This week isBanned Books Weekin America and around the world. It is just appalling that such an occasion is still called for in this country, but there it is: the banning of books in American public schools, according to the New York Times, has “skyrocketed,” with over 10,000 individu...
The number of books banned in American school districts is increasing,a new report by PEN Americahas found. Between July 2021 and June 2022, books were banned 2,532 times in public schools across the U.S., according to the nonprofit, which works to defend free expressi...
According to Kasey Meehan, the Freedom to Read Program Director at PEN America and a lead author of the report: “This book ban movement erupted precisely as many schools had begun to diversify the literature they make available to young people. Now, those books are being ripped away from st...
During the 2021-2022 school year, more than 1,600books were banned from school libraries. The bans affected 138 school districts in 32 states, according to a report fromPEN America, an organization dedicated to protecting free expression in literature. And the number of bans are only increasing...
Read Banned Books! Banning books from schools and libraries is a crisis in the United States. Restricting what educators can and can’t teach through state laws and school board mandates harms us all and impacts millions of young learners across the country....
Read Banned Books! Banning books from schools and libraries is a crisis in the United States. Restricting what educators can and can’t teach through state laws and school board mandates harms us all and impacts millions of young learners across the country....
More Books are Being Banned Banning books is a controversial form of censorship, especially in schools. According to theAmerican Library Association (ALA), the number of books that have been challenged and banned has risen significantly in recent years. The Office of Intellectual Freedom (OIF) tra...
Toni Morrison, Dean Atta, and Ocean Vuong's books have all faced challenges in American libraries.Credit: Mashable composite: Vintage / Hachette Thisattack on literaturehas sprouted counter-movements and resistance. In May 2023, for instance, PEN America and Penguin Random Housefiled a lawsuit agai...
NEW YORK (AP) — Two reports released Monday provide a mixed but compelling outlook on the wave of book removals and challenges as the annual Banned Books Week begins for schools, stores and libraries nationwide. The American Library Association found a substantial drop in 2024 so far in compla...
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