On Monday (Dec. 9), New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed the Freedom to Read Act. Under the new law, public schools and libraries are prohibited from arbitrarily banning age-appropriate books.

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (D) signed a law Monday prohibiting book banning ... New Jersey is the third state to sign a law against book banning, following Minnesota and Illinois.

(Dana DiFilippo | New Jersey Monitor) Librarians and schools weary from escalating efforts to ban books have new protections under legislation Gov ... Murphy sign the bill into law.

PRINCETON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy signed a law Monday to prohibit public and school libraries from banning books in the state and to enshrine protections against civil and ...

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (D) signed a law Monday prohibiting book banning in state libraries ... New Jersey is the third state to sign a law against book banning, following Minnesota and Illinois.

signs legislation aimed at barring public libraries and schools from banning books. (AP photo/Mike Catalini) PRINCETON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy signed a law Monday to ...

PRINCETON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy signed a law Monday to prohibit public and school libraries from banning books in the ... pen Murphy used to sign the bill that ...

PRINCETON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy has signed a law to prohibit book bans in the state and enshrine protections against civil and criminal charges for librarians who ...