New PEN America Report Finds Nonfiction Increasingly Targeted by Book Banners in U.S. Schools
“The content of these books that are disappearing speaks volumes about both the stories, identities, and facts that are being suppressed, and about the political and cultural attack on public education across the U.S.,” the report states.
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https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/05/new-pen-america-report-finds-nonfiction-increasingly-targeted-by-book-banners-in-u-s-schools/
As National Library Week draws to a close, defend the freedom to read in US public schools and tell DC politicians to stay out of district decisions that should be made at the local level! The House may soon vote on a censorship bill that would treat high schoolers the same way as kindergarteners and prohibit spending certain federal funds on books, materials and programs while allowing others with similar content.
The House may soon vote on a censorship bill that would treat high schoolers the same way as kindergarteners and prohibit spending certain federal funds on books, materials and programs while allowing others with similar content. We need your help to ensure it does not pass!
BOOK CHALLENGES HIT UNPRECEDENTED LEVELS, GRIPPING LIBRARIES AND SCHOOLS
Thousands of book titles are being challenged in US libraries and schools. Learn why and which states are most affected by these censorship attempts.
#BookBans, #LibraryCensorship, #SchoolLibraries, #FreedomToRead, #PENAmerica
https://newsletter.tf/us-book-bans-rise-in-libraries-schools/
Book challenges in US schools and libraries have reached record highs, with over 6,870 instances recorded in the last academic year. This is a significant increase from previous years.
#BookBans, #LibraryCensorship, #SchoolLibraries, #FreedomToRead, #PENAmerica
https://newsletter.tf/us-book-bans-rise-in-libraries-schools/
Fired for refusing to remove LGBTQ+ books, Tennessee librarian says she’d do it again
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/fired-tn-library-director-speaks
Tennessee board fires library director who refused to comply with LGBTQ+ book purge
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/tennessee-librarian-fired-lgbtq-books
Tennessee library board meets to weigh firing librarian who refused LGBTQ+ book purge
Love this: "The Forbidden Words Quilt, led by Lorraine Woodruff-Long and Patricia Hickey, is a community quilt project launched in August 2025 and completed in 2026 with contributions from 195 quilters from all 50 U.S. states and D.C. and 5 countries. The quilt features 384 words and phrases identified by #PENAmerica.org [@penamerica] that are among the growing list of words being scrubbed from government websites and documents and flagged for review by federal agencies."
https://mailchi.mp/quiltinginthefog/july2024-6423127#mctoc1
h/t @lschiff
#BannedWords #Censorship #DefendResearch #Quilts #Quilting #Trump #TrumpVResearch #USPol #USPolitics
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Forbidden Words Project image: winter mushrooms © holly troy 2026 "The Clean Power Plan gives states the opportunity to ensure that communities share in the benefits of a clean energy economy, including energy efficiency and renewable energy." from — FACT SHEET: Overview of the Clean Power Plan | Clean Power Plan | US EPA. (n.d.).
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