Banned and Challenged Books
Selected Articles and Reporting
This image is from 2020. The numbers have increased drastically in 2022.
Suggested action steps to support the freedom to read:
From The Washington Post, 8/9/22: "Book bans are threatening American democracy. Here's how to fight back"
From NPR's The Takeaway, 8/15/22: "How book bans impact public libraries"
From Book Riot 9/16/22 "Banned Book Week Action List"
From The Guardian, 9/21/22: "How To Beat a Book Ban"
National Coalition of Censorship (NCAC) Resources for Higher Education
A sample of Media Coverage of Book Bans:
From ilovelibraries.org: "U.S. book challenges update"
From The New York Times: "With rising book bans, librarians have come under attack"
From Publishers Weekly: "ALA poll finds public broadly opposes book banning efforts"
From NBC News: "Conservative parents take aim at library apps meant to expand access to books"
From The Washington Post: "Schools nationwide are quietly removing books from their libraries"
From National Public Radio: "Book bans and the threat of political activism in the suburbs"
From The New York Times: "Book ban efforts spread across the U.S."
From PBS American Experience: "Books behind bars"
From PBS NewsHour: "Nationwide effort to ban books challenges freedom of speech"
For ongoing coverage of banned materials:
