The Latest Breaking News from Libraries

Anecdotal evidence suggests a rise in requests to take books off shelves, particularly LGBTQ+ titles

Library commission says state ‘in dire shape’ and has ‘had a reconsideration of everything with regard to’ Doge

Two members of the House Armed Services Committee reached out to service academies amid concerns over the removal of books from libraries.

The American Library Association has unveiled the 10 most “challenged books” of 2024

Critics say bans would hinder rights as proponents would impose their beliefs on others who don’t share their views

America needs "third places" like our libraries more than we ever have, both functionally and philosophically

Judge rules that law banning school libraries and classrooms from carrying books depicting sex acts had been applied unconstitutionally

The Supreme Court is hearing arguments in a major legal fight over the $8 billion a year the federal government spends to subsidize phone and internet services in schools, libraries and rural areas, in a new test of federal regulatory power

It comes after culture secretary Lisa Nandy announced the £270 million Arts Everywhere Fund in February.

On March 14, 2025, the Trump administration issued an executive order that called for the dismantling of seven federal agencies “to the maximum extent consistent with applicable law.” They ranged from the United States Agency for Global Media, which oversees Voice of America, to the Minority Business Development Agency.

There has been outrage over Transport for London’s decision to remove those mini station libraries, writes Zoe Williams, but let’s not rush to call it ‘health and safety gone mad’