Patron Ana Pena looks through fabrics at the fiber arts workroom on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025, at J. Erik Jonsson Central Library in Dallas. Shafkat Anowar / Staff Photographer E-books, audiobooks, ...

In 1938, as concerns of censorship rose worldwide, Des Moines Public Library Director Forrest Spaulding penned the words that would become the "Library Bill of Rights." The first tenet states: "Books ...