Rutherford County’s top librarian is out of a job after refusing to remove more than a hundred books the library board deemed inappropriate.
Proposed library changes would increase censorship in Tennessee, the ACLU warns
Thousands more books may soon be banned under proposed policy changes within Rutherford County libraries.
NashVillager Podcast: The no-read lists
How did Tennessee get to be a national leader in book banning? Plus, the local news for Oct. 3, 2025.
PEN America warns of rise in books ‘systematically removed from school libraries’
A new report says that the number of books being challenged or removed from public schools across the country has risen exponentially in the past two years. A Clockwork Orange tops their list.
The ACLU is fighting Rutherford County’s book bans. Here’s why.
Books touching on sexuality and race are being pulled off the shelves in Tennessee, and Rutherford County is at the heart of the controversy.
ACLU asks court to block Rutherford County’s school board from banning more books
The lawsuit was filed on behalf of three anonymous families and an organization supporting the free expression of writers, called PEN America. Thirty-two members of PEN America have had a total of 53 books banned or restricted by the Rutherford County school board.
NashVillager Podcast: Taking books off the shelves
What does a book ban really do? Plus, the local news for February 18, 2025.
NashVillager Podcast: Book bans and freedom of speech
Do school districts run afoul of the First Amendment when they pull books by the hundreds out of libraries? Plus the local news for December 2, 2024.
Activists and librarians are fighting a wave of challenges to books, many with LGBTQ themes
Tennesseans sought to remove hundreds of books from library shelves in 2023, many of them containing LGTBQ+ characters or themes.
‘The reason we can’t breathe’: Nashville Youth Poet Laureate takes on book bans and arming teachers
Nashville Youth Poet Laureate Jadyn Marshall doesn’t shy away from her frustrations with Tennessee policymakers. Her writing confronts topics like books bans, arming teachers and silencing young people.
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