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The 13 most banned books of 2022: 'Gender Queer' tops library association's list for second year
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIt's not your imagination, and it's not fearmongering: Books, and our free and ready access to them,...
Here are the top 10 books banned in 2022
The Hill via AOL· 1 year agoThe American Library Association (ALA) kicked off National Library Week on Monday by releasing its State of America’s Libraries Report, which details an...
Banned Book Week: Top banned books of 2022
Corpus Christi Caller-Times via Yahoo News· 7 months agoBook bans are nothing new. According to Harvard University, the first book ban in the United States took place in 1637 in Massachusetts. "New English...
Record number of demands made to ban or censor books in 2022: Report
ABC News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA record-breaking 1,269 demands were made to censor library books and resources in 2022, the highest...
ALA raises alarm after 2023's top challenged books target mostly LGBTQ, people of color
App.com | Asbury Park Press via Yahoo News· 4 weeks agoMore books than ever are being targeted for censorship. In fact, according to the American Library...
Book ban efforts surging in 2022, library association says
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe wave of attempted book banning and restrictions continues to intensify, the American Library...
These authors’ books are some of the most challenged in the US. They’re speaking out
The Independent via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIn the fall of 2021, Maia Kobabe, a cartoonist and author of the 2019 graphic memoir Gender Queer,...
This was your chance to see a loud librarian — annual ALA conference in Chicago over the weekend...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 10 months agoThe American Library Association conference that ended Tuesday at McCormick Place tends to be a...
Banned Books Week comes at tense time for nation’s libraries and schools
The Hill via Yahoo News· 7 months agoBanned Books Week, an annual event first established in 1982, has arrived amid a tumultuous time for...
Book bans and challenges surged over the last school year with 40% in Florida alone, report finds
The Independent UK via AOL· 7 months agoBanned books and proposed restrictions on library materials have surged across the US within the...