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The American Library Association released preliminary 2022 data that suggests efforts to ban books in the U.S. could hit a record high compared to last year.

The American Library Association launched Banned Book Week 40 years ago but as more books and authors have come under attack, the ALA has a new plan.

The ALA has documented 681 challenges to books through the first eight months of this year, involving 1,651 different titles.

A book ban matters because it restricts access to books, and the ideas within, based on someones ideological or political objection.

Attacks by conservatives against schools and libraries offering what they consider objectionable subject matter have proliferated nationwide over the past two years

We spoke with the authors of the most-banned books in the US. Their experiences varied, but their mission was the same: to keep telling their stories.

Removals spiked in Texas after state Rep. Matt Krause sent out a list of 850 books that pertained to LGBTQ topics and race, an analysis found.

The American Library Association launched Banned Book Week 40 years ago but as more books and authors have come under attack, the ALA has a new plan.

The ALA has documented 681 challenges to books through the first eight months of this year, involving 1,651 different titles.

The ALA has documented 681 challenges to books through the first eight months of this year, involving 1,651 different titles.