An Iowa Senate subcommittee has advanced a bill (SF 2119) that would remove protections in state obscenity laws for schools and libraries. Current law broadly exempts educational and library materials ...

DES MOINES, Iowa — For the 20th consecutive year, the Iowa Library for the Blind hosted the annual Braille Challenge. The one ...

Supporters of proposed legislation that would allow parents to sue libraries say they merely want to protect children ...

A bill from Iowa House Republicans says minors could not access adult books at libraries without a parent's permission.

Libraries across the state are turning to individual and collective action to advocate for continued materials access.

House Study Bill 636 would ban partnerships between schools and public libraries over fears that kids have access to inappropriate books.

In Des Moines, a controversial bill seeks to redefine "age-appropriate" for library materials, shifting control from librarians to city councils.

Iowa's first legislative funnel deadline passed last week, narrowing the field of bills that can become law this session. Why it matters: Several measures have direct implications for Des Moines ...

From award-winners to childhood favorites, find out what Iowa City is reading with a roundup of the most checked out library ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The romance section at the Hoover High School library will be one of many sections that could lose books because of a new Iowa law ...

Iowa legislators are advancing a bill requiring minors to have parental permission to check out certain library books, ...