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As part of Banned Book Week, the American Library Association (ALA) combed through censorship reports from the past ten years to determine the top 100 books requested to be banished from...
ALA compiled data on censorship attempts in libraries and schools during 2023. Learn about the most challenged books of 2023. Censorship data paints a vivid picture of attempts to ban or restrict library books and resources across the U.S. Banned Books Week is September 22-28, 2024.
Here are the 50 most commonly banned books in America from the 2021-2022 school year, with data supplied by PEN America.
In preparation for Banned Books Week (September 22-28, 2024), the American Library Association released preliminary data documenting attempts to censor books and materials in public, school, and academic libraries during the first eight months of 2024.
We created a list of America’s 50 most banned books from the first half of the 2022–2023 school year using data from PEN America, a nonprofit organization that keeps a comprehensive index...
ALA's Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF) receives reports from libraries, schools, and the media on attempts to ban books in communities across the country. We compile lists of challenged books in order to inform the public about censorship efforts that affect libraries and schools.
A Brief History of Banned Books in America. Attempts to restrict what kids in school can read are on the rise. But American book banning started with the Puritans, 140 years before the United...
Through the courageous work of PEN America, here is a scrollable, shoppable list of every book currently banned in the United States.
Starting in 2021, there have been a considerable number of books banned or challenged in parts of the United States. Most of the targeted books have to do with race, gender, and sexuality.
Here are 15 books PEN America says were most frequently banned from July 2021 through the first part of the 2022-23 school year. 1. “Gender Queer: A Memoir” by Maia Kobabe.