Federal Judges Allow Iowa Book Ban to Take Effect This School Year | Associated Press
The U.S. Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a district judge’s earlier decision that temporarily halted key parts of the law, including a ban on books depicting sex acts in school libraries and classrooms. The law also forbids teachers from raising gender identity and sexual orientation issues with younger students.

'Wildly inappropriate': Book Ban Talk Brings Florida District Board Meeting to Explosive End | Florida Today
The Brevard County (FL) School Board meeting ended with arguments among board members and shouting audience members.

Texas District's Book Review Removed 30 Titles from School Libraries | NBCDFW 5
After a nine-month review, Fort Worth (TX) ISD chose not to return 30 books to district libraries.

Colorado School District Pulls 19 Books, Adopts ‘Sensitive Topic Protocol’ | Fox31
The Elizabeth (CO) School District is deciding whether to cull books like the Bible or The Hunger Games from school libraries after a committee found they contain “sensitive topics.” In approving a list of around 138 books for public review, the Board of Education also unanimously adopted a protocol to notify parents when their child checks out such texts—books like Anne Frank: Diary of a Young Girl for sexual content, The Color Purple by Alice Walker for racism and violence, or 1984 by George Orwell for graphic violence. Parents can opt out of allowing their children to check out such books altogether.

Alaska District Must Return Most Banned Books to Library Shelves, Court Rules | Alaska Beacon
All but seven of the 56 books the Matanuska-Susitna (AK) Borough School District removed from school libraries must be reshelved by next week, pending a trial next year, ruled U.S. District Court Judge Sharon Gleason.

Community Fears Book Banning is Getting Out-of-Control at Event to Celebrate Banned Books | WSMV 4
Tennessee Rep. Justin Jones held the event at the Nashville Public Library.

Dave Eggers’s Novel Was Banned From South Dakota Schools. In a New Documentary, the Community Fights Back | Yahoo! News [People]
In To Be Destroyed, premiering Aug. 11 on MSNBC, Eggers visits Rapid City, where five books, including his own The Circle, were banned from high school classrooms.

Book Restrictions in Indiana Pressure Public Schools and Libraries to Remove Books | PBS
It's now easier for community members to request the removal of books that they believe are inappropriate from schools. And, if a teacher or school librarian provides a student with a book their parent believes is harmful, and a prosecutor agrees, they could be charged with a crime—they can't use the book's educational value as a defense.

Wisconsin’s ‘Banned Book Queen’ Tracks Book Challenges and Worries about Widespread Bans | Wisconsin Public Radio
Tasslyn Magnusson keeps a public database of book bans around the country and advocates for students, authors, and librarians

Tennessee Principal Advises Teachers Not to Use Classroom Libraries Due to New Law | News Nation
The law bans schools from having books with sexual content, excess violence, and some forms of abuse.