Among the bookshelves at the Central Library in downtown Los Angeles, Ramón Hernández sits in a cubicle a few days a week, holding hour after hour of consultations with immigrants who have questions ...

But in 2025, there were notable examples of voters, courts, and candidates across the country affirming the profession’s core ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Governor Newsom recently signed Assembly Bill 1825, the California Freedom to Read Act, into law prohibiting the arbitrary banning of library materials and requiring libraries ...

Under California's new Freedom to Read Act, Assembly Bill 1825 prohibits public libraries from banning books because of the race, nationality, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability ...