The American Library Association found a substantial drop in 2024 so far in complaints about books stocked in public, school and academic libraries, and in the number of books receiving objections. Meanwhile, PEN America is documenting an explosion in books being removed from school shelves in 2023...
Challenging books has become a priority for some government officials, such as Texas state lawmakerMatt Krause, who requested in 2021 that public school libraries disclose whether they held any ofa lengthy list of 850 booksabout topics including race and sexuality. Florida governor and presidential ...
You know where this is going. Books with a queer character, even just a bit player, who questions their gender seem to land on the banned lists. Opinion Abcarian: Want a good book? Try one your 9th grader isn’t allowed to read Jan. 31, 2024 In Florida,some versions of “The Diary...
Banned BooksHundreds of books pulled from Florida school libraries A 35-page list outlines the hundreds of books removed from library shelves in Florida's 73 school districts. Nov 13 San Francisco bookstore pushes back on book bans A wave of anti-LGBTQ legislation and book bannings in ...
2024 why florida is no. 1 in education gov. ron desantis and his state are no stranger to controversy in the areas of education and the economy. but this is what the data shows. tim smart may 7, 2024 mitt romney's senate exit may create a vacuum of vocal, conservative trump critics...
In all, about 4,240 books were targets of censorship efforts last year, with about half of those books written by or including people of color and those from LGBTQ+ communities, the ALA found. Gratz said that when "Ban This Book" was published, the most frequently banned books were works...
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When it comes to books, my policy is generally to make a point to seek out the ones people try to ban; they’re almost always worthwhile, at least to understand why their ideas are being suppressed. Residents of Florida take note. ...
“The heavy-handed tactics of state legislators are mandating book bans, plain and simple,” Suzanne Nossel, Chief Executive Officer of PEN America, said in the release. “Some politicians like Florida Governor Ron DeSantis have tried to dismiss the rise in book bans as a hoax. But their ...
The removal will be focused on elementary and middle school shelves, while high schools in Davis will retain the Bible. Florida last year became the first in a wave of Republican states to enact laws making it easier for parents to challenge books in school libraries they deem to be pornograp...