Censorship & Banned Books

6+ hour ago   (101+ words) “Last Night at the Telegraph Club,” by Malinda Lo. “Sold,” by Patricia McCormick. Banned Books Week ran from Oct. 4-10 this year with the theme “Let Books Be. Protect the Freedom to Read.” The American Library Association launched this annual campaign…...

17+ hour, 42+ min ago   (257+ words) DAUPHIN COUNTY, Pa. (WHP) — Banned books week is celebrated across the country each year during the first week of October. A study conducted by PEN America found that nearly 12,000 books were banned across the country during the 2025-2026 school year, which…...

22+ hour, 28+ min ago   (1105+ words) Florida has been at the center of the nationwide banned-books debate after leading the country in book bans for three years. While it was recently surpassed by Texas, the number of book bans in Florida is still growing, and local…...

18+ hour, 30+ min ago   (384+ words) The banning of books has long been criticized, yet people still think seem to think that it's a good idea. You'll notice that some of the bans on this list are from within the last five or 10 years even. Yet,…...

19+ hour, 30+ min ago   (241+ words) Books have always been a key part of the American cultural and social landscape, and thus have often become flashpoints in various culture wars. In fact, throughout the 20th and 21st centuries, certain books - even some we love - have been declared off-limits…...

19+ hour, 24+ min ago   (1091+ words) Just a few pages into the book, a man crouches in the bushes outside his home, baseball bat in hand, waiting for a jogger to pass. The illustrated panels leave no doubt about his intentions. A student in the Monadnock…...

22+ hour, 1+ min ago   (202+ words) Thomas Hyslip lives in Tega Cay with his wife and daughter. After 27 years in the U.S. Army and Federal Law Enforcement, he retired to pursue his passion for teaching. Tom is now an Associate Professor of Instruction at the University of…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (1746+ words) by Lucy Gellman, CT Mirror October 9, 2026 Then a person from the neighborhood, who had heard about it via text from someone attending the story time, called the library. They were angry, and said the book pushed harmful gender ideology. On…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (43+ words) Hot Springs Sentinel Record Garland County Library observes Banned Books Week Libraries across the country are observing Banned Books Week, an annual event supported by the American Library Association that began Monday and runs through Sunday....

1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (197+ words) A Sioux City college held events in recent days to bring attention to National Banned Books Week That week runs from October 4-10, and the 2026 theme is, “"Let Books Be. Protect the Freedom to Read." Western Iowa Tech Community College official…...