Books bans in public schools have become a "new normal" in the U.S., escalating since 2021, according to one advocacy group. In a new report, PEN America said the federal government has emerged in ...

It's difficult to accurately track book bans because there are many ways to censor a book, and many districts have their own ...

(NEW YORK) -- Books bans in public schools have become a "new normal" in the U.S., escalating since 2021, according to one advocacy group. In a new report, PEN America said the federal government has ...

A free speech advocacy group warned book censorship in public schools across the United States has become “rampant and common,” with book bans increasing significantly over the past few years. Though ...

PEN America’s annual report on banned books shows more than 6,800 instances of books being temporarily or permanently removed for the 2024-2025 school year. Three states account for 80% of those bans.

Hillsborough County had the second highest number of books removed from library shelves among school districts in the U.S. over the last year, according to PEN America's annual "Banned in the USA" ...

Restrictions on books in public schools have become “rampant and common,” according to a new report by the free speech organization PEN America, so frequent in some states that they are now considered ...

Corrections & clarifications: A previous version of this article misspelled Douglas Lechner’s name. Louisiana public school librarian Amanda Jones loves helping kids find the right book. It’s her 25th ...

Massachusetts Democrats led the advance of an anti-book ban bill despite conservative opposition, as library challenges ...

Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis encouraged residents Thursday at the West University Branch Library to read banned books at their public libraries. Ellis' encouragement, made in honor of ...

A new report by Pen America that ranks Texas No. 2 in the nation in book banning may please some of the conservative state legislators, parents and school boards responsible for that ranking. It may ...