West Virginia high schooler Rania Zuri donates books to children in Head Start programs across the state. (Rania Zuri ) "Truly the epitome of a book desert," the Morgantown High School junior said.

West Virginia is just the latest of many states to consider measures opening schools and libraries to criminal prosecution over contested books. Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Missouri, and ...

CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (WBOY) — Despite its size, West Virginia has its fair share of bestselling authors, but only a small handful of them have been lucky enough to see their books adapted to the ...

West Virginia bill allowing librarians to be prosecuted over 'obscene' books moves forward The bill would erase criminal liability protections for public libraries, museums and schools that ...

West Virginia Republicans have passed a bill in the House of Delegates that would effectively open up librarians and educators to criminal prosecution over “obscene” books and materials. By an ...

On Friday, the West Virginia House of Delegates voted 85-12 in favor of House Bill 4654. The bill would allow a pre-existing law, State Code 61-8A-2, to apply to the aforementioned workers who ...

Librarians could be criminally charged over 'obscene' books in West Virginia bill. The bill comes amid a national spike in book-banning attempts. By Kiara Alfonseca. February 20, 2024, 3:12 PM.

Removing exemptions from West Virginia’s obscenity law could expose library representatives to felony penalties resulting in up to $25,000 fines or up to five years in jail.

Tarbett testified that there were approximately 5.2 million books borrowed from 171 libraries in West Virginia in 2023, with 1.2 million books in children’s literature.

“LGBTQ+ people are not obscene,” said Andrew Schneider, executive director or Fairness West Virginia. “The stories and books about our lives are not obscene. Nothing in HB 4654 changes that.

News West Virginia native author finding success with release of recent children’s books, mystery novels By Katherine Skeldon October 1, 2023 - 9:05 am ...