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2 months ago | 
wyff4.com | Mike Curato |Elana K. Arnold |George Orwell |Zach Rainey
ISSUE. HOWEVER, THE GROUP HAS NOT HEARD BACK. WELL, THE SOUTH CAROLINA BOARD OF EDUCATION HAS AGREED TO REMOVE FOUR MORE BOOKS FROM THE STATE’S PUBLIC SCHOOLS POLICY AND LEGAL ADVISOR TO THE STATE AGENCY, ROBERT CATHCART PRESENTED THE BOARD WITH EXAMPLES FROM EACH BOOK YESTERDAY, SAYING THEY HAD CONTENT THAT WAS DEVELOPMENTALLY INAPPROPRIATE FOR CHILDREN. NOW, UNDER CURRENT STATE LAW, PEOPLE IN SOUTH CAROLINA CAN REPORT CONCERNS OR COMPLAINTS ABOUT BOOKS THAT ARE IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
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Sep 27, 2024 | 
hbook.com | Mike Curato |Patricia Mccormick
It’s Banned Books Week again, and the censorship of books is more dire than ever. From The American Library Association’s website (it's long, but important):"The American Library Association condemns censorship and works to defend each person's right to read under the First Amendment and to ensure free access to information.
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Apr 8, 2024 | 
slj.com | George Johnson |Mike Curato |Ellen Hopkins |Jesse Andrews
Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe is the most challenged book in America for the third year in a row. In the Top 10 Most Challenged Books of 2023, released by ALA today, All Boys Aren't Blue by George M. Johnson is No. 2 for the second straight year. Many of the titles are the same as in 2022, with seven from last year's list among the most targeted again. In the third spot, This Book is Gay by Juno Dawson replaces Toni Morrison's The Bluest Eye, which dropped to No. 6.
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Mar 6, 2024 | 
wyomingnews.com | Stephen Chbosky |John Green |Juno Dawson |Mike Curato
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Oct 7, 2023 | 
worldnationnews.com | Mike Curato |Jonathan Evison |Ellen Hopkins |Jesse Andrews
Updated Wednesday, April 26, 2023 – 00:13The number of works being persecuted is nine times greater than 20 years ago, according to the American Library Association. The most affected are those with LGTBI themesThe censorship of books in American public libraries and schools is a phenomenon that has been the subject of many political and media debates, although until five years ago these were isolated cases. Today, legislative challenges to reading freedom have reached record levels.
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Oct 6, 2023 | 
hbook.com | Mike Curato |Katie Bircher
It’s Banned Books Week again, and the censorship of books is more dire than ever. From The American Library Association’s website (it's long, but important):Every year, ALA's Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF) compiles a list of the Top 10 Most Challenged Books in order to inform the public about censorship in libraries and schools. The lists are based on information from reports filed by library professionals and community members and from news stories published throughout the United States.
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Oct 3, 2023 | 
cbsnews.com | Adam Harrington |Toni Morrison |Mike Curato
CHICAGO (CBS) -- Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker was on hand Tuesday as the University of Chicago Library announced its effort to build a collection of more than 1,500 books that are banned across the U.S.This week marks Banned Books Week – which was launched in 1982 after a surge of challenges to books in schools, libraries, and bookstores at that time. Organizers note that the event highlights the value of free access to information.
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Oct 3, 2023 | 
readtpa.com | Mike Curato |Parker Molloy |Judd Legum
Hello readers!It's Banned Books Week once again, the annual anti-censorship event organized by the American Library Association to celebrate the freedom to read and raise awareness about censorship in schools, libraries, and bookstores. As you likely know, book banning has been on the rise in recent years. What you may not know is how significant this rise has been.
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Oct 2, 2023 | 
newscentermaine.com | Mike Curato
MAINE, Maine — This year, Banned Books Week is an event happening the first week of October.
The annual week celebrates the freedom to read, and it comes as more and more book titles across the United States and in Maine have been challenged, both at the school library and public library level.
Below are the most Top 13 Most Challenged Books of 2022:
Gender Queer by Maia KobabeReasons: LGBTQIA+ content, claimed to be sexually explicit
All Boys Aren’t Blue by George M.
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Aug 31, 2023 | 
sites.macmillan.com | George Johnson |Mike Curato |Cathy Johnson |Laurie Anderson
American Library Association The American Library Association (ALA) is the oldest and largest library association in the world.
