Book Banning And Threats Against Librarians Soared Over Past Year, Report Shows
The numbers could well grow again in 2022 as Republicans enact more restrictions on the state and local level.
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The numbers could well grow again in 2022 as Republicans enact more restrictions on the state and local level.
Deborah Caldwell-Stone, director of the American Library Association’s Office for Intellectual Freedom, has never been so busy. “A year ago, we might have been receiving one, maybe two reports a day about a book being challenged at a library. And usually those calls would be for guidance on how to handle a challenge or for…
The American Library Association says book-ban attempts are spiking, and the most targeted titles were by or about Black or LGBTQ individuals.
NEW YORK (AP) — Deborah Caldwell-Stone, director of the American Library Association's Office for Intellectual Freedom, has never been so busy.
Library study finds 'challenged' books soared in 2021 | 2022-04-04 20:53:29