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New report shows it’s largely officials and organizations demanding books be banned - not parents

Only 16 percent of book challenges came from parents themselves

The Independent UK · Apr 7, 2025

George M. Johnson's 'All Boys Aren't Blue' tops 2024 list of most 'challenged' US library books

The American Library Association has unveiled the 10 most “challenged books” of 2024

The Independent UK · Apr 7, 2025

Texas may change how schools select library books. Critics say it could lead to more bans.

Senate Bill 13 would create school library advisory councils largely made up of parents. It would give school boards, rather than librarians, the final say over new books.

The Texas Tribune · Mar 5, 2025

States fight to save books from growing number of bans across U.S.

Illinois this week became the first state to pass a law penalizing libraries that ban books.

Axios · Jun 21, 2023

NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

Social media users shared a range of false claims this week

The Independent UK · May 26, 2023

Graphic memoir 'Gender Queer' tops U.S. library group's list of most challenged books

LGBTQ+-themed books remain the most likely targets of bans at public schools and libraries, the American Library Association says. Maia Kobabe's memoir topped the list for the second year in a row.

WEKU · Apr 24, 2023

'Gender Queer' tops library group's list of challenged books

A new report says books with LGBTQ+ themes remain the most complained about at public schools and libraries around the country

The Independent UK · Apr 24, 2023

Texas county roiled by book ban considered closing libraries

Leaders in a rural Texas county held a special meeting Thursday to consider the drastic option of shutting their public library system down rather than heed a federal judge’s order to return books to the shelves ranging from teen sexuality and gender to bigotry and race

The Independent UK · Apr 14, 2023

Librarians: Book bans hit record high

Attempts to ban books infringe on a person's constitutional rights, says one intellectual freedom advocate

Salon · Mar 24, 2023

Record number of books targeted in complaints last year, library association says

A record number of books received objections in the U.S. last year, with many of the complaints coming against works involving LGBTQ content or race, the American Library Association said.

Tribune News Service · Mar 23, 2023