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American Library Association reports record number of demands to censor library books and materials in 2022
American Library Association reports record number of demands to censor library books and materials in 2022
Book Challenges Nearly Doubled From 2021 CHICAGO — The American Library Association (ALA) today released new data documenting* 1,269 demands to censor library books and resources in 2022, the highest number of attempted book bans since ALA began compiling data about censorship in libraries more than 20 years ago. The unparalleled number of reported book challenges in 2022 nearly doubles the 729 challenges reported in 2021. A record 2,571 unique titles were targeted for censorship, a 38% increase from the 1,858 unique titles targeted for censorship in 2021.
·ala.org·
American Library Association reports record number of demands to censor library books and materials in 2022
Where to Find Real History in the Anti-CRT Era
Where to Find Real History in the Anti-CRT Era
See Cult of Pedagogy's list of resources to aid educators in teaching accurate and inclusive history in an era of book banning and censorship.
·voiceofwitness.org·
Where to Find Real History in the Anti-CRT Era
America's Censored Classrooms
America's Censored Classrooms
This year, proposed educational gag orders have increased 250 percent compared to 2021.
·pen.org·
America's Censored Classrooms
Judge orders books removed from Texas public libraries due to LGBTQ and racial content must be returned within 24 hours | CNN
Judge orders books removed from Texas public libraries due to LGBTQ and racial content must be returned within 24 hours | CNN
A federal judge in Texas ruled that at least 12 books removed from public libraries by Llano County officials, many because of their LGBTQ and racial content, must be placed back onto shelves within 24 hours, according to an order filed Thursday.
·cnn.com·
Judge orders books removed from Texas public libraries due to LGBTQ and racial content must be returned within 24 hours | CNN
Banned Books Week: Protecting the Right to Read - HeinOnline Blog
Banned Books Week: Protecting the Right to Read - HeinOnline Blog
This week marks Banned Books Week, celebrated annually at the end of September to honor our freedom to read and the importance of free access to information, whether or not we personally agree with it. Join us as we explore the history of banned books.
·home.heinonline.org·
Banned Books Week: Protecting the Right to Read - HeinOnline Blog
Chicago Tribune Report: “As Attempts to Ban Books Across the Country Increase, Chicago Establishes ‘Book Sanctuaries’: ‘Encouraging And Alarming'”
Chicago Tribune Report: “As Attempts to Ban Books Across the Country Increase, Chicago Establishes ‘Book Sanctuaries’: ‘Encouraging And Alarming'”
From The Chicago Tribune: Last week, city and Chicago Public Library officials declared Chicago a sanctuary city for those stories, by establishing “Book Sanctuaries” across the city’s 77 distinct community areas and 81 library branches. That entails a commitment to expand local access to banned or challenged books through library programming. [Clip] Chicago Public Library […]
·infodocket.com·
Chicago Tribune Report: “As Attempts to Ban Books Across the Country Increase, Chicago Establishes ‘Book Sanctuaries’: ‘Encouraging And Alarming'”
In 2022, a New Urgency for Banned Books Week
In 2022, a New Urgency for Banned Books Week
Forty years after Banned Books Week was launched in 1982 to raise awareness about censorship, the issue has taken on new importance for booksellers across the country, who increasingly find themselves on the front lines, alongside librarians, in defending people’s freedom to read.
·publishersweekly.com·
In 2022, a New Urgency for Banned Books Week
Unite Against Book Bans
Unite Against Book Bans
We should trust individuals to make their own decisions. Raise your voice for everyone's freedom to read. #UniteAgainstBookBans
·uniteagainstbookbans.org·
Unite Against Book Bans
LGBTQ Books Removed from Target.com
LGBTQ Books Removed from Target.com
On March 25, word started to spread on Twitter that a multitude of LGBTQ books—many of them by debut authors—were inexplicably missing from Target’s website, despite a number of the titles having previously been listed for pre-order.
·publishersweekly.com·
LGBTQ Books Removed from Target.com