マンチェスターのある学校は2026年3月、図書室の蔵書から多数の書籍を撤去し、担当司書を「安全管理上のリスクがある」と見なした。この措置はLGBTQ+や人種差別を扱った書籍を標的にしたもので、司書は後にストレスを理由に辞職した。
この蔵書撤去は、校長が特定の書籍の内容に難色を示したことで行われた。撤去された書籍の多くにはLGBTQ+の登場人物が登場するか、人種差別を取り扱っており、有色人種の著者が執筆した作品も含まれていた。同校は、AIが生成したリストを利用して「感情的な動揺を招く可能性がある」といった曖昧な理由で書籍を分類していた。
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Two women identifying as non-binary showed ninth graders homosexual porn during a project week at Saxony's Oberschule Schleife. The scandal has sparked outrage among parents and politicians; police are now investigating and the education ministry is checking violations. The mayor has summoned the school principal for an explanation.
The American Library Association has published its list of the 11 most challenged books in US libraries for 2025. The report documents a surge in challenges, with 4,235 unique titles targeted, the second-highest number on record. Most challenges came from pressure groups and officials, not individual parents.
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Authors, agents and publishers report increasing difficulties in producing and selling queer books for young readers. Five years of rising challenges have led to reduced acquisitions and sales drops. A national bill targeting transgender topics recently advanced in Congress.
Several librarians across the United States are running for state legislative seats in 2026 elections. Motivated by anti-library legislation and book bans, they aim to advocate for public institutions from within government. Their campaigns highlight libraries' role in fostering education and community access.
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Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood has compared the cancellation of his shows due to pro-Palestinian boycotts to taking books off shelves. The comments came in an interview with El País following pressure that led to the cancellation of two UK performances.
E-book loans at Malmö libraries have been halted since Wednesday. Supplier WeDoBooks detected abnormal traffic and took the service offline for investigation.
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The University of Nebraska at Kearney has banned a textbook on human sexuality following a student complaint that the material constituted pornography.