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
The library board repeatedly refused to limit access to 150 books deemed sexually explicit by critics. Most of the titles have LGBTQ+ themes
“Social media [are] where young people increasingly turn to get information about their community, their history, their bodies & themselves”
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore on Thursday signed a bill that seeks to combat efforts to ban books from state libraries
‘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
Rep Julianne Young stated it did not ban gay characters, just "acts of homosexuality," which are undefined
The list of the 673 books removed took up two full pages in the print edition of The Orlando Sentinel Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2023
