Tens of thousands of books have been banned, and even burned, over the last century. PEN America's Index of School Book Bans recorded 11,982 bans in the 2025/2026 school year. "This is the highest ...

Florida has been at the center of the nationwide banned-books debate after leading the country in book bans for three years.

The free-speech organization found that public schools banned 11,982 books, including 7,370 unique titles. Among them are the ...

The "vast majority" of the bans were in Texas and Florida, the report said, describing the states as "blueprints for ...

Objections rise from issues like sexual content and profanity or racial slurs and stereotypes. PEN America counted nearly 12,000 bans in the 2025-2026 school year.

During a discussion at Morris Library on Friday, Oct. 2, director of communications and public policy for the ACLU of ...

Be surprised when you learn of some classic murder mystery titles that have been banned or challenged over the years.

Banned Books Week is an annual event that celebrates the freedom to read and brings together those who share a love of books. The week of Oct. 4-10 focuses on books that have been challenged for ...

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Carrie White (Summer H. Howell) never got to read that precious stack of library books, but you can. Even though every single ...

Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player... Global entertainment company Dr. Seuss Enterprises and national literacy nonprofit First Book are marking the start of the school year with ...

Conroe ISD parent and volunteer Ryan Tsamouris has launched a monitoring app to help other parents get the information they need, from a list of challenged or banned library books to board meetings.