Tag Archives: PEN America

Protect the Freedom to Read

Posted on September 21, 2026 by Brian D. Butler

The theme this year for Banned Books Week, which runs October 4-10 and is organized by the American Library Association, is “Let Books Be. Protect the Freedom to Read.” PEN America has reported on the worsening situations in public libraries … Continue reading →

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Banned in the USA

Posted on February 26, 2025 by Brian D. Butler

The map above comes from from PEN America, which tracks book bans and fights censorship in public schools and libraries across the country. Here’s how they defined a ban: PEN America defines a school book ban as any action taken … Continue reading →

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Banned In the USA

Posted on November 5, 2024 by Brian D. Butler

Banned In The USA isn’t a classic Springsteen tune, but instead it’s the newly released report from PEN America  documenting  public school book bans for the full 2023-2024 school year. The report records 10,046 instances of books banned nationwide, a … Continue reading →

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