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Banned books is a contentious debate in courts, classrooms and libraries. Here's an overview of the national debate and the most banned books. ... While the ALA's preliminary data for 2024 saw a ...
The ALA revealed in an earlier news release this year that 17 U.S. states challenged more than 100 book titles in 2023. Florida and Texas, by far, challenged the most books in 2023 with a combined ...
The ALA recorded 49 attempts to restrict access to books in Texas, with 1,470 titles challenged in those attempts. The Lone Star State had the most restriction attempts among U.S. states, and only ...
Since 2001, the American Library Association has posted the top ten most frequently challenged books per year on their website. [4] Using the Radcliffe Publishing Course Top 100 Novels of the 20th Century, ALA has also noted banned and challenged classics. [5] The ALA does not claim comprehensiveness in recording challenges.
Banned in the UK 1985–1988 for revealing secrets. Wright was a former MI5 intelligence officer and his book was banned before it was even published in 1987. [274] [275] Lord Horror: David Britton: 1990 1991 1992 Novel Banned in England in 1991 where it was found obscene; it is currently the last book to be banned in the UK.
The ALA's Office for Intellectual Freedom released preliminary data for 2024, stating, "Between January 1 and August 31, 2024, ALA’s Office for Intellectual Freedom tracked 414 attempts to censor library materials and services. In those cases, 1,128 unique titles were challenged.
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 ...
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.