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 ...

Is book censorship in the U.S. slowing down in 2024? The ALA, through its Office of Intellectual Freedom, keeps track of attempts to censor books in both school, public and academic libraries.It ...

What happens to intellectual freedom when libraries come under attack? What happens to curiosity?Librarian and director of ...

Chicago has a decadeslong history of fighting book banning. It was the first public library in the country to issue an intellectual freedom statement in 1936, even before the ALA’s Library Bill ...

In 2023, the ALA's Office for Intellectual Freedom tracked 1,247 efforts to censor books and other resources in libraries — an increase of 65% from the year before.

The EveryLibrary Institute, a library advocacy organization, published a report on June 16 about book ban efforts.

The future of libraries, education, access, and representation is at stake,” argues one advocate who opposes book bans.

On Monday, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, a Democrat, signed the Freedom to Read Act, which prohibits the state’s schools and public libraries from arbitrarily banning books. It specifically ...

Although Banned Books Week was established decades ago, it remains relevant today. The Texas Library Association is on the front lines of defending what they call intellectual freedom with "Freed ...

National Banned Book Week wraps up Saturday, Sept. 28. The American Library Association (ALA) said the overarching theme is a celebration of the freedom to read.

The Nixa Students Against Book Restrictions group, formed a few years ago, will share with area students how to advocate, ...