Dr. Danielle Sachdeva and Dr. Wes Whitaker received an invitation from publisher IGI Global to work on "Supporting Students' Intellectual Freedom in Schools: The Right to Read," a new book about ...

In 2023, the American Library Association documented 1,247 demands to censor library books and resources. From 2010-2019, popular titles such as "The Handmaid's Tale," "The Hunger Games" and even ...

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — In an era where information is readily available at our fingertips, libraries stand as guardians of intellectual freedom. Banned Books Week (October 1–7) celebrates the value of ...

Sitting in a meeting with Penguin Random House CEO Nihar Malaviya in 2023, Dan Novack knew he had to make a choice. States across the country were passing laws intended to remove titles from school ...

Banned Books Week, observed Oct. 5-11, has come and gone, but its message deserves to linger. Across La Plata and Montezuma ...

It's Banned Books Week, an annual effort by the American Library Association to raise awareness about censorship. Each year, the ALA creates a top ten list of the most challenged books filed by ...

Proponents of book banning may differ in the titles or subjects they want to suppress, but they almost always are motivated ...

Challenged books were alleged to include gender identity, LGBTQIA+ themes or sexually explicit content. But local libraries like the Monroe County Library are combatting what their banned book ...

A recent national wave of challenges to books and other materials and services in public and school libraries continues to be felt in Oregon. The state library’s Oregon Intellectual Freedom ...

Roughly 150 public libraries, library associations and bookstores this Saturday will observe Freedom to Read Day. Advocates have said the event is a reminder that while Banned Books Week might've ...