Banning books isn’t what it used to be. With National Banned Books Week arriving Monday, the American Library Association notes that the phenomenon turned a page around 2021. Whereas individuals ...

This week is Banned Books Week, an annual event in the U.S. that celebrates the freedom to read.

The Trump administration has emerged as the newest force fueling campaigns to restrict materials related to race, racism and LGBTQ+ issues, according to a new report.

Banned Books Week, which ends Saturday, Oct. 11, is themed "Censorship is so 1984. Read for your Rights," according to organizers. Saturday also is Let Freedom Read Day, a day of advocacy against ...

Banned Books Week 2025 is Oct. 5-11 this year ... and nearly 23,000 cases since 2021 in 451 public school districts across 45 ...

A federal appeals court ruling will make it more difficult for library patrons to challenge book removal decisions, with the decision involving a public library in Texas but likely applying to school ...

In the 2024-25 school year, book bans affected more than 3,700 unique titles in 87 school districts across 23 states, ...

Book censorship is … becoming the norm? For those who honor the work and dedication of our librarians, booksellers, authors and fellow readers, that’s the disturbing conclusion of a just-published PEN ...