I’m With The Bans
Advocacy groups spar as Trump Administration halts federal book challenges
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American Library Association
Banned Books Week Issues A Call To Action For 2024
Freedom To Read advocates are feeling the urgency of an election year.
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Book Bans Keep Breaking Records
A record-setting year for library challenges, according to the ALA
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The Movement To Defund Public Libraries Picks Up Steam
Conservative legislators, in the heat of a culture war, seem increasingly willing to starve library systems of funds
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Why Ban Jodi Picoult?
Bestselling author–not of “adult romances”–finds herself caught up in the latest round of school censorship frenzy
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Not All Banned Books
Banned Books Week leaves out some of the classics
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Libraries Closing Under Threat
Banned Books Week turns dark as numerous city libraries shut down after bomb scares
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Book Challenges Reach Record Highs
Library association urges people to unite against book bans
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American Library Association Awards Winners Are Facing Bans
School districts continue to challenge the best young-adult books
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The ALA’s Annual Banned Book List: A Sobering Snapshot of American Censorship
Parents and school boards still want to pull titles from shelves
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Book-Banning is Still a Problem in Young-Adult Literature
Same-sex and transgender content dominate the annual ALA roundup again
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