Tessa Thompson’s Hedda movie is not based on a true story. The movie is based on the 1891 play Hedda Gabler, by Norwegian ...

The Boston Athenaeum is one of only about 20 member-supported private libraries in the U.S. dating back to the 18th- and 19th ...

Oprah Winfrey’s latest book club pick already has the literary community abuzz. Winfrey chose “A Guardian and a Thief” by Megha Majumdar for October, a book that's also been named a finalist for both ...

As journalists, freedom of speech, thought and information is always top of mind for us. It’s especially so during Banned Books Week, the American Library Association’s annual campaign drawing ...

NEWPORT NEWS — Cookbooks, Bibles, bestsellers, and even a guide to belly dancing were among the roughly 150 books mixed in with trash next to a Main Street Library dumpster Friday morning. According ...

The expected closure of national book wholesaler Baker & Taylor may cause delays for Ocean County Library patrons. Ocean County Library is actively seeking alternative suppliers to minimize ...

FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — A former Wyoming library director who was fired amid an uproar over books with sexual content and LGBTQ+ themes that some people complained were inappropriate for youngsters ...

St. Paul’s most-visited library will close for at least six months to move its bathrooms and front desk because of security concerns. Community members have complained about drug use and people ...

Public schools and libraries across the country have seen a rise in attempts to ban or restrict access to certain books, according to recent data and reports. Banned Books Week 2025 runs through Oct.

In 1938, as concerns of censorship rose worldwide, Des Moines Public Library Director Forrest Spaulding penned the words that would become the "Library Bill of Rights." The first tenet states: "Books ...