The US has banned thousands of books since 2021, and the rate is increasing. What's behind this wave of censorship — and are we seeing a similar trend in Australia?| www.abc.net.au
In May, Knox County Schools ordered school libraries to remove 65 book titles from their shelves to comply with Tennessee's Age-Appropriate Materials Act, bringing the total number of titles removed to 113 since December 2024. The large number of books removed raises concerns that the criteria being applied to judge books are overly broad and [...] The post 113 book titles banned from libraries at Knox County Schools in Tennessee appeared first on National Coalition Against Censorship.| National Coalition Against Censorship
There is a line. The question is who draws it, and where?| Education Next
The National Coalition Against Censorship has written to the school board of Rockingham County Public schools after school board members voted to remove Tweak: Growing up on Methamphetamines by Nic Sheff, and Perfect by Ellen Hopkins. The School Board overrode the recommendation of a review committee to retain these books and voted 4-1 to permanently remove them.| National Coalition Against Censorship
Sometimes things that you see and read connect to each other, even though you don’t plan them to. Next month, there’s Readathin I saw Donna’s video, but I haven’t looked at the blog, which is…| Mybookworld24
The American Library Association and Banned Books Week Coalition are pleased to announce the theme for Banned Books Week 2025: “Censorship Is So 1984. Read for Your Rights.” Banned Books Week will take place October 5 – 11, 2025.| Intellectual Freedom Blog
The National Coalition Against Censorship is urging Alabama officials to restore funding to Fairhope Public Library after it was penalized over complaints about young adult books. NCAC highlights that most library books do not meet legal definitions of obscenity and stresses that censorship decisions must respect First Amendment rights and follow proper review procedures.Read NCAC's [...] The post NCAC Defends Fairhope Library’s Freedom to Read appeared first on National Coalition Against C...| National Coalition Against Censorship
Founded in 2021, DAYLO has expanded to include chapters across South Carolina, including 5 chapters in Beaufort County. As the only Right to Read Network (RNN) affiliate in South Carolina, DAYLO prides itself on its commitment to student leadership and fostership of empathy through reading diverse books and pro-literacy advocacy.| National Coalition Against Censorship
The American Library Association (ALA) today released the highly anticipated Top 10 Most Challenged Books List as part of the 2025 State of America’s Libraries Report that highlights the ways libraries continue to meet the needs of their communities amid challenges to intellectual freedom.| Intellectual Freedom Blog
Rating systems are tools or labels devised by a person or organization to advise people about the suitability of books and other library materials for readers. Recently, several book rating systems devised by religious and political pressure groups are promoting ratings, book reviews, and content labels that identify many books as “objectionable content.”| Intellectual Freedom Blog
Friends, I wrote the following on the topic of libraries and their relationship to resistance for the second issue of a nascent journal. But in the year+ since I first drafted it that journal had a…| LibrarianShipwreck
In Tennessee, The Rutherford County Library System has approved a measure to remove all library "material that promotes, encourages, advocates for or normalizes" transgender themes. The National Coalition Against Censorship has written to the Board to object to this decision. Targeting a particular viewpoint on gender is constitutionally impermissible. Viewpoint-based discrimination violates the principles of [...] The post In Tennessee, Rutherford County public libraries vote to remove mat...| National Coalition Against Censorship
In Florence, Oregon, the Siuslaw School District has removed the graphic novel Flamer from the high school library despite a review committee's recommendation to keep it. The School Board overrode the committee and voted 4-3 to remove it permanently. The National Coalition Against Censorship wrote to the board to urge them to reconsider their decision [...] The post Siuslaw School District Removes Graphic Novel Flamer From the High School Library appeared first on National Coalition Against C...| National Coalition Against Censorship
The National Coalition Against Censorship has written to the Radnor Township School District following their removal of three graphic novels from the Radnor High School library. Alison Bechdel's Fun Home, Maia Kobabe's Gender Queer, and Craig Thompson's Blankets were removed after an ad-hoc committee deemed them not age-appropriate. NCAC recommended changes to the district's policy that would standardize review criteria [...] The post Three Graphic Novels Removed from Radnor High Sch...| National Coalition Against Censorship
The Kids’ Right to Read Project (KRRP), a signature initiative of the National Coalition Against Censorship (NCAC), has been at the forefront of defending the freedom to read for over 20 years. We condemn the recent actions by the U.S. Department of Education in dismissing complaints about book bans and referring to these challenges [...] The post Statement from the Kids’ Right to Read Project on the U.S. Department of Education’s Dismissal of Book Bans as a “Hoax” appeared first on...| National Coalition Against Censorship
On any given day, Cameron Samuels and Da’Taeveyon Daniels are hard at work. Alongside their academic and extracurricular pursuits, Samuels and Daniels serve as Executive Director and Deputy Executive Director of Students Engaged in Advancing Texas (SEAT). As one of the NCAC’s 23 Right to Read Network (RRN) affiliates, SEAT stands out as a truly grassroots, young-people-centered organization advocating for change and educational freedom.| National Coalition Against Censorship
Hachette CEO David Shelley announces the new 'Raising Readers' initiative to encourage more people to read books.| Publishing Perspectives
Book banning is wrong whether it comes from the left or the right.| A Writing Life: Lâle Davidson
Our latest report on book bans happening in the U.S. and efforts to combat them includes news from Utah, which recently banned 13 books from school libraries across the state.| I Love Libraries
TONY ROBLES, talks to SCOTT KIKKAWA about his detective novel, Char Siu, set in postwar Hawaii, and INGRID ROJAS CONTRERAS, about her Bogota memoir, The Man Who Could Move Clouds, curanderas and amnesia. Martha talks about banning books and public radio.| Listen & Be Heard Network
Sad this list even exists. The post ‘Banned Book’ Week. appeared first on Jack Ronald Cotner.| Jack Ronald Cotner
As we kick off Banned Books Week, here are a few banned books by Black authors that you can pick up to “Let Freedom Read."| Okayplayer