Updates

Iowa Republican lawmakers gave initial approval Monday to a bill that would remove legal exemptions in obscenity laws for public libraries and schools.

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The Oregon Senate passed a bill barring teachers, schools and school districts from removing books solely because they contain content on a certain race, sex, religion or other protected class under Oregon law.

Iowa’s education representatives say they are relieved that, at least for now, teachers and librarians don’t have to fear being fired under state law if they make a wrong decision about which books to keep on school shelves.

A lawsuit brought by publishers and authors including John Green and Jodi Picoult has led to a portion of a law banning Iowa school libraries and classrooms from carrying books depicting sex acts being halted.

The public library in Fairhope, Alabama – a picturesque city on the shores of Mobile Bay – has found itself in the crosshairs of battles over library content.

About 75 students walked out of school Friday to protest the school district’s recent removal of three books: ‘Gender Queer,’ ‘Fun Home,’ and ‘Blankets.’