There were 1,269 documented demands to censor library books and resources in 2022, according to new data released by the American Library Association on Thursday morning. This is the highest number of ...

On September 19, the American Library Association (ALA) announced findings that challenges to books and other library materials and services are on pace to set a record for the third straight year in ...

Whether it be graphic novels, young adult books or even DVDs, public libraries across the country have received complaints about various materials in their collections. In Longmont, Boulder and the ...

Attempts to restrict library books continued to accelerate last year, according to a report released Thursday from the American Library Association. Overall, the number of individual titles challenged ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Challenges to Kentucky public library books soared by 1,061% last year, rising from 26 incidents in 2023 to 302 incidents in 2024, ...

NEW YORK — Book bans and attempted bans continue to hit record highs, according to the American Library Association. And the efforts now extend as much to public libraries as school-based libraries.

Members of the Arkansas State Library Board (left to right) Jason Rapert, Lupe Peña de Martínez and Donnette Smith participate in a meeting on Friday, November 8, 2024. Rapert has continually ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — A record number of 2,571 unique book titles were challenged in 2022, according to the American Library Association (ALA). In all, 58% targeted books and materials were in ...

Mariah Franklin mariah.franklin@thedailytimes.com Oct 18, 2023 Oct 18, 2023 Eleven months after the Blount County Public Library received the first of more than a dozen requests to take certain books ...

In the past five years, the Springfield-Greene County Library District has fielded written requests to move or remove 23 items from its shelves. Nearly all were children's and young adult books. Each ...

Overall, the number of individual titles challenged in both school and public libraries spiked by 65% — the highest level ever recorded by the ALA. American Library Association report says book ...