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June Meissner poses for a photo at the Boise Public Library in Boise, Idaho on Thursday, June 6, 2024. Meissner, a transgender woman and librarian, blocked a punch from a man yelling slurs while working at the library. (AP Photo/Kyle Green)

LGBTQ+ librarians struggle with attacks on books - and on themselves

By Claire Savage - Associated Press

Brave Books CEO Trent Talbot, on right, hosts a children's reading of "The Land of Free Ice Cream," a book about the drawbacks of socialism, at the South Regional Library in The Woodlands, Texas, on Sept. 23, 2023. (Photo courtesy Brave Books)

Brave Books hosts anti-socialism library reading after ALA leader calls for ‘socialist organizing’

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey delivers her State of the State address, Tuesday, March 7, 2023, in Montgomery, Ala. (AP Photo/Julie Bennett) **FILE**

Alabama governor confronts state library service over ‘sexually suggestive’ books for youth

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

The entrance to the American Library Association annual conference is seen, June 24, 2023, in Chicago. State libraries in three states and some local libraries have severed ties with the ALA amid what some conservatives say has been politicization of the librarian professional organization. ALA officials deny having a political agenda, saying it has always been nonpartisan and that parents should have the freedom to decide what books their children can read. (AP Photo/Claire Savage)

American Library Association faces backlash over ‘Marxist’ president, anti-Christian views

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Country singer Coffey Anderson appeared with actor Kirk Cameron at a children's library reading at the Bull Street Library Auditorium in Savannah, Georgia, on Feb. 9, 2023. (Photo courtesy Brave Books)

No taxpayer dollars to block Kirk Cameron library events, demand GOP senators

By Mark A. Kellner - The Washington Times

Christian actor Kirk Cameron read his 2023 children's book "Pride Comes Before the Fall" in a packed meeting room at the Gum Spring Library in Stone Ridge, Virginia, on June 10, 2023. In the forefront is Brave Books Chief of Staff Zac Bell. (Photo courtesy of Amplifi Agency and Brave Books)

American Library Association accused of seeking to ‘sabotage’ Kirk Cameron reading event

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Amanda Darrow, director of youth, family and education programs at the Utah Pride Center, poses with books that have been the subject of complaints from parents on Dec. 16, 2021, in Salt Lake City. With legislators in Florida barring even the mention of being gay in classrooms and similar restrictions being considered in other states, books with LGBTQ+ themes remain the most likely targets of bans or attempted bans at public schools and libraries around the country, according to a new report Monday, April 24, 2023. Maia Kobabe’s graphic memoir “Gender Queer,” was the most “challenged” book of 2022, the second consecutive year it has topped the list. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer) **FILE**

Parents challenge books in record numbers, American Library Association report says

By Sean Salai - The Washington Times

Amanda Darrow, director of youth, family and education programs at the Utah Pride Center, poses with books that have been the subject of complaints from parents on Dec. 16, 2021, in Salt Lake City. With legislators in Florida barring even the mention of being gay in classrooms and similar restrictions being considered in other states, books with LGBTQ+ themes remain the most likely targets of bans or attempted bans at public schools and libraries around the country, according to a new report Monday, April 24, 2023. Maia Kobabe’s graphic memoir “Gender Queer,” was the most “challenged” book of 2022, the second consecutive year it has topped the list. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer) **FILE**

‘Gender Queer’ tops library group’s list of challenged books

By Hillel Italie - Associated Press

This Sept. 11, 2019, file photo, shows rows of books at a library in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Anita Snow, File) **FILE**

Teacher unions, school librarians unite to protect sexually explicit books

By Sean Salai - The Washington Times

School library (Photo credit: DavidPinoPhotography via Shutterstock) ** FILE **

Parents challenge sexually explicit books in record numbers

By Sean Salai - The Washington Times

Amanda Darrow, director of youth, family and education programs at the Utah Pride Center, poses with books on Dec. 16, 2021, that have been the subject of complaints from parents in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

Library study finds ‘challenged’ books soared in 2021

By Hillel Italie - Associated Press

Late fines eliminated at Spokane public libraries

By KIP HILL - Associated Press

This cover image released by Chronicle Books shows &quot;Last Week Tonight With John Oliver Presents A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo,&quot; written by Marlon Bundo with Jill Twiss and illustrated by EG Keller. The book was among the books most objected to in 2018 at the country’s public libraries. The best-selling parody ranked No. 2 on the list of “challenged” books compiled by the American Library Association, with some complaining about its gay-themed content and political viewpoint. (Chronicle Books via AP)

John Oliver’s parody book among most ‘challenged’ works

By Hillel Italie - Associated Press

Association removes Laura Ingalls Wilder’s name from award

Associated Press

FILE - This Monday, May 15, 2017, file photo illustration shows the book &quot;Thirteen Reasons Why&quot; in Phoenix. Jay Asher's &quot;Thirteen Reasons Why&quot; and Sherman Alexie's &quot;The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian&quot; top the American Library Association's list of &quot;challenged&quot; books from 2017, those most objected to by parents and other community members. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)

Asher and Alexie books among most objected to in 2017

By HILLEL ITALIE - Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 10, 2016 file photo, author and filmmaker Sherman Alexie appears at a celebration of Indigenous Peoples' Day at Seattle's City Hall. The American Library Association tells The Associated Press that Alexie has declined the Carnegie Medal he received last month. He was given the $5,000 award for nonfiction for his memoir &quot;You Don't Have To Say You Love Me.&quot; He has since faced multiple allegations of sexual harassment and issued a statement acknowledging wrongdoing. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)

AP Newsbreak: Sherman Alexie declines literary award

By HILLEL ITALIE - Associated Press

Cosby books on library list for ‘most challenged’ works

By HILLEL ITALIE - Associated Press

Colson Whitehead novel a Carnegie medal finalist

Associated Press

YouTube, Verizon and American Apparel were named Wednesday on the "dirty dozen" list of the National Center on Sexual Exploitation.

Hardee’s, YouTube, Verizon make ‘dirty dozen’ list

By Cheryl Wetzstein - The Washington Times

Performance artist makes statement on banned books

By WILL HIGGINS - Associated Press