Sydney ByerlyApr 191 min1. Preface: Why book bans are a burning topicServing as the rising action of this modern re-telling, Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb signed a bill into law in 2023 allowing communities to...
Sydney ByerlyApr 194 min2. An age-old classic: How history continues to repeat itselfDuring the 1950s, some librarians reacted and fought against attempted bans on books like “Huckleberry Finn,” “The Catcher in the Rye,” “To
Sydney ByerlyApr 195 min3. Next chapter: The new genre of book censorshipDr. Jason Aukerman, the director of the Center for Ray Bradbury Studies and clinical assistant professor in English at Indiana University...
Sydney ByerlyApr 1915 min4. DialogueLegislators: “Protecting the Children” House Enrolled Act 1447 became Indiana code after Gov. Eric Holcomb signed it into effect last...
Sydney ByerlyApr 191 min5. Epilogue"So now you see why books are hated and feared? They show the pores of the face of life.” American author Ray Bradbury wrote that phrase,...
Sydney ByerlyApr 183 minIllinois’ anti-book banning lawCHICAGO—In June 2023, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker signed a first-of-its-kind piece of legislation, preventing libraries from banning books...