Illinois.gov, “Gov. Pritzker Signs Bill Making Illinois First State in the Nation to Outlaw Book Bans,” illinois.gov, June 12, 2023 Jonathan Franklin, “New California Law Bars Schoolbook Bans Based on Racial and LGBTQ Topics,” npr.org, Sep. 26, 2023 ...
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Recent years have seen a record-breaking number of attempts to ban books. Here's how book banning emerged—and how it turned school libraries into battlegrounds.
José Borghino, secretary-general of the IPA in Geneva, tellsPublishing Perspectives, “In our2020 Freedom to Publish report,we noted the different types of bans that can affect books, and banning by curation was one of them. “In that context, the freedom to publish as such is not under ...
Book Bans and Challenges in the News--2023Richards Bodart, JoniRandazzo, KellyYoung Adult Library Services
The highlights and lowlights of 2023 in book banning news and trends. That, plus this week's book censorship news.
FORT LAUDERDALE -- A new report from a nonprofit group said Florida is leading the country in the number of books pulled from library and classroom shelves. The new report from PEN America, a literary and free expression advocacy group, found that book bans in pub...
Elizabeth Gilbert’s decision to remove her forthcoming novel, set in Russia, from publication garners significant media coverage.NYT,People,NPR,Time,Entertainment Weekly,USA Today, andtheWashington Postall have coverage. A new Illinois law will outlaw book bans in public and school libraries.APrepo...
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Book bans in public schools rose by 33% in the last academic school year, with many efforts targeting titles perceived as “sexual” or “inappropriate,” a new report from the literary and free expression advocacy group PEN America shows.