Tag: banned books
OIF Releases Additional Reports on Censorship in 2025
The American Library Association’s Office for Intellectual Freedom has released two reports providing additional detailed insights from 2025, the year with the highest level of library censorship ever documented in the U.S. One report focuses on censorship activities that took place at public libraries, and the other examines censorship at school libraries.
Your Guide to Intellectual Freedom, Privacy, and Advocacy at ALA Annual 2026
Welcome to your guide to intellectual freedom and privacy at ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition 2025, June 25 – 29! With unceasing censorship attempts in our communities and legislative attacks from the federal level on down, this year’s conference lineup includes sessions and meetings that tackle these critical issues.
Banned Books Week 2026 Artwork Unveiled
The American Library Association (ALA) and Banned Books Week Coalition today unveiled the artwork for Banned Books Week 2026, October 4–10. Designed for use in Banned Books Week events nationwide and internationally, the 2026 theme is “Let Books Be. Protect the Freedom to Read.” The struggle against book bans is too immense to capture in a single image. This year’s Banned Books Week campaign features three illustrations showing how libraries and access to information enrich our lives.
American Library Association releases 2025 Most Challenged Books List
The American Library Association (ALA) released its highly anticipated Top 11 Most Challenged Books List of 2025 as part of the 2026 State of America’s Libraries Report, offering a window into the ongoing challenges libraries continue to face head-on. As the nation’s libraries unite to celebrate National Library Week and communities everywhere recognize the valuable contribution of America’s libraries and the people who power them, library workers around the country continue to grapple with censorship challenges and threats to their livelihood.
Lies About Libraries (Part Three)
Welcome to the third in a series of posts dedicated to debunking false claims used to undermine trust in libraries and attack those who work in them.
Lies About Libraries (Part Two)
Welcome to the second in a series of posts dedicated to debunking false claims used to undermine trust in libraries and attack those who work in them.
Your Guide to Intellectual Freedom, Privacy, and Advocacy at ALA Annual 2025
Welcome to your guide to intellectual freedom and privacy at ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition 2025, June 26 – 30! With unceasing censorship attempts in our communities and legislative attacks from the federal level on down, this year’s conference lineup includes sessions and meetings that tackle these critical issues. This guide is crafted to help you find conference sessions focused on intellectual freedom, privacy, and advocacy.
ALA ANNOUNCES BANNED BOOKS WEEK 2025 THEME
The American Library Association and Banned Books Week Coalition are pleased to announce the theme for Banned Books Week 2025: “Censorship Is So 1984. Read for Your Rights.” Banned Books Week will take place October 5 – 11, 2025.
ALA Announces the Top 10 Most Challenged Books of 2024
The American Library Association (ALA) today released the highly anticipated Top 10 Most Challenged Books List as part of the 2025 State of America’s Libraries Report that highlights the ways libraries continue to meet the needs of their communities amid challenges to intellectual freedom.
Book Rating Websites as Tools for Censorship
Rating systems are tools or labels devised by a person or organization to advise people about the suitability of books and other library materials for readers. Recently, several book rating systems devised by religious and political pressure groups are promoting ratings, book reviews, and content labels that identify many books as “objectionable content.”