The Impact of Book Bans on Education and Librarianship.
TL;DR
Nonprofit organization PEN America tracked school book bans in the 2022-23 school year and found that 874 unique titles were affected by 1,477 instances of individual book banning across 37 states, including Michigan. Most bans occurred to books by or about people of color or LGBTQ individuals. Michigan reported 18 book bans across five school districts, with 16 unique titles banned. The banned books include "Gender Queer: A Memoir" and "Push" by Sapphire, which is banned in three districts.
- See which books are banned in Michigan schools MLive.com
- The Supreme Court's forgotten book bans case: Island Trees v. Pico The Washington Post
- Two contrasting views on which books should be read in schools The Boston Globe
- Librarians are suffering because of book bans. I know because I’ve received death threats. | Opinion NJ.com
- Trying to stop someone else from reading about things that make you uncomfortable is a terrible impulse. The Providence Journal
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