EveryLibrary in the News 2025 - June to December
From June through December 2025, EveryLibrary appeared in national, state, and local media as libraries became focal points in intensifying political, legal, and cultural battles. Coverage during this period captured a widening landscape of conflict from executive orders and federal budget threats to state-level book bans, privatization efforts, school board takeovers, and landmark court decisions.
At the same time, these stories document growing resistance, including new freedom-to-read laws, voter engagement efforts, coalition playbooks, court victories restoring the IMLS, and community campaigns that stopped censorship and protected public institutions.
EveryLibrary In The News June - December 2025
June 2025
- Greenbelt News Review-Libraries, Museums Are Targets Of Trump’s Fiscal 2026 Budget
- Infotoday A Timeline of the Trump Administration's Attacks on Libraries
- Paper Phoenix Ink Celebrate the Art of Listening During Audiobook Week 2025 with EveryLibrary Live!
- Britannica.com-Book Bans-Should Parents or Other Adults Be Able to Ban Books from Schools and Libraries?
- School Library Journal EveryLibrary and GLAAD Create Playbook to Fight Book Bans | News Bites
- Yahoo! Illinois governor signs ‘nation-leading’ law banning book bans
- Scary Mommy Your 101 Guide To Fighting A Local Book Ban
- Book Riot They Came For The School Library. Now They’re At The Public Library in Escambia County, Florida
- Teach Magazine Librarians Vs. Book Bans: In Defense Of Literature
- The Southern Poverty Law Center PRIDE MONTH: PUBLIC LIBRARIES IN THE CROSSHAIRS
- Philadelphia Gay News Report: Book censorship efforts expand — but so does resistance
- Overlooked Books “FFM 4: Easier to Remain Silent
- Orange County Register Huntington Beach library privatization bidder withdraws proposal
- Voice of OC Surf City’s Move to Privatize Public Libraries Falls Apart at 11th Hour
- Community Impact Parents push back: Here's the latest on Cy-Fair ISD’s proposed library policy revisions
July 2025
- The Current South Georgia librarian is fired over LGBTQ children’s book included in summer reading display
- Words and Money The Queue: Library News for the Week Ending July 4, 2025
- New Hampshire Union Leader MacKenzie Nicholson & John Chrastka: Veto HB 324 in defense of our constitution and schools
- Infodocket “Freckle Project Releases 2025 Freckle Report: Insights into Evolving American Reading Habits
- Publisher’s Weekly In Wake of Court Losses, Rhode Island Codifies ‘Right to Read’
- Ohio Capitol Journal Efforts to restrict or protect libraries both grew this year
- North Dakota Monitor “Efforts to restrict or protect libraries both grew this year
- MSNBC “Velshi Banned Book Club: Fighting Censorship with George M. Johnson”
- USA Today “Ebooks are on the line as Congress considers future of library funding”
- WTTW “Documentary Explores Historic Struggles, Lasting Impact of Black Librarians in America”
- Nevada Current “Nevada’s split government keeps status quo for libraries”
- Publisher’s Weekly “EveryLibrary Releases Legislative Update and Library Use Survey”
- Be a Cactus “Library and Banned Books News 7-25-2025”
- Book Riot “EveryLibrary’s 2025 Report on 130+ Bills Across the Country That Affect Libraries: Book Censorship News, July 25, 2025”
August 2025
- Philadelphia Gay News “New report warns of escalating legislative attacks on libraries in 2025”
- The Carolinian Newspaper “Efforts To Restrict Or Protect Libraries Both Grew This Year”
- MSN “Is Library access for students becoming a legal minefield in the US?”
- Yahoo! News Far-right groups have taken over school boards. Here's how to take them back
- Chalkbeat Alliance to bring back Philadelphia school libraries gets $150,000 federal grant
- Advocate Far-right groups have taken over school boards. Here's how to take them back
- The Skanner (reposted Library Card Sign Up Month) A Message From EveryLibrary
- Stephen’s Lighthouse STATEMENT: The Chilling Effect of White House Overreach into the Smithsonian Institution
- Rumor Mill News The Rumor Mill News Reading Room
- Public News Service Experts offer social media tips as VA kids head back to school
- Santa Fe News Mexican At Albuquerque story time, love for reading blooms
- Stephen’s Lighthouse Why You Should Put Down the Device and Pick Up the Library Card
- Kiowa County Press Libraries push back on Project 2025
- Book Riot Most Americans Oppose School Book Bans and Restrictions: New Research Supports Freedom to Read
- Library Technology Guides Equinox partners with EveryLibrary to provide instructional design and educational resources for library advocacy
- Library Journal Knight Foundation Survey on Book Banning | Book Pulse
September 2025
- Upworthy Oklahoma revoked this teacher's license for standing up against book bans. She's not backing down.
- Philadelphia Gay News Roundup of More Federal Fallout: NEH, Smithsonian, and Local News
- Highland County Press EveryLibrary condemns White House overreach into the Smithsonian Institution
- Stephen’s Lighthouse The Library vs. The Internet: Finding a Safe Space to Explore Questions about Your Identity
- The Historical Romance Sampler Podcast Anne Knight On Why Book Bans Are Coming for Romance Novels
- Publisher’s Weekly How Grassroots Activists are Fighting for the Right to Read
- Brooklyn Public Library Get Involved with Books Unbanned
- The Bloomington Report: Trump’s Executive Orders Threaten Independence of Libraries and Cultural Institutions'
- CNN Censoring museums risks diminishing American exceptionalism, experts war
- School Library Journal Delaware Governor Signs Freedom to Read Act Into Law | Censorship News
- Highland County Press EveryLibrary releases report ‘Culture War by Executive Order and Its Impact on Libraries’
- Up North News Opinion: Here’s how to address 7 claims made to justify book bans
October 2025
- Washington Post (Banned Books Week) Book Club
- Book Riot Be an Informed Pro-Library, Pro-Literary Voter Now: Book Censorship News, October 10, 2025
- Human Rights Watch An Open Letter Rejecting Presidential Attacks on Nonprofit Organizations
- Information Today EveryLibrary Hosts Online Panels for Banned Books Week
- Publisher’s Weekly For Banned Books Week 2025, Literary Orgs and Allies Determine to Make Noise
- Publisher’s Weekly“Banned Wagon Comes to D.C., Promotes ‘Save Our Stories”
- Publisher’s Weekly Virginia District Judge Orders DoDEA to Restore School Books
- School Library Journal How Candidate Surveys Help School Library Advocates Shape Education Policy
- Cuba Headlines Florida Tops U.S. School Book Ban List for Third Consecutive Year: Highlights from the Controversial List
- NJ.com N.J. school board that refused to ban teen sex guide from library is cleared of ethics charges
- Boston.com At Boston Book Festival, Julia Quinn teases ‘Bridgerton’ Season 4
- The Turret Health Information on Hold: What the US Government Shutdown Means for Medical Research
November 2025
- Research information Libraries that invest in AI literacy “report greater confidence”
- Words & Money “Win at the Polls” The Queue: Library News for the Week Ending November 7, 2025
- School Library Journal November Elections Show Widespread Public Library Support
- Publisher’s Weekly Federal Court Delivers Judgment to Prevent Dismantling of IMLS
- Book Riot A Major Court Win for IMLS, Libraries
- Words and Money In a Major Victory, Rhode Island Judge Permanently Blocks Trump's Bid to Shutter the IMLS
- LGBTQ Nation State library board bans books that mention trans people from children’s & teen sections
December 2025
- Publisher’s Weekly Coalition Protests Tennessee’s Directive to Public Libraries
- Publishing Perspectives Freedom to Read Advocates Sound Alarm on Plan to Review Library Collections
- Suntimes News EveryLibrary announces National Match-A-Versary and GivingTuesday Challenge to protect library funding and the Freedom to Read
- Publisher’s Weekly SCOTUS Denies Petition to Hear Texas Book Banning Case
- Common Dreams Librarians and Publishers Alarmed as Tennessee Libraries Shut Down for GOP ‘Book Purge’
- Library Technology EveryLibrary Opposes Censorship and Erasure in Arkansas Schools
- Scientific American Science Carries On. Here Are Our Top Topics for 2026
These headlines tell the story of a turning point. While attacks on libraries accelerated in scope and coordination, so did our response, grounded in law, policy, elections, and public accountability. The second half of 2025 closed with clear signals that censorship can be challenged, executive overreach can be constrained, and libraries can prevail when communities, advocates, and institutions act together. As these stories show, EveryLibrary’s work throughout this period helped translate public support for libraries into durable outcomes, protecting access, restoring funding, and reinforcing the freedom to read as a core democratic value.
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