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This list of the most commonly challenged books in the United States refers to books sought to be removed or otherwise restricted from public access, typically from a library or a school curriculum. This list is primarily based on U.S. data gathered by the American Library Association 's Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF), which gathers data ...
Here's a list of the top banned books throughout the U.S. and a comparison among states. When is Banned Books Week 2024? This year, Banned Books Week is from Sept. 22 to Sept. 28 .
Banned books is a contentious debate in courts, classrooms and libraries. Here's an overview of the national debate and the most banned books. It's Banned Books Week: Most challenged titles and ...
From January 1, 2024 to August 31, 2024, the ALA tracked 414 challenges to library materials, affecting 1,128 unique titles. That’s down slightly from 2023’s data about the same reporting ...
A Banned Books Week "read out" at Shimer College. The event has been held during the last full week of September since 1982. [13] Banned Books Week is intended to encourage readers to examine challenged literary works and to promote intellectual freedom in libraries, schools, and bookstores.
Adolf Hitler's Mein Kampf has been banned by several European governments. [1] [2] [3] This is an index of lists of banned books, which contain books that have been banned or censored by religious authority or government.
PEN America, a free speech advocacy group, found that book bans nearly tripled during the 2023-2024 academic year with over 10,000 books banned in public schools.
Banned Books Week is the product of a national alliance between organizations who strive to bring awareness to banned books. [123] Founded by first amendment and library activist Judy Krug and the Association of American Publishers in 1982, the event aims to bring banned books "to the attention of the American public".