Censorship & Banned Books

1+ hour, 55+ min ago   (267+ words) SOUTH HADLEY, MA (WGGB/WSHM) -- A new report found that U.S. public schools banned nearly 12,000 books last year, the most since tracking began in 2021. During Banned Books Week, Odyssey Bookshop is highlighting some of those titles in a display at its…...

6+ hour, 8+ min ago   (67+ words) Library Features "Banned Books Week" Display Radio NWTN Library Features “Banned Books Week” Display Paris, Tenn.–This week has been Banned Books Week and W.G. Rhea Library in downtown Paris has a display of banned books for everyone to…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago   (132+ words) Written by Jane Campbell, Social Sciences and Data Literacy Librarian “Will the man in the street ever feel that freedom of the mind is as important and as much in need of being defended as his daily bread?”George Orwell…...

7+ hour, 11+ min ago   (342+ words) Tennessee– Have you noticed your favorites missing from bookshelves? From To Kill a Mocking Bird to The Hate You Give, banned book week highlights controversial literature which is taken out of libraries and school curriculum. Started in 1982, the week is…...

11+ hour, 16+ min ago   (168+ words) Black Hills Pioneer Oct. 4-10 is Banned Books Week. Every year, the American Library Association (ALA) compiles a list of the books most frequently targeted by censors based on reports from the field and media coverage. The ALA Office of Intellectual…...

23+ hour, 7+ min ago   (31+ words) WKBW 'Could be anything in the future': Lakewood bookseller reacts to nationwide surge in book bans...

21+ hour, 24+ min ago   (213+ words) PRINCETON, WV (WVNS) – Books hold many of the worlds greatest stories, be it fact or fiction.Some books are locked behind government or school restrictions, dubbing them ‘Banned Books.’ “We talk about a lot of how books are mirrors, windows…...

20+ hour, 33+ min ago   (338+ words) Santa Cruz Sentinel The Colligan Theater in the Tannery Arts Center was filled Tuesday night immediately before Kim A. Snyder’s documentary “The Librarians” was screened. The film chronicles librarians in states like Florida, Louisiana and Texas who unexpectedly found themselves on…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (411+ words) PEAK TO PEAK — That’s the theme for this year’s Banned Books Week—an “honor” that seems to grow every year. According to The Washington Post, just a few years ago (2021-22) 60% of the book challenges came from just 11 people. In 2024, 72% of…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (256+ words) Columbia Missourian The theme of the American Library Association’s annual Banned Books Week (Oct. 4 to 10) is "Let Books Be." This annual celebration is intended to help defend books from censorship and stand up for library staff, educators, writers, publishers…...