Requests to ban books at US public schools and libraries surged to a 21-year record in 2022, according to data from the American Library Association. Last year, the ALA recorded 1,050 requests to ...

Anti-censorship groups say conservatives are behind the rise in book challenges. The country saw a growing effort to ban books in schools and libraries nationwide in 2022, and researchers expect to ...

Across the United States, book bans, though not new, continue to spark debates over content, censorship, and the protection of young readers. Between July 2021 and March 2022 alone, nearly 1,586 books ...