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
This set of frequently asked questions is intended to help library workers, library advocates, and library users understand this Executive Order.| www.ala.org
“Sex with a Brain Injury: On Concussion and Recovery” by Annie Liontas and published by Scribner, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, LLC is the 2025 recipient of the Stonewall Book Awards – Israel Fishman Non-Fiction Award.| www.ala.org
Awards, publishing, and conferences: ALA membership advocates to ensure access to information for all| www.ala.org
With free resources from ALA and the FINRA Investor Education Foundation, libraries can teach children and their parents, caregivers, and educators about financial topics — like saving, spending, sharing, and budgeting — in a way that is both meaningful and fun.| www.ala.org
A federal judge has declined to block the Trump administration’s efforts to dismantle the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). The ruling, issued today in ALA v. Sonderling, will allow the administration’s cuts at the independent agency while the case proceeds.| www.ala.org
The American Library Association is leading the charge for libraries. Librarians, information professionals, and everyone who loves them must tell their members of Congress to support full federal funding for Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) and Innovative Approaches to Literacy (IAL) programs.| www.ala.org
Between January 1 and August 31, 2024, ALA’s Office for Intellectual Freedom tracked 414 attempts to censor library materials and services.| www.ala.org
New data shows record surge of challenges in public libraries| www.ala.org
Established in 1982, Banned Books Week brings together the entire book community in shared support of the freedom to read.| www.ala.org
National Library Week is an annual celebration highlighting the valuable role libraries, librarians, and library workers play in transforming lives and strengthening our communities.| www.ala.org
Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education| www.ala.org
American Library Association has long championed the freedom of the press and the freedom to read. ALA's Office for Intellectual Freedom collects resources about the First Amendment, censorship, academic freedom, and freedom of information.| www.ala.org
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
The LeRoy C. Merritt Humanitarian Fund was established in 1970 as a special trust in memory of Dr. LeRoy C. Merritt. It is devoted to the support, maintenance, medical care, and welfare of librarians who, in the Trustees’ opinion, are:| www.ala.org
The American Library Association's Core Values articulate the profession’s principles and highest aspirations. They guide and unite library workers, including staff, volunteers, trustees, advocates, and others who contribute their talents, expertise, and dedication to furthering the library mission.| www.ala.org
Book Challenges Nearly Doubled From 2021| www.ala.org
The American Library Association affirms that all libraries are forums for information and ideas, and that the following basic policies should guide their services. I. Books and other library resources should be provided for the interest, information, and enlightenment of all people of the community the library serves. Materials should not be excluded because of the origin, background, or views of those contributing to their creation.| www.ala.org
