The book won an Alex Award and a Stonewall Honor from the American Library Association, but because of its straightforward ...

It's Banned Books Week, an annual effort by the American Library Association to raise awareness about censorship. Each year, ...

Between 2021 and 2022, more than 1,600 titles were removed from U.S. schools and libraries at the behest of parents, advocacy groups, elected officials, etc. The paradox? Banning these titles often ...

A public library in Fairhope lost state funding over books deemed inappropriate for young adults. See what other books are on ...

The Office of Intellectual Freedom at the American Library Association maintains a list of the most frequently banned or challenged books in American libraries. All of the books in this exhibit come ...

Since 1982, Robert P. Doyle has edited the American Library Association's Banned Books, a collection of thousands of titles that have been subject to censorship challenges. American Experience ...

Read an interview with Robert P. Doyle, editor of the American Library Association’s Banned Books, a collection of thousands of titles that have been subject to censorship challenges.

The number of book bans and challenges has drastically increased across the United States in recent years. PEN America tracked nearly 16,000 bans in public schools since 2021. While the American ...

“Banned Books Week is the annual celebration ... talks and film presentations from September 19-24, as part of American Library Association’s annual campaign to make all books ...