Marshall University does not ban books! The information is provided to let people know what has been banned/challenged elsewhere.
2026
20 challenges, including 20 multi-title challenges.
On October 13, the board of New Braunfels Independent School District (TX) voted unanimously to suspend all secondary school library services until the superintendent could ensure they were in compliance with Senate Bill 13. The bill prohibited “harmful material,” “indecent content,” and “profane content” from school libraries, but did not define those terms. No other district in Texas took this extreme measure. Following community protests, the board voted to renew library service during its October 27 meeting. AI was used to continue reviewing library books, resulting in the censorship of well over 100 titles. Tricks, Identical, and Tilt were among those banned.
On These Pages
A Banned book has been removed from a library, classroom, etc.
A Challenged book has been requested to be removed from a library, classroom, etc.
For additional information contact
Ron Titus, titus@marshall.edu
304-696-6575
Last updated
August 4, 2026