Book ban, restriction attempts hit record numbers in 2022: report
Attempted book bans and restrictions at school and public libraries continue to surge, setting a record in 2022.
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Attempted book bans and restrictions at school and public libraries continue to surge, setting a record in 2022.
Attempted book bans and restrictions at school and public libraries continue to surge, setting a record in 2022, according to a new report from the American Library Association released Thursday.
More than 1,200 challenges were compiled by the association in 2022, nearly double the then-record total from 2021 and by far the most since the American Library Association began keeping data 20 years ago.
Over 1,200 challenges were compiled by the association in 2022, nearly double the then-record total from 2021 and by far the most since the ALA began keeping data 20 years ago.
‘The last two years have been exhausting, frightening, outrage inducing’