Meet The Number One Book Banner In The Country
Bruce Friedman: The Face of Book Banning in Florida In Clay County, Florida, one man has become the driving force behind a wave of book challenges that has reshaped local education policy—and caught national attention. Bruce Friedman, a self-described bibliophile and Jewish father, has filed hundreds of challenges to books in school libraries, making him […]
Illinois Strikes Back Against Florida’s Book Banning Gag Order by Banning Book Banning
Last Monday, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a bill to ban book banning into law. This comes off the heels of Floridas Governor Ron DeSantis singing his bill attempting to censor and ban books as part of his “anti-woke and “anti-LGBTQ+” agenda. As of January 1st, 2024, Illinois public libraries will be ineligible for public […]