/tags/libraries Libraries en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Wed, 04 Jun 2025 19:32:09 GMT /news/2025-06-04/texas-school-boards-could-remove-library-books-under-bill-on-governors-desk-book-ban-sb-13-libraries Texas� Senate Bill 13 empowers school boards to decide which books are permitted in their school libraries. It also allows parents to submit a list of books their children are prohibited from checking out. Wed, 04 Jun 2025 19:32:09 GMT /news/2025-06-04/texas-school-boards-could-remove-library-books-under-bill-on-governors-desk-book-ban-sb-13-libraries Nina Banks /austin/2024-07-15/austin-texas-where-does-democracy-happen KUT teamed up with The Austin Common to create this guide to help you see and know where democracy is happening in Austin. Mon, 15 Jul 2024 10:01:00 GMT /austin/2024-07-15/austin-texas-where-does-democracy-happen Amy Stansbury, Sylvia Asuncion-Crabb /education/2024-01-09/reading-is-the-reward-bastrop-isd-sees-benefits-after-installing-book-vending-machines-in-schools Bluebonnet Elementary used a grant from the Bastrop Education Foundation to buy a book vending machine. Educators say it has helped students get excited about reading. Tue, 09 Jan 2024 11:01:00 GMT /education/2024-01-09/reading-is-the-reward-bastrop-isd-sees-benefits-after-installing-book-vending-machines-in-schools Becky Fogel /austin/2023-10-31/they-come-knocking-a-group-of-crows-has-visited-the-same-east-austin-library-for-years For over a decade, the Ruiz Branch Library in East Austin has been visited by a group of American crows. Staff members think they're trying to make friends. Tue, 31 Oct 2023 17:25:00 GMT /austin/2023-10-31/they-come-knocking-a-group-of-crows-has-visited-the-same-east-austin-library-for-years Mose Buchele /education/2023-09-20/a-teacher-in-texas-was-fired-for-reading-from-an-anne-frank-graphic-novel The state’s teachers� union said in a statement it would stand by the state’s public school teachers who “teach the truth.� Wed, 20 Sep 2023 21:53:21 GMT /education/2023-09-20/a-teacher-in-texas-was-fired-for-reading-from-an-anne-frank-graphic-novel Julián Aguilar /education/2023-08-31/federal-judge-bars-texas-from-enforcing-book-rating-law House Bill 900 requires book vendors to rate all their materials based on their depictions or references to sex before selling them to schools. Vendors say the law aims to regulate protected speech with “vague and over broad� terms. Fri, 01 Sep 2023 00:31:34 GMT /education/2023-08-31/federal-judge-bars-texas-from-enforcing-book-rating-law Alejandro Serrano /education/2023-07-26/austin-bookpeople-bookstore-lawsuit-texas-book-bans-school-libraries Critics of the law, House Bill 900, have warned it is too broad and that it could ban literary classics as well as restrict students' access to books with LGBTQ+ characters. Wed, 26 Jul 2023 14:01:49 GMT /education/2023-07-26/austin-bookpeople-bookstore-lawsuit-texas-book-bans-school-libraries Becky Fogel /politics/2023-04-13/llano-county-library-will-remain-open-despite-effort-to-shut-it-down-over-book-ban The federal judge’s order requires the library system to update its online catalog to reflect the 17 books are available for checkout, and it prohibits officials from removing any more books. Fri, 14 Apr 2023 03:44:05 GMT /politics/2023-04-13/llano-county-library-will-remain-open-despite-effort-to-shut-it-down-over-book-ban Kayla Padilla /education/2023-03-28/texas-lawmakers-debate-which-books-belong-in-school-libraries Texas school districts banned 801 books last year � more than any other state in the U.S. Now, efforts to ban books are taking center stage during the 88th Texas legislative session. Tue, 28 Mar 2023 14:49:12 GMT /education/2023-03-28/texas-lawmakers-debate-which-books-belong-in-school-libraries Becky Fogel /politics/2022-09-19/new-report-finds-a-coordinated-rise-in-attempted-book-bans According to PEN America, a growing number of local political and advocacy groups have focused their attacks on books featuring LGBTQ+ characters and characters of color. Mon, 19 Sep 2022 12:41:48 GMT /politics/2022-09-19/new-report-finds-a-coordinated-rise-in-attempted-book-bans Andrew Limbong