DeSantis believes that the removal of books from Florida has gone too far

Courtesy: YES Market Media – Shutterstock– Juno Beach, Florida, USA – June 30, 2020: Governor Florida Ron DeSantis with Casey DeSantis and Madison DeSantis will make a major announcement at Loggerhead Marinelife Center in Juno Beach. The non-successful Ron DeSantis, the ex-Republican nominee for president, maintained on Thursday that books are not banned in Florida,

Florida public libraries and Florida State Parks team up to launch The Real Florida Reader program

Located in Florida, Ichetucknee Springs State Park – Courtesy: Shutterstock – Image by Joanne Dale This summer, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Florida State Parks and its partners will extend outdoor access for all Floridians through the Real Florida Program. Through a collaboration between the Florida Department of State’s Division of Library and Information

The Florida Book Awards has announced winners for books published in 2021

Strozier Library at Florida State University – Florida Book Awards — Courtesy: Shutterstock — Bryan Pollard With its 16th annual competition now finished, the 2021 Florida Book Awards winners have been announced. More than 130 eligible publications were submitted across the 11 categories in the competition.  Coordinated by the Florida State University Libraries, the Florida