The law was blocked before enforcement began, but, a significant number of books were removed from Iowa K-12 public schools due to the law
The bill would require school boards to explain their decision when either removing a book or going against recommendations of a committee
Florida saw more books challenged for removal than any other state last year, according to data released by the American Library Association
The library board repeatedly refused to limit access to 150 books deemed sexually explicit by critics. Most of the titles have LGBTQ+ themes
Over the last few years, hard-right conservatives have tried to tie library funding to whether certain books are available on shelves
“Social media [are] where young people increasingly turn to get information about their community, their history, their bodies & themselves”
“This would open librarians and their staff in our most vulnerable libraries to criminal prosecution for books housed in the adult section"
‘They’re going to be holding many teachers accountable,’ he said signing a bill restricting nonparents to 1 book challenge per month
Efforts to ban or challenge library books across the nation has had a sharp focus on titles addressing LGBTQ+ themes
There were 3,000 plus book bans in schools last year, 1,000 more than the year before. That rise is inspired, in part, by Moms for Liberty
