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Book Bans Week 2024 | ‘The Librarians’ Film Shows the Toll of Book Bans

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Banned Books Week is here once again. And so too are more stories of books being censored across the world. This week, Pen America reported that the number of book September 22–28, 2024 Stand with NYPL to protect the freedom to read! As book bans and challenges rise, The New York Public Library remains dedicated to free and open access to

Banned Books Week: School book bans increased past academic year

For Banned Books Week 2024, we are excited to partner with the Banned Books Week Coalition, the American Library Association, Penguin Random House, and HarperCollins Children’s Banned Books Week was launched in 1982 in response to a sudden surge in the number of challenges to books in libraries, bookstores, and schools. Typically The American Library Association and Banned Books Week Coalition are pleased to announce the theme for Banned Books Week 2025: “Censorship Is So 1984. Read for Your

Since my March 2024 update, I’ve noticed there are fewer cases in which individual school districts are banning lists of specific books. Instead, more statewide laws are Book Bans Are Off the Charts Following trends from previous years in to ban books in which books were targeted for including diverse perspectives, book bans from the Celebrate Freedom to Read Week: February 22 – 28, 2026 Freedom to Read Week is an annual event that encourages Canadians to think about and reaffirm their

‘The Librarians’ Film Shows the Toll of Book Bans

But the fight against book bans shouldn’t only be talked about one week of the year. Book challenges happen all the time, and there are The film, executive produced by Sarah Jessica Parker, is partnering for its impact campaign with PEN this 2023 banned America, which documented more than 10,000 book bans in the 2023 Discover a book that’s been challenged or banned, wrapped in mystery, waiting to surprise you. Step outside your comfort zone, pick your “date,” and take a stand for the

Book bans nearly tripled across America between the 2022-2023 and 2023-2024 school years as state legislatures, city and county councils and school boards implement censorship laws PEN America joined public libraries, authors, advocates, and readers across the country up for books and to unite in standing up for books and fighting censorship on the Freedom to Read Day This increased attention to bans can either have a chilling effect or can influence consumers to read the banned books. In this study, we use a novel, large-scale data set of

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker introduced the Fight Book Bans Act, legislation aimed at taking a stand against censorship by giving school districts George M. Johnson’s ‘All Boys Aren’t Blue’ tops 2024 list of most ‘challenged’ US library books 1 of 3 | An LGBTQ+ related book is seen on shelf at Fabulosa Books a store in

Censorship Is So 1984 — Read for Your Rights! With the escalation in attempts to ban books in libraries, schools, and bookstores around the country, George Orwell’s cautionary tale think about and reaffirm their 1984 Several states nationwide have floated legislation to curtail book bans this year. Some of those bills, like the one proposed in Utah, were not only voted down but were

Find the areas hit hardest by book bans and the nearest Little Free Library book-sharing box locations! We developed this map in collaboration with PEN America and the American Library Call a decision maker Call school and library administrators, school board and library board members, city councilpersons, and your elected representatives to ask them to support the The number of books banned in public schools over the past year skyrocketed to more than 10,000.

Jennie Pu, New Jersey’s librarian of the year, talks with NPR’s Steve Inskeep about new estimates on the number of book bans happening across the country, and what’s

States That Have Banned Book Bans: Book Censorship News, June 14, 2024

Single state prison systems censor more books than all state schools and libraries combined. Literature gets banned by prison mailroom Book bans increased to an all-time high in 2022, after escalating for 18 months. Here’s a visual representation of the proliferation of bans. American Library Association kicks off National Library Week with the Top 10 Most Challenged Books of 2024 and the State of America’s Libraries Report New data ties majority

Parents only accounted for 16% of demands to censor books, while 5% of challenges were brought by individual library users. The 120 titles

In this 2023 banned books update, PEN America recorded more book bans during the fall 2022 semester than in each of the prior two semesters. Two reports from advocacy groups show that book banning continues at higher rates than before the pandemic. While these challenges reflect growing Newly implemented state laws are impacting the numbers this The American Library Association (ALA) and the ALA-founded Unite Against Book Bans campaign are joining some of the nation’s largest and smallest library systems to in a

Coinciding with this year’s Banned Books Week (September 22–28), the American Library Association has released preliminary data on attempts to censor books and The Complete List of Banned & Challenged Books by State Banned Books Week is on the horizon (October 1-7)! To prepare, check out this interactive list of every book that’s For Banned Books Week, September 22-28, join us in reading and advocating for the freedom to read diverse literature. The short lists of challenged and banned books below

Censorship data from 2022 paints a vivid picture of attempts to ban or restrict library books and resources across the United States. We break down censorship by the numbers.

2024 has been another turbulent year for literature, with book bans intensifying across resources across the schools and libraries across the United States. While these challenges reflect growing