studies standards–it's the normalization of today's sociopolitical reality.
The Current State of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (October 2025 Edition)
Grant money that should be going to library projects is going to state-sponsored propaganda, among other IMLS updates.
A Free Printable Bookmark About Book Censorship
Print these free bookmarks to help engage your friends, family, and community in the fight against book bans.
Who Is Lori the Librarian, The New Idol of The Book Banners?
Book banners have created a new superhero for their campaign. Her powers? Bigotry, cruelty, and vandalism.
Wyoming Proposes Extreme Anti-Library Bill
The proposed bill text would itself be deemed "sexually explicit" were it to be read by anyone under the age of 18.
It's Easy to Sow Panic When You're Just Lying
The lack of expertise or knowledge about children's literature is on full display when most of your new reviews are of adult books.
Public Libraries on the Chopping Block, 2025 Edition
A look at the budget cuts affecting US libraries in 2025
They Want Self-Hate, But They Can't Get It
Book bans aim to create a cycle of self-hate and shame in creators. It won't work for me.
We Cannot Give Up on Each Other
We cannot give up on ourselves or on others because this fight is far from over.
One Week, Four Library Bomb Threats
Bomb threats at libraries have become a far too common occurrence. In the summer of 2023–two years into an unrelenting attack on public librarians, as well...
A Gold Standard Tool for Library Weeding Was Quietly Shut Down
In 1976, the Texas State Library and Archives Commission developed the CREW Method. The CREW Method, as rendered in the CREW Manual, is a guide to...
A Timeline and Update on the Institute for Museum and Library Services
We are a little over two months into the dismantling of the only federal agency dedicated to libraries, and the news has been coming at a pace no one could...
Images From A Comic Panic Gripping the Nation
We know comics are and have been among the most censored books in America. According to the recent PEN America report, “Cover to Cover,” 73% of all graphic...
The Latest From IMLS and What You Need to Prepare For Right Now
It’s only been a little more than a month since the current administration dropped an Executive Order related to funding and projects from the Institute for...
3 Library & Censorship Stories I'm Watching Right Now
I am currently out of the office on caretaking leave for most of April. Much as I wish I could be a person who completely logs off during periods of time...
A Mostly Good Election Night for Illinois Public Libraries
The results from April 1’s Illinois Consolidated Election are in, and most of the outcomes are positive when it comes to elections for public library board...
Books Are The Perfect Tool for American Propaganda
I’m elbow-deep into working on a new manuscript, and it’s a project that I’ve alluded to several times over the last few years. It’s one I’ve squeezed into...