Us News An ���unprecedented Flood��� Of Book Bans Engulfs U S School Districts, Pen Report Says New Jersey Monitor

Book bans becoming the new norm for districts, report says

Newly donated LGBTQ+ books are displayed in the library at Nystrom Elementary School on May 17, 2022 in Richmond, California. California State Superintendent of Schools Tony Thurmond celebrated the ... Read More

School book bans reach record levels, PEN America report shows

Books tell stories, shape ideas and open windows to the world. But in the 2024–2025 school year, nearly 7,000 of those windows were slammed shut. A new PEN America report found that across 23 states, ... Read More

Judge says Pentagon book ban at U.S. military schools unconstitutional

A federal judge has ordered the Department of Defense to return nearly 600 books on race and gender to libraries at several U.S. military schools. Read More

The fight against book bans by public school librarians shown in new documentary

According to a new report from PEN America, public schools across the U.S. saw more than 6,800 book bans in the 2024-25 school year. A new documentary, “The Librarians,” examines the experiences of ... Read More

Stephen King is the most banned author in US schools, PEN report says

NEW YORK — A new report on book bans in schools finds Stephen King as the author most likely to be censored and the country divided between states actively restricting works and those attempting to ... Read More

The 15 most banned books in U.S. schools

In the 2024-25 school year, book bans affected more than 3,700 unique titles in 87 school districts across 23 states, according to PEN America. Read More