Book Ban

It’s National Banned Books Week, but a Boise bookstore spotlights banned books year-round.

Schools and libraries are seeing unprecedented attempts to pull books, deemed controversial by some, off the shelves. A new study finds those books are often about and by diverse people.

“I'm so glad that we have diversity in our interests as Idaho readers, and I am so happy to defend that.”

Rarely does a librarian ask someone else for help. Think about it: their profession is to help everyone else. That said, given the Idaho Legislature’s steady stream of proposed legislation concerning libraries, more than a few librarians are feeling overwhelmed.

Librarians from across Idaho spent their Martin Luther King Jr. day distributing copies of a "little book" to every Idaho legislator. It’s a compilation of essays from people across Idaho, writing about the importance of their public libraries and why they’re against restricting what librarians put on the shelves.

Idaho librarians are under fire. Idaho Matters finds out how they are handling the new political landscape.

When Governor Brad Little vetoed Idaho House Bill 314, Erin Downey, the Boise School District’s liaison for school librarians, knew the debate was far from over. In fact, it became quite personal recently.

Republican lawmakers in some parts of the Mountain West are pushing to limit what books children can access in schools and public libraries.

A group of Ada County residents have filed a petition with the Board of Commissioners requesting the Meridian Library District be completely dissolved.