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1st to Die 1st to Die A Complicated Love Story Set in Space A Complicated Love Story Set in Space A Court of Silver Flames A Court of Silver Flames A Game of Thrones A Game of Thrones A Gathering of Old Men A Gathering of Old Men A Good Man Is Hard To Find And Other Stories A Good Man Is Hard To Find And Other Stories A Lesson in Vengeance A Lesson in Vengeance A Measure of Darkness A Measure of Darkness A Thousand Splendid Suns A Thousand Splendid Suns A Time to Kill A Time to Kill Across the Universe Across the Universe After After After the Fall After the Fall All Eyes on Her All Eyes on Her All the Things We Do in the Dark All the Things We Do in the Dark An Abundance of Katherines An Abundance of Katherines Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe Ashes to Ashes Ashes to Ashes Atlas Shrugged Atlas Shrugged Awakened Awakened Bag of Bones Bag of Bones Beautiful Beautiful Beautiful Chaos Beautiful Chaos Beautiful Creatures Beautiful Creatures Beautiful Darkness Beautiful Darkness Before I Fall Before I Fall Blind Sighted Blind Sighted Brave New World Brave New World Burned Burned Capital Crimes Capital Crimes Carrie Carrie Ceremony Ceremony Chosen Chosen Cold Mountain Cold Mountain Collateral Collateral Copper sun Copper sun Crush Crush Dangerous Lies Dangerous Lies Deadline Deadline Defy the Stars Defy the Stars Dragon Ball, Vol. 4 Dragon Ball, Vol. 4 Dragon Ball, Vol. 5 Dragon Ball, Vol. 5 Dragon Ball, Vol. 9 Dragon Ball, Vol. 9 Even Cowgirls Get the Blues Even Cowgirls Get the Blues Exposure Exposure Fallout Fallout Forever . . . Forever . . . Forrest Gump Forrest Gump

About Collier County Public Schools

Collier County Public Schools is the public school system serving Collier County, Florida, in the southwestern corner of the state. The county seat and largest city is Naples, a wealthy coastal community on the Gulf of Mexico, and the district also serves Marco Island, Immokalee, and the unincorporated communities of the county. Enrollment is approximately 48,000 students across more than 50 schools. Collier County is notable for its sharp socioeconomic contrasts: Naples and Marco Island are among the wealthiest communities in Florida, while Immokalee is a predominantly Latino agricultural community with high poverty rates and a largely seasonal migrant workforce.

Politically, Collier County is one of the most Republican counties in Florida. It has consistently produced some of the largest Republican margins in the state in federal and statewide elections. The school board has generally aligned with the county’s conservative political orientation.

Books in Schools

Collier County Public Schools experienced a significant wave of book restrictions beginning in 2022, in common with other Florida districts implementing House Bill 1467’s review requirements. Books were removed from school library shelves across the district pending review by certified media specialists, a process that left hundreds of titles inaccessible to students for months at a time.

The district also received targeted complaints about specific books, particularly titles addressing LGBTQ+ themes, sexual content, and books dealing with race and identity. Parent groups were active in Collier County before and after HB 1467’s passage, and the school board’s receptivity to those complaints contributed to Collier County ranking among the more active Florida districts for documented book restrictions during this period. The district’s high removal count reflected both the compliance-driven mass withdrawals and individually challenged titles.

This district's book removals have drawn news coverage — see reporting from WGCU News for more.