The current battles over what books are appropriate in public schools or libraries especially vex those who support an expansive culture of free expression—but who also understand political fights are ...

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It would be hard to argue that Chris Ryall, San Diego’s newest library commissioner, doesn’t live on the cutting edge of ...

The recent discovery of a graphic novel containing frank references to homosexuality, bullying and self-harm at a Costa Mesa elementary school has Newport-Mesa Unified School District officials ...

It’s been a long year for libraries as they’ve dealt with pandemic lockdowns, budget cuts, and operational uncertainty. But one thing became clear since Covid-19 transformed everyone’s lives: people ...

Together, they’ll make Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library: The Graphic Novel, a full-color, action-packed adaptation of Grabenstein’s celebrated novel. All told, the six books in the Lemoncello ...

The Sunland-Tujunga Neighborhood Council this week debated sending a proposed letter that called on the Los Angeles Public Library to restrict children’s access to a lauded graphic novel depicting the ...

Whenever we have a free afternoon, my nine-year-old and I visit our favorite bookshop. By now, we have a routine. Ella makes a beeline to the graphic novels. Unlike prose, which takes her days to read ...

In its latest effort to quell complaints about children's potential access of to sexually explicit material, the St. Tammany Parish Library Board of Control will require the parish's public libraries ...

Have you ever wondered where electricity comes from, how the internet works, or how there's (mostly) enough water for ...

The Sunland-Tujunga Neighborhood Council this week debated sending a proposed letter that called on the Los Angeles Public Library to restrict children’s access to a lauded graphic novel depicting the ...