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Books have been banned in libraries across the country at historic rates so far this year, according to the American Library Association. Book challenges reach historic highs, American Library ...
This is the highest number of removals and challenges of books that the ALA has recorded in a single year since the organization began tracking book censorship more than 20 years ago. [10] In the first eight months of 2022, the ALA received 681 reports of book challenges targeting 1,651 unique books. [11]
Calls for restricting book access increased in the U.S. by 92% from 2022 to 2023, accounting for nearly half of all book challenges last year. Similar demands at American school libraries also ...
Book challenges in school and public libraries have reached a record high in 2023, according to preliminary data released by the American Library Association (ALA). In the first eight months of ...
The ALA does not claim comprehensiveness in recording challenges. Research suggests that for each challenge reported there are as many as four or five which go unreported. [6] The list is sorted alphabetically by default. Included is each book's rank in the ALA's lists of top 100 challenged books by decade (if applicable).
If the challenge is supported by the reconsideration process, the book will be removed from the library collection, school, etc. [30] A “banned book” is one that has been "removed from a library, classroom, etc." [27] Since 2021, the rise in book challenges nationwide has had a "chilling effect," leading to increased self-censorship (Knox ...
Public school book ban attempts spiked by 33 per cent within the last school year compared to the previous year, according to free speech advocacy group PEN America.
The book has also been well received by universities across the United States. It was the 2017-2018 Common Book at UCLA [4] and the 2018-2019 Common Book at the University of Oregon. [15] The Best We Could Do has been so well received Bui has even had offers for film rights, but she has declined all of them. [2]