PEN America intends to expand its presence in Florida amid growing book banning and other censorship efforts in the state, and has appointed ACLU veteran Katie Blankenship director of a new Florida office. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-11-14 05:00:00 UTC ]
A new report from the American Library Association showed a spike in censorship efforts, with 1,269 attempts. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2023-03-23 13:10:19 UTC ]
Among the week's headlines: The Colorado Civil Rights Division rules that a librarian who objected to censorship efforts in her library was illegally terminated; more on the College Board's questionable interactions with Florida officials; Library Journal releases its annual budget survey... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-02-10 05:00:00 UTC ]
The American Library Association has released its preliminary data on attempts to censor books or limit library resources, and the numbers are bad. From Jan. 1 to Aug. 31, there were 681 “attempts to ban or restrict library resources,” targeting 1,651 titles in total. This number already exceeds... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2022-09-16 16:06:45 UTC ]
To mark Banned Books Week, the American Library Association released a report on the rise in censorship efforts: In 2022, there have been attempts to restrict access to 1,651 titles. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2022-09-16 13:30:52 UTC ]