News and Updates

Pinellas County is further scrutinizing almost 90 books from its school libraries, which could result in them being permanently removed from the age groups they are intended for as part of the sweeping book bans that have been imposed across Florida.

The plague of book bans that are sweeping the country has caught the eye and ear of the President of the United States.

All Florida School Boards will update their library policy to comply with HB1069: The public hearing is an opportunity for you to voice your thoughts as a member of the community

Despite book bans continuing to spread across the state of Florida and even some new legislation that strengthens them, we have made progress as a community in pushing back!

There is a lot of charged language around censorship efforts- so what do we mean when we refer to "book bans"?

There are lots of ways that you can stay involved this summer and continue to support our efforts to slow the spread of censorship in Florida

Florida schools have had an eventful year.  And a challenging one.  The current climate of censorship and the impulse for politicians to ban books from classrooms or strip them from library shelves has profoundly impacted our children’s education.

We are approaching an important date for pushing back against some of the book-banning bills that have been passed in Florida.

The graphic novels depicting the experiences of those imprisoned in concentration camps but with mice standing in for people, Maus I & II, are the targets of book bans in Florida.

Some teachers and administrators in Florida schools are suspicious of what is happening to books that are being removed.