The rise of book challenges and bans is being reported by local and global news outlets and organizations. This page has been created to display various viewpoints and contemporary thoughts about the issue to provide context as well as to help you navigate the issue.
Publishers and authors sue over Florida book ban law -- BBC August 31, 2024
A 2022/23 Temperature Check -- Florida Freedom to Read Project
PEN America files lawsuit against Florida school district over unconstitutional book bans -- PEN America
Republican 2024 hopeful Ron DeSantis is 'blazing a trail' on school book bans -- PBS
Florida school blocks younger students from reading Amanda Gorman's 'The Hill We Climb' poem -- USA Today
Students and authors sue Florida school district that banned a book about two male penguins -- NBC News
Florida book ban surge got you down? Here's how a free app has you covered close to home -- Florida Times-Union
American Library Association Reveals Preliminary Data on 2024 Book Challenges -- ALA Sept 23, 2024
It's Banned Books Week. Have the Challenges to Books Slowed Down? -- Education Week Sept 24, 2024
'Not a badge of honor': how books bans affect Indigenous literature -- NPR July 31, 2024
The American Library Association opposes widespread efforts to censor books in U.S. schools and libraries -- American Library Association
American Library Association reports record number of demands to censor library books and materials in 2022 -- American Library Association
"I Made the Most Banned Book in America" -- The Nib
Banned in the USA: State laws supercharge book suppression in schools -- PEN America
Voters oppose book bans in libraries -- American Library Association
Some good news for a change -- Unite Against Book Bans
How many book bans were attempted in your state? Use this map to find out -- PBS
'Criminal liability for librarians': The fight against US rightwing book bans -- The Guardian
Biden to appoint anti-book ban coordinator in move to protect LGBTQI+ Americans -- Fox News
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