SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — The San Diego Public Library (SDPL) will be honoring the 43rd annual “Banned Books Week,” by spotlighting various works next week. Last year, there were 821 attempts to censor ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Oct. 5-11 is Banned Books Week, a week launched in 1982 in response to a sudden surge in the number of challenges to books in ...

Anne Arundel County’s status as a “book sanctuary” is on full display this week, amid the American Library Association’s Banned Books Week, through Oct. 11. Anne Arundel County Public Libraries is ...

A line formed outside the West End Neighborhood Library in D.C. on Sunday — and not because people were there to check out books. Instead, concerned residents joined the line, one by one, waiting for ...

Banned Books Week has begun and new titles are dominating this year's top challenged list. Banned Books Week is Oct. 5-11 and this year's theme is, "Censorship Is so 1984. Read for Your Rights." The ...

It's one of the most fascinating paradoxes in modern education. Books that were once pulled from shelves, labeled as dangerous, or deemed inappropriate now sit at the very center of our classrooms.

GRAND HAVEN, Mich. — "Censorship is so 1984" can be seen prominently displayed throughout a Grand Haven library as they celebrate the American Library Association’s Banned Books Week. It's the slogan ...

There were 10,000 instances of book bans at public schools in the 2023-24 school year, according to PEN America. In 2024, 5,813 titles were challenged in public libraries and schools nationwide, says ...

Indiana public libraries over the past year faced objections to books written for children, young adults and older readers alike. As in previous years, most of the books that were challenged included ...

Longmont Public Library is observing Banned Books Week with programs that support the freedom to read diverse texts and draw attention to efforts around the country to restrict access to certain books ...