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Education

Book ban attempts hit record high in 2022, library org says

A new report from the American Library Association says attempted book bannings and restrictions at school and public libraries continue to surge, setting a record in 2022.

1 day ago

FILE - Oprah Winfrey, a producer of the documentary 'Sidney,' about actor Sidney Poitier, appears at the premiere on Sept. 21, 2022 in Los Angeles. Winfrey announced that she had chosen Ann Napolitano’s book 'Hello Beautiful' for her 100th book club pick. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)
Arts & Entertainment

Oprah Winfrey reflects on book club, announces 100th pick

On Tuesday, she announced that she had chosen Ann Napolitano’s “Hello Beautiful,” a modern-day homage to “Little Women” from the author of the bestselling “Dear Edward.”

1 week ago

A girl poses with a superhero cape and mask.
Arts & Entertainment

What’s your Wakanda story? Black Panther as an imaginative tool at Philly’s National Liberty Museum

Marvel’s “Wakanda Forever” and the National Liberty Museum’s “Beyond Wakanda” expand the possibilities of Black Panther’s universe.

4 weeks ago

A close-up of a sign that reads Free Library of Philadelphia.
Community
Billy Penn

The Free Library is bringing back Saturday hours at 10 neighborhood branches

The Free Library of Philadelphia announced this week that 10 of its 54 branches will begin offering regularly scheduled Saturday hours.

4 weeks ago

People line up to attend a Central Bucks School Board meeting In Doylestown, Pa. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Education

Central Bucks School District is considering removing 60 more books from its libraries

The district will review a total of 65 books for “inappropriate” and “sexualized content.” All of the books show up on a book reporting site used by Moms for Liberty.

1 month ago

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A book is held up in front of the ornate gateway in Philadelphia's Chinatown.
Arts & Entertainment

‘Interior Chinatown’ is the Free Library of Philadelphia’s all-city read

The comic novel written like a TV screenplay by Charles Yu takes on serious issues of being Asian in America. He’s now turning it into a TV show.

1 month ago

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Parents, students, and teachers rally ahead of the Central Bucks School District’s vote to remove books perceived to have sexualized content from their libraries outside the district’s headquarters
Education

The Central Bucks School District is buying books to consider banning them from libraries

As part of its book review process, the district is buying books so committees can read them and make recommendations.

2 months ago

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and his administration rejected the original curriculum for the African American studies course in January.
NPR
Education

College Board’s revised AP African American studies course draws new criticism

The revisions removed units on Black feminist literary thought and Black Lives Matter.

2 months ago

Jeannine Cook (right) owner of Harriett's Bookshop in Fishtown, and her sister Jasmaine Cook, lead a procession on East Girard Avenue
Community
Billy Penn

Citywide specials and Harriett’s Bookshop star in Philly’s new tourism campaign

Leisure and business travel are expected to hit prepandemic levels by 2024.

2 months ago

Former President Donald Trump is suing Washington Post journalist Bob Woodward over Woodward's latest book, The Trump Tapes.
NPR
Courts & Law

Trump sues Bob Woodward for releasing audio of their interviews without permission

The former president has made good on his threat to sue the Washington Post reporter over his use of interview recordings. The lawsuit seeks nearly $50 million in damages.

2 months ago

Posters are papered on doors.
Education

Librarian says he was told to remove poster of Holocaust survivor’s quote for violating Central Bucks ‘advocacy’ policy

The Central Bucks South High School librarian papered his windows with posters of Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel’s words, after the principal reversed the order of removal.

2 months ago

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Parkway Central Branch of the Free Library of Philadelphia
Community
Billy Penn

Stream thousands of movies for free: Kanopy is back at the Free Library

After being discontinued in 2021 because of cost, the popular service was reinstated under a new model.

2 months ago

A man stands in the foreground of a bedroom. In the background, another man sits on a bed, and another man stands off to the side.
Arts & Entertainment

Langston Hughes’ ‘Ways of White Folks’ given a grand stage at Glen Foerd

The rooms of Glen Foerd, in a 19th century summer retreat on the Delaware River, is the setting for Hughes’ “The Ways of White Folks.”

2 months ago

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Russell Banks, author of ''Cloudsplitter,'' delivers a keynote address during the Hemingway & Winship Awards ceremony at John F. Kennedy Library and Museum in Boston, April, 4, 2004
Arts & Entertainment

Russell Banks, praised author of ‘Cloudsplitter,’ dies at 82

Banks was a self-styled heir to such 19th century writers as Nathaniel Hawthorne and Walt Whitman, aspiring to high art and a deep grasp of the country’s spirit.

2 months ago

Yvonne Blake stands in front of shelves of books
Community
Billy Penn

Hakim’s Bookstore, Philly’s oldest Black-owned book shop, is being honored with a blue historical marker

Founded in 1959, the shop has long been a resource for Afrocentric literature, gifts, and discourse.

3 months ago

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