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Bookmark or Share- As Banned Books Week begins, report finds over 10,000 books removed ...Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images, FILE. More than 10,000 books were removed from school library shelves over the 2023-2024 school year, free expression advocacy group PEN America said in a new report ...
- ALA Banned Books Week highlights challenged content. How to read itThe ALA revealed in an earlier news release this year that 17 U.S. states challenged more than 100 book titles in 2023. Florida and Texas, by far, challenged the most books in 2023 with a combined ...
- UB expert speaks on banned books, censorship - University at BuffaloFor more than four decades, Banned Books Week — being held this year Sept. 22-28 — has served as a focal point for discussing the freedom to read and the dangers of censorship. “It’s really important that Banned Books Week continues because it provides a time when these conversations can happen,” Hands says.
- Banned Books Week starts with mixed messages as reports show challenges ...Banned Books Week, which runs through Sunday, was established in 1982 and features readings and displays of banned works. It is supported by the ALA, PEN, the Authors Guild, the National Book Foundation and more than a dozen other organizations. Filmmaker Ava Duvernay has been named honorary chair, and student activist Julia Garnett, who has ...
- About - Banned Books WeekThe next Banned Books Week will be held September 22-28, 2024. The theme of this year’s event is Freed Between the Lines. By focusing on efforts across the country to remove or restrict access to books, Banned Books Week draws national attention to the harms of censorship.
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