![]() ![]() ![]() (ALA has been tracking this data for approx. ![]() PEN America defines a school book ban as, “any action taken against a book based on its content and as a result of parent or community challenges, administrative decisions, or in response to direct or threatened action by lawmakers or other governmental officials, that leads to a previously accessible book being either completely removed from availability to students, or where access to a book is restricted or diminished.”Īccording to the American Library Association (ALA), school and public library book bans hit an all-time high in 2022. Let America Read is a new freedom of expression initiative launched in response to legislators in Arizona, Florida, Iowa, Texas, Pennsylvania, Oklahoma and Missouri, who have passed or are currently passing laws to ban certain books in schools. ![]()
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