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The American Library Association recorded 1,597 books faced challenges in 2021, the highest number it's seen since it started tracking it 20 years ago.

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Deborah Caldwell-Stone, director of the American Library Association's Office for Intellectual Freedom, has never been so busy.

This year, the American Library Association (ALA) reported the highest number of book challenges and removals since it began keeping track 20 years ago.

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Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin has signed a bill requiring school boards to inform parents of when books used in the classroom are sexually explicit.

NEW YORK (AP) — Deborah Caldwell-Stone, director of the American Library Association’s Office for Intellectual Freedom, has never been so busy.

Last year saw an unprecedented number of attempts to censor or ban books in public libraries, schools and universities, says the American Library Association. The most targeted books including, “Gender Queer,” and “Lawn Boy,” were by or about Black or LGBTQ persons. Conservative activists and parental rights groups organized book challenges.