Banned Books Week 2025 is taking place from October 5 to 11, bringing attention to the stories challenged and removed from schools, libraries, and bookstores — and acknowledging that everyone should ...

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 ...

Over 3,700 unique books were banned during the 2024-2025 school year, more than double the number of titles PEN America tracked in the 2021-2022 school year when it began counting. The nonprofit, ...

There were 6,870 separate instances of book bans across 23 states due to “sexually explicit” or “un-American” material during the 2024-2025 school year, according to PEN America. These bans are ...

Michigan libraries and First Amendment groups are urging the public to take a stand against censorship and read a banned book this week. Banned Books Week, which ends Saturday, Oct. 11, is themed ...