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  • League City’s proposed library ordinance prompts pushback amid censorship fears The city council will consider Tuesday night whether to create a new committee charged with reviewing the appropriateness of library materials, even though such a group already exists....
    By Adam Zuvanich, Houston Public Media.org | February 14, 2023 5:18 PM |

  • League City creates book challenge process
    By Shafaq Patel, Axios.com Local Houston | December 8, 2022 |

  • League City City Council approves contentious resolution regarding 'obscene' library material
    By Saab Sahi, CommunityImpact.com | December 7, 2022 8:30 PM CST |

  • Banned Books Week (Sept. 18-24, 2022) [ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF)]

  • Don't Mess with Texas Librarians
    ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom Staff | November 17, 2021 | TAGS: Banned and Challenged Books, Censorship | [As seen on the Intellectual Freedom Blog, The Office for Intellectual Freedom of the American Library Association] by Brian Lopez, Texas Tribune | October 26, 2021 2 PM Central |
  • The Freedom to Read is a Right and Must be Protected

    "The Texas Library Association (TLA) holds that the freedom to read is a human right, protected by the First Amendment of the United States Constitution." (embedded quote) | "Approved by TLA Executive Board, October 26, 2021" |

  • Intellectual Freedom Blog (The Office for Intellectual Freedom of the American Library Association)

    "The American Library Association supports @TXLA and all Texas library workers as they fight to prevent the erasure of the lives of BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ persons from the library collections of Texas schools, libraries, and universities." (embedded Tweet)

    Banned Books

  • Banned & Challenged Books | Banned Books Week (American Library Assn.) |
  • Banned Books On-Line (UPenn. Library)
  • Frequently Challenged Books (American Library Assn.)
  • Banned Books: Commonly Banned Books (Butler University LibGuide)
  • Freedom Forum
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