A new bookstore called The Walrus Said opened its doors downtown at 600 Main Street, near Chippewa, with a soft opening Thursday that featured a reveal of the space along with some treats. The shop takes its name from a line…
SALT LAKE CITY — The trial over a Utah law allowing the state to ban a near-record number of books from school libraries now has a court date, although it's quite a few chapters away. Filings obtained by FOX 13 News show…
A woman who maintains a Little Free Library has sparked discussion online after expressing frustration over someone repeatedly leaving religious pamphlets inside the community book exchange. In a video documenting her latest discovery, she counted 20 pamphlets before removing them and…
George M. Johnson’s new memoir hits shelves on Nov. 10. The very next night, the author of America’s most banned book will be in Salt Lake City, in America’s most book-banned state. You can’t make this stuff up. “It was getting a…
The defense of book banning goes against the free society we live in. As a civil Libertarian, the mere thought of any book being banned is something that makes my blood boil. That also goes for movies, records, television shows,…
Editor’s Note—October is banned book month, which usually involves liberal bookstores extolling the virtues of books like The Handmaid’s Tale that have never been banned in any meaningful way. However, there’s an entire library of books that have been…
The new fiscal year began Oct. 1. Libraries that had not yet adopted compliant policies could still receive full funding by doing so by June 30, 2027, the Political Reporter reported. The complaint, case No. 2:26-cv-00916, calls the rule unconstitutional on its face under…
About FAQs Join Internship California Voter Guide When I researched book bans for my AP Seminar research report, I discovered a troubling pattern. Nearly 80% of all book challenges and censorship requests are directed at school classrooms and libraries. The American…
Updated on: November 18, 2021 / 1:16 PM EST / CBS News George M. Johnson always knew something like this would happen. Johnson's book, "All Boys Aren't Blue," is just one of many works from queer authors that have been removed from several libraries at public…
DAYTON — A bookstore in Downtown Dayton is fighting the city to stay open. The city threatened to shut Rabbit Hole Books, claiming it didn’t meet building code, so the building’s owner put in a door over the weekend. “Now we…
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