Ahead of the States' National Library Week, Penguin Random House and Sourcebooks open a 'Banned on the Run a fundraising effort.| Publishing Perspectives
Every year, the American Library Association compiles a list of the Top 10 Most Frequently Challenged Books based on reports from the field and media coverage.| www.ala.org
The number of titles targeted for censorship surged 65 percent in 2023 compared to 2022, reaching the highest levels ever documented by the American Library Association (ALA). The new numbers show efforts to censor 4,240 unique book titles in schools and libraries.| www.ala.org
Still taken from H-HF-103 R. 2 First formalized and sponsored in 1958 by the American Library Association, this is a week dedicated to the promotion, use, and support for local libraries. Every yea…| The Unwritten Record
The American Library Association's Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF) has released new data documenting book challenges throughout the United States, finding that challenges were nearly double that of 2021, reaching the highest number of attempted book bans since ALA began compiling data about censorship in libraries more than 20 years ago.| www.ala.org
Book Challenges Nearly Doubled From 2021| www.ala.org