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Requests to ban books hit a 21-year high. See which titles were the most challenged

Requests to ban books at US public schools and libraries surged to a 21-year record in 2022, according to data from the American Library Association. Last year, the ALA recorded 1,050 requests to ...
PBS

Library book ban attempts are at an all-time high. These librarians are fighting back

Americans last year challenged more book titles than ever before, according to a new report by the American Library Association’s Office for Intellectual Freedom. More than 4,000 unique titles were ...
CNN

Alabama board defunds local library for failing to protect teens from ‘inappropriate’ books

The public library in Fairhope, Alabama — a picturesque city on the shores of Mobile Bay — has found itself in the crosshairs of battles over library content. The Alabama Public Library Service Board ...