Banned Books Week, an annual event from the American Library Association to raise awareness about censorship, starts Monday. It's an important week for Florida, which leads the nation in challenged ...

The library is always there to help. This year’s honorary chair is filmmaker Ava DuVernay and its youth honorary chair is Julia Garnett, a Tennessee student and a leader in the National Coalition ...

Every week, the critics and editors at the New York Times Book Review pick the most interesting and notable new releases, ...

Two reports released Monday provide a mixed but compelling outlook on the wave of book removals and challenges as the annual Banned Books Week begins for schools, stores and libraries nationwide. The ...

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 ...

It's Banned Books Week, an annual effort by the American Library Association to raise awareness about censorship — an issue brought to the forefront last year when California Governor Gavin Newsom ...

Attempts to ban books in public schools are still prevalent—and efforts are still growing, according to findings from two organizations that track the number of book challenges and restrictions. The ...

Jennie Pu, New Jersey’s librarian of the year, talks with NPR's Steve Inskeep about new estimates on the number of book bans happening across the country, and what's being done to offset them. It's ...