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Library photographs and uploads its entire collection of manuscripts by author of The Canterbury Tales The entire collection of Geoffrey Chaucer’s works held by the British Library is being made available in digital format after the completion of a tw…
The publisher’s $10,000 Freedom of Expression prize invites teens to write about a banned book that changed their life, against a backdrop of rising censorshipPublisher Penguin Random House has launched a new writing award in the US celebrating freedo…
Library service schemes to offer free, heated space, which began last year in response to the cost of living crisis, will resume at the end of OctoberMost libraries in England, Wales and Northern Ireland will again offer “warm banks” this winter as cos…
Appeal follows emptying of shelves in apparent misunderstanding at ‘fill a bag with books for £1’ eventVolunteers at Batley library who watched helplessly as the shelves were emptied in a book sale misunderstanding are urging those who took books to co…
Volunteer says some people decided ‘all stock was available to take’ despite his protestations at West Yorkshire eventA £1 book sale at a town library was “sabotaged” when people filled their bags with dozens of library books.The fill-a-bag sale at Bat…
Charlotte-Mecklenburg school district publicly amends instructions to principals after national outlets pick up storyNorth Carolina’s Charlotte-Mecklenburg school district appears to be a bit confused as to where it stands in the ongoing battle against…
According to a new study by Pen America, there were 3,362 instances of book bans in school classrooms and libraries – with more than 40% of all cases occurring in FloridaBook bans in US public schools have increased by 33% over the last school year, ac…
A funding shortfall means the country’s library service will operate with reduced hours, and is ‘unable to purchase new books or take requests at present’Northern Ireland’s library service has said that it does not have sufficient funding to buy new bo…
‘In [a] polarised world, it is important our sector is clear in its opposition to censorship’ says the Cilip report, published as services increasingly asked to remove booksNew guidelines designed for libraries in the UK urge staff to provide materials…
American Library Association notes efforts to ban titles have spread beyond school libraries to those open to general publicBook bans and attempted bans continue to hit record highs, according to the American Library Association. The efforts now extend…