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School book bans don’t seem to be slowing according to a new PEN America report
According to the American Library Association (ALA), from January 1 to August 31, 2020 there were over 700 attempts to ban library books in the US. This is a 20% increase from the same month in 2022, the organisation added. Notably, last year saw the most challenges since the ALA began tracking book censorship more…
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ALA stated that the number of challenged unique book titles increased 40% by the year 2022
The number of challenges to books doubled in 2022, and the number of challenges to unique titles was up nearly 40% over 2021 in US, according to American Library Association’s Office of Intellectual Freedom data released on Monday. The association releases data on books it said have been challenged for removal from public and school…