UPATE (8/20/25) — The Owasso Library has closed book drop offs until its temporary location opens on Sept. 2. The library said the temporary location will open at 5th Avenue Business Park, until the ...

A federal trial judge in Florida has ruled that the state’s law banning books deemed “pornographic” from school libraries is, in part, “overbroad and unconstitutional.” Carlos Mendoza, a President ...

SAN ANTONIO — A book checked out last century has been returned to a Texas library. Thank goodness the library has done away with late fees. The book, “Your Child, His Family, and Friends,” was ...

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Editor's note: This story has been updated to correct the time the sale is open on Aug. 22. The Glen Carbon Friends of the Library will have its annual Big Book Sale from 4 to 8 p.m. Aug. 21 and 9 a.m ...

A library in San Antonio recently received a book titled "Your Child, His Family, and Friends," returned nearly 82 years after its due date.The book, written by Frances Bruce Strain, was originally ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A book has made its long-awaited return to the San ...

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — A library book has been returned nearly 82 years after it was borrowed from the San Antonio Public Library. It came with a letter noting that "Grandma won’t be able to pay for it ...

The editors of a collection of feminist essays are accusing the National Library of Scotland of censorship for excluding it from an exhibition despite meeting the requirements to be included following ...

SAN ANTONIO — Have you ever forgot to return a library book and ended up with a big fine? Someone in Oregon just returned a book to the San Antonio Public Library that was checked out 82 years ago, ...

There were 10,000 instances of book bans at public schools in the 2023-24 school year, according to PEN America. In 2024, 5,813 titles were challenged in public libraries and schools nationwide, says ...

At its Aug. 11 meeting, the Hart Area Public Library Board of Trustees voted to uphold Library Director Kathleen Rash’s decision to retain a challenged book in the library’s collection. The book, ...