There were 1,269 documented demands to censor library books and resources in 2022, according to new data released by the American Library Association on Thursday morning. This is the highest number of ...

The American Library Association said it documented challenges to 4,235 unique book titles in 2025, just shy of the all-time ...

Groups or government officials initiated 92% of challenges, and two-thirds overall ended in removals, according to an ...

The ALA says 4,235 titles were challenged at libraries across the country – the second-highest year on record. Forty percent ...

Sarah DeMaria still remembers how close she came to resigning from her role as a school librarian. It was the summer of 2023, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Challenges to Kentucky public library books soared by 1,061% last year, rising from 26 incidents in 2023 to 302 incidents in 2024, ...

A group of women who said they would challenge books at the Mobile Public Library have since officially rescinded their initial recommendations, according to an official with the library system.

About one-third of the community members who filed challenges reported not having read or reviewed the book in its entirety, a Maine Monitor analysis of 19 of the 22 complaints found. Credit: Amanda ...

Whether it be graphic novels, young adult books or even DVDs, public libraries across the country have received complaints about various materials in their collections. In Longmont, Boulder and the ...

A record number of books were challenged in school and public libraries in 2023, according to the American Library Association (ALA). The ALA announced Thursday that 2023 saw 4,240 unique book titles ...

Attempts to restrict library books continued to accelerate last year, according to a report released Thursday from the American Library Association. Overall, the number of individual titles challenged ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — A record number of 2,571 unique book titles were challenged in 2022, according to the American Library Association (ALA). In all, 58% targeted books and materials were in ...