(NJ Spotlight News)Supporters call it a victory for freedom of speech and parental rule
(NJ Spotlight News)Supporters call it a victory for freedom of speech and parental rule
(Colleen O'Dea/NJ Spotlight News)A roundup of related stories as Freedom to Read Act awaits governor’s signature

(Hannah Gross/NJ Spotlight News)Bill would require policies on removing books, exempt librarians from lawsuits
(AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey)A new study examines what drives attitudes toward restricting access
(NJ Spotlight News)Interview: Hannah Gross, NJ Spotlight News' education and child welfare writer
(Hannah Gross/NJ Spotlight News)Supporters and opponents throng intense Assembly committee hearing, give hours of testimony

A Senate committee is set to discuss a bill that would institute uniform guidelines
(Patrick Wall/Chalkbeat )The outcry concerns a book about a 12-year-old Palestinian boy

Both sides at Hunterdon school board meeting argue over school librarian
(Courtesy of Martha Hickson)Beyond irate parents and patrons, some NJ librarians are dealing with insults and threats
(Mattie Rosen/NJ Spotlight News)Caivano has sued a group of parents for defamation
NJ Spotlight NewsCheers, jeers and heckling at crowded school board meeting
NJ Spotlight NewsRoxana Caivano is a librarian at Roxbury High School

Attempts to ban books from schools and libraries slam the door on empathy, understanding and growth

A group of residents had sought a ban on six books