Rhode Island lawmakers are considering a "Freedom to Read" bill that would protect books on race, gender, and identity from being banned in schools and libraries. Proponents of the bill argue that ...

Senate committee will consider “Freedom to Read Act,” which would shield librarians from criminal charges and standardize reviews of book challenges PROVIDENCE — In Westerly, a right-wing ...

Sen. David Wheeler, R-Huron, brought the amendment for House Bill 1239 and said it got to the “heart” of the issue so people can get questions answered about books without threatening prosecution.

Sunrise on the Reaping, the new novel from Suzanne Collins about the cockeyed and roguish tribute Haymitch Abernathy (played ...

The Planning and Development Committee approved a bill Friday that would forbid Connecticut libraries from entering in contracts with e-book publishers that limit libraries’ ability to control ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Several Democratic State House representatives discussed a bill focused on access to books in public school libraries across South Carolina. The representatives and several ...

Senate Bill 74 proposes misdemeanor charges for school librarians who knowingly distribute books deemed harmful to minors. Supporters argue that similar restrictions already apply to teachers and ...

How to Feed the World,” a book about global food supply, is the latest book from Vaclav Smil — who can count Bill Gates as one of his biggest fans.

Baxter and Jorgenson both mentioned they’ve tried to remove books they think have obscene content through their local school boards or local libraries. Baxter said she supported the bill because ...

Bill Murray slammed Bob Woodward’s 1986 book “Wired: The Short Life and Fast Times of John Belushi” as “completely inaccurate” to the point that he began to wonder if “they framed ...

Rhode Island has seen an increase in attempts to ban books from school libraries ... This year's effort to push the bill over the finish line began Thursday with an old-fashioned State House ...

Without dwelling on it, “Lincoln’s Peace” mentions multiple times another failure during the Civil War that reverberates ...