Anti-censorship advocates mark the 30th Banned Books Week. Oct. 1, 2012— -- intro: For 30 years now, the sponsors of Banned Books Week have united in defense of literature that others deem ...

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 ...

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 ...

Bishop Arts Theatre Center (BATC) in collaboration with The Writer’s Garret has announced its 2026 Banned Books Festival.

On a special episode (first released on October 9, 2025) of The Excerpt podcast: For this Banned Books Week, we looked at what kinds of books are being pulled from school and library shelves. USA ...

The Erie County Public Library promotes awareness of banned books, including through exhibits created for the Lake Erie Lit Festival help in September. Reasons for book challenges range from profanity ...

Across the state of Indiana, pressure groups, government entities and community members challenged around 50 books’ position on library shelves in 2024, according to the American Library Association.

Iowa City West High School's Banned Book Club founders, Alice Gooblar-Perovic, Aahana Gupta and Lydia Cruce promote their club at the school activities fair. Three Iowa City West high schoolers ...