by Tina | Feb 5, 2025 | Latest News, TRS Blog
The Fight for Romance: How Oklahoma’s Senate Bill 593 Threatens the Books We Love Romance readers, writers, publishers, and booksellers—we are facing a threat unlike anything we’ve seen before. Oklahoma’s Senate Bill 593 isn’t just a bill about obscenity laws—it’s a...
by Tina | Jan 26, 2025 | Latest News, TRS Blog
Education Department Ends Book Ban Investigations, Withdraws Guidance The U.S. Department of Education (DOE) has announced a major policy shift, officially ending its guidance on book removals and dismissing multiple complaints regarding book bans according to ABC...
by Tina | Dec 18, 2024 | Latest News, TRS Blog
Florida Judge Urges Escambia School Board to Settle Book Banning Lawsuit In a case highlighting escalating legal costs and the contentious battle over book bans, a federal judge in Florida has encouraged the Escambia County School Board to settle a lawsuit brought by...
by Tina | Dec 17, 2024 | Latest News, TRS Blog
Empowering Rural Libraries: Penguin Random House and United for Libraries Launch New Grant Program In a major win for librarians and advocates of free expression, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed the Freedom to Read Act into law on December 9. In a major win for...
by Tina | Aug 29, 2024 | Latest News, TRS Blog
Publishers and Authors Guild Challenge Florida’s Controversial Book Ban In a significant move to defend the freedom to read, a coalition of six major publishers and the Authors Guild has filed a lawsuit against the state of Florida over its controversial law, HB...
