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The report comes during Banned Books Week ... has also released preliminary data related to censorship, focusing on book bans in public, school and academic libraries between January 1 and ...
The United States has a long history of book banning, and it’s not only picking up steam—it’s also becoming more problematic ...
Book bans are a bellwether for rising educational censorship that has negatively impacted K-12 public schools, public libraries, colleges and universities since 2021, according to the report. Thee ...
For generations, libraries have been hubs of information in their communities. Your public library, the library in your school and at your college, even those in hospitals and law firms, are centers ...
These librarians are fighting back More than 4,000 library book bans were attempted in public and school libraries in 2023, according to the American Library Association. Six librarians share how ...
Another book has been added to Utah’s growing list of titles banned from all public schools in the state. The list now ...
Since July 2021, an estimated 15,940 book titles have been banned in public schools across America, in 43 states and 415 public school districts. During the 2023-2024 academic year alone ...
The Utah State Board of Education has banned another book from public school libraries statewide. That brings the number of ...
Over the past year, a countermovement in Democratic-led states has outlawed book bans instead. North Carolina’s bill would charge a public school superintendent with creating a “community ...
South Carolina became the nation’s leader for the most books banned in public schools Tuesday. Over half of the books now banned in the state have come from one Beaufort County parent.
the Palmetto State now leads the nation in the number of state-mandated school book bans. Tuesday's vote saw 10 titles added to the list of books to be removed from South Carolina K-12 public ...