Books Banned In 2024. It's banned books week, and the american library association (ala) has released new preliminary data today documenting attempts to censor books and materials in public, school, and academic libraries across the u.s. We invite readers, authors, educators, librarians, and everyone who opposes censorship to get involved during banned books week 2024.
Virtually all of these targeted books certainly have artistic and literary value, even and especially as they discuss controversial topics such as drug use, racism, and queerness. Hallthe american library association’s office for intellectual freedom has been keeping statistics on book ban attempts since 1990.
