IN AN ERA OF BOOK BANS, SCI-FI AND FANTASY OFFER AN LGBTQ REFUGE FOR YOUNG READERS
THE HILL – MAY 11, 2023
MOMS FOR LIBERTY: CREATING SCHOOL BOARD CHAOS & ADVOCATING BOOK BANNING FROM COAST-TO-COAST
DAILY KOS – MAY 11, 2023
DEFUNDING LIBRARIES WON’T END BOOK BANS — IT WILL FURTHER UNDERMINE LIBRARIES
TRUTHOUT – MAY 10, 2023
‘IT IS HATEFUL AND MEAN’: FIGHTING BACK WITH THE BANNED BOOK READING ROOM
THE GUARDIAN – MAY 10, 2023
THE BOOK-BANS DEBATE HAS FINALLY REACHED A TURNING POINT
THE ATLANTIC – MAY 10, 2023
CENSORSHIP ATTACKS ON PUBLIC LIBRARIES ARE COMING AFTER NORA ROBERTS & OTHER ROMANCE ICONS
THE MARY SUE – MAY 8, 2023
THE RISING REPUBLICAN MOVEMENT TO DEFUND PUBLIC LIBRARIES
VOX – MAY 8, 2023
THE EXTREME NEW TACTIC IN THE CRUSADE TO BAN BOOKS
TIME – MAY 8, 2023
CBS NEWS POLL ANALYSIS: HOW DO PEOPLE VIEW BOOK BANS, TRANS RIGHTS ISSUES AS GOP PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY FIGHT RAMPS UP?
CBS NEWS – MAY 8, 2023
MOMS FOR LIBERTY, MEET JOHN BIRCH: THE ROOTS OF US RIGHTWING BOOK BANS
THE GUARDIAN – MAY 6, 2023
INTELLECTUAL FREEDOM ROUND TABLE ANNOUNCES MICHIGAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION AS THE RECIPIENT OF THE 2023 GERALD HODGES INTELLECTUAL FREEDOM CHAPTER RELATIONS AWARD
ALA NEWS – MAY 4, 2023
BIDEN BANKS ON BOOK BAN OPPOSITION TO ENERGIZE VOTERS
AXIOS – MAY 5, 2023
THE WEEK IN LIBRARIES: MAY 5, 2023
PUBLISHER’S WEEKLY – MAY 5, 2023
2023 RIGHT TO READ BILLS UNDER CONSIDERATION: BOOK CENSORSHIP NEWS, MAY 5, 2023
BOOK RIOT – MAY 5, 2023
POLL: MAJORITY OF MICHIGAN VOTERS SURVEYED DO NOT SUPPORT BANNING BOOKS
WWMT – MAY 4, 2023
POLL FINDS MAJORITY OF VOTERS OPPOSE EFFORTS TO BAN BOOKS AND ATTACK LIBRARIES
MICHIGAN ADVANCE – MAY 4, 2023
ILLINOIS SET TO BECOME FIRST STATE TO END BOOK BANS
POLITICO – MAY 3, 2023
IN BERKELEY, A LIBRARY PROTEST IS A FIGHT FOR ANTHROPOLOGY IN AN A.I. AGE
NY TIMES – MAY 2, 2023
ALGOMA TOWNSHIP VOTERS OVERWHELMINGLY REJECT LEAVING KENT DISTRICT LIBRARY SYSTEM
MLIVE – MAY 2, 2023
DECKERVILLE LIBRARY BLOCKS ATTEMPTED BOOK BAN
PORT HURON TIMES HERALD – MAY 2, 2023
POLL: MICHIGANDERS OVERWHELMINGLY OPPOSE BOOK BANS
WLNS – MAY 2, 2023
POLL: MOST MICHIGANDERS OPPOSE BOOK BANS
WSJM – MAY 2, 2023
BOOK BANS: WHAT DO MICHIGAN RESIDENTS REALLY THINK?
CBS DETROIT – MAY 2, 2023
POLL SHOWS MICHIGAN VOTERS' STRONG STANCE ON BOOK BANS
DETROIT FREE PRESS – MAY 2, 2023
IN PRAISE OF THRIVING LOCAL LIBRARIES: ‘THIS IS REALLY A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE CAN BELONG’
IRISH TIMES – APRIL 29, 2023
WEST MAPLE ELEMENTARY WINS NATIONAL LIBRARY OF THE YEAR, BECOMING THIRD SCHOOL IN MICHIGAN HISTORY
CBS NEWS – APRIL 28, 2023
RIGHT TO READ ACT REVIVED IN EFFORT TO SUPPORT LIBRARIANS AND SCHOOL LIBRARIES
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY – APRIL 27, 2023
BOOK BANS ARE GETTING EVERYONE'S ATTENTION — INCLUDING BIDEN'S. HERE'S WHY
NPR – APRIL 25, 2023
COMMUNITY CELEBRATES LIBRARY ADVOCACY DAY AT THE MICHIGAN CAPITOL BUILDING
WILX TV 10 – APRIL 25, 2023
HOW MANY BOOK BANS WERE ATTEMPTED IN YOUR STATE? USE THIS MAP TO FIND OUT
PBS – APRIL 24, 2023
THE HISTORY OF BOOK BANS—AND THEIR CHANGING TARGETS—IN THE U.S.
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC – APRIL 24, 2023
ALA RELEASES TOP 13 MOST CHALLENGED BOOKS OF 2022
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY – APRIL 24, 2023
BOOK BANS ARE ON THE RISE IN U.S. SCHOOLS, FUELED BY NEW LAWS IN REPUBLICAN-LED STATES
LOS ANGELES TIMES – APRIL 22, 2023
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE READ? DECODING THE BRAIN'S DUAL NETWORKS
INTERESTING ENGINEERING – APRIL 21, 2023
PROPOSAL TO ARREST LIBRARIANS WHO DISTRIBUTE ‘EXPLICIT’ BOOKS CAUSES BACKLASH IN CASS CO.
WSJM – APRIL 21, 2023
BOOK BANS RISING RAPIDLY IN THE U.S., FREE SPEECH GROUPS FIND
NY TIMES – APRIL 20, 2023
MICHIGAN COUNTY EYED CRIMINAL ORDINANCE FOR BOOKS. LIBRARIANS FOUGHT BACK
BRIDGE MICHIGAN – APRIL 19, 2023
OVERDRIVE MAX TITLES NOW TOP 400,000
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY – APRIL 19, 2023
BELDING SCHOOL BOARD ‘FLAGS’ BOOK IN HIGH SCHOOL LIBRARY
THE DAILY NEWS – APRIL 19, 2023
‘GENDER QUEER’ GRAPHIC NOVEL MAY BE REMOVED FROM SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN SCHOOL LIBRARY
MLIVE – APRIL 18, 2023
OVERDRIVE MAX IS A NEW PROGRAM FOR LIBRARIES TO POWER EBOOK COLLECTIONS
GOOD EREADER – APRIL 18, 2023
OPINION A RURAL TEXAS COUNTY JUST BLINKED ON LIBRARY CLOSURES. PRESSURE WORKED.
THE WASHINGTON POST – APRIL 14, 2023
TEXAS COUNTY KEEPS PUBLIC LIBRARIES OPEN AMID BOOK BAN CONTROVERSY
NY TIMES – APRIL 13, 2023
THE 100 MOST INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE OF 2023 - TRACIE D. HALL
TIME – APRIL 13, 2023
TEXAS COUNTY PLANS TO CLOSE ENTIRE LIBRARY SYSTEM RATHER THAN UN-BAN BOOKS
NBC NEWS – APRIL 12, 2023
