Texas District Puts Hold on Book Purchases for Content Review | Censorship News

by SLJ Staff
Jun 29, 2023 | Filed in News & Features

In Katy (TX) ISD, a content review for "explicit" materials will stop book purchases and leave already-bought titles in a warehouse; a Florida mom claims I Am Billie Jean King harmed her daughter; and book banning battles in Connecticut and California.

Katy ISD Temporarily Stops Library Book Purchases, Plans Content Review for ‘Explicit’ Materials | Houston Public Media
The Texas district board agreed that books that have been recently purchased would sit in a warehouse until they decide if they can be put on shelves.

Tallahassee Mom Says I am Billie Jean King 'Infringes' on Parents' Rights | Tallahassee Democrat
A Leon County, FL, mother says her second grade child was harmed after reading a page of a children's book from a school library explaining that tennis legend Billie Jean King is gay.

Parents Clash at Board Meeting Over LGBTQ+ Books in Elk Grove School Libraries | CBS News
It was a board meeting of heated debate in this California district, while no specific books were debated among the school board this evening.

Old Lyme Library Facing Calls to Ban Two Sex-Ed Books from Teen Section | Hartford Courant
The Connecticut public library is facing resistance to both graphic nonfiction titles Let’s Talk About It: The Teen’s Guide to Sex, Relationships and Being a Human by Erika Moen and Matthew Nolan and You Know, Sex: Bodies, Gender, Puberty and Other Things by Cory Silverberg and Fiona Smyth.

Librarians Train to Defend Intellectual Freedom and Fight Book Bans at Chicago Conference | El Dorado News Times

Librarians focus on book bans and how to fight them at this year's ALA's conference.

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