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 Republicans pass a bill to prosecute librarians over 'obscene' books Supporters of the bill have bristled at the claim that the legislation is a book ban. That's exactly what it is.

The West Virginia legislature is considering a bill that would remove protections for librarians in case minors come across books that contain what the state considers "obscene" material at their ...

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 ...

If you know of any books written by West Virginia authors that have been adapted to the screen and don’t see them on this list, you can email the author of this article at sgorski2@wboy.com.

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 ...

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 ...

“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.

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.

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 ...