Book censorship is … becoming the norm? For those who honor the work and dedication of our librarians, booksellers, authors and fellow readers, that’s the disturbing conclusion of a just-published PEN ...

It's Banned Books Week, an annual effort by the American Library Association to raise awareness about censorship. Each year, the ALA creates a top 10 list of the most challenged books filed by ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Banned Books Leigh Vogel/Getty Images for MoveOn Monday, September 23 doesn't merely mark the first workday of the autumn season.

The American Library Association (ALA) and Banned Books Week Coalition today unveiled the artwork for Banned Books Week 2026, October 4–10. Designed for use in Banned Books Week events nationwide and ...

The attempts to censor, restrict or ban books in 2024 in the United States continued to surpass pre-pandemic levels, while books with LGBTQ+ themes dominate the most-challenged list, advocacy groups ...

The Bible along with books about serial killers and vampires were for sale at the Oddities & Curiosities Expo in Del Mar. (File photo by Chris Stone) National Banned Books Week may be drawing to an ...

WASHINGTON — This week marks Banned Books Week, an annual celebration of literature that has drawn the ire of governments around the world. The American Library Association puts on the weeklong event ...

A few years ago, I taught a high school seminar class in civics and democracy at a New York charter school. My goal for the course was for students to see that the U.S. Constitution isn’t an ancient, ...

Banned Books Week is back, readers: Are you ready for it? The annual week-long celebration of literature that is banned started in 1982, after numerous book bans were put in place across the country.