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EveryLibrary Launches New Organizing Platform, Fight For the First

May 23, 2023

The First Amendment is under attack. A startling increase in book banning and attacks on public libraries is taking place across the country, attacks frequently backed by powerful organizations with extremist political aims.

Landmark Civil Rights Agreement Over Book Bans in Forsyth County (GA) Schools

May 21, 2023

EveryLibrary applauds the US Department of Education Office of Civil Rights for pursuing an investigation of the Forsyth County School District in suburban Atlanta, GA. regarding Title IX and Title VI violations over book bans, censorship, and their impacts on minority students in the district.

Dr. Shogan Confirmed as Next Archivist of the United States

May 18, 2023

We wanted to share the exciting news that Dr. Colleen Shogan has been confirmed by the Senate as the next Archivist of the United States. She will lead the National Archives and Records Administration into its next era.

Legislation of Concern in 2023

May 01, 2023

Jan 1, 2024:  See our Updated Bill Tracking Page for 2024   JUNE 20 UPDATE: See EveryLibrary's New ReportUnpacking 2023 Legislation of Concern for Libraries  

Fight For The First is More than a Petition Site

April 28, 2023

Fight for the First is more than a petition site.

We built the tools your community needs to fight against book bans.

April 13, 2023

We're building the tools that communities need to fight against book bans. And they're winning.

News eBook Bills Could Expand Access to Reading in Connecticut

April 10, 2023

Connecticut public libraries face a significant obstacle in providing ebooks and audiobooks for our communities. They can only license these ebooks and audiobooks rather than purchase them outright, which comes at a steep cost.

Monitoring State Legislation That Criminalizes Libraries, Schools, and Museums 2023

April 08, 2023

EveryLibrary is monitoring legislation during the 2023-2024 session that aims to change state obscenity and harmful to minors laws to allow for the prosecution of librarians, educators, college and university faculty, and museum professionals. 

Reader’s Digest is now considered too extreme to read in Missouri.

April 07, 2023

In August of 2022, the Missouri State Senate was voting on legislation that would give more rights to survivors of sexual assault. Republicans in the state Senate seized the opportunity to force new language into the bill that arbitrarily banned educators from reading dozens of books to minors.

Idaho HB314 Veto Sustained

April 06, 2023

The Idaho House failed to overturn Gov. Brad Little's veto of HB314, the so-called "Children's School and Library Protection Act" of 2023. As the Governor noted in his veto message, the bill would have created a "bounty system" incentivizing people with $2,500 rewards to make allegations and challenges against books in libraries.
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