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ALT January 1 - August 31, 2024. 414 attempts to censor library materials and services. New reporting data from the American Library Association's Office for Intellectual Freedom. Unite Against Book Bans.
ALT January 1 - August 31, 2024. 1,128 unique titles targeted for censorship. New reporting data from the American Library Association's Office for Intellectual Freedom. Unite Against Book Bans.
ALT While the volume of reports has declined in 2024, the number of documented attempts to censor books continues to far exceed the numbers prior to 2020. Because many book challenges are not reported to ALA or covered by the press, the 2024 data compiled by ALA represents only a snapshot of book censorship throughout the first eight months of the year. 2010 - 2019: 343 average reported challenges per year. 2023: 695 reported challenges Jan 1- Aug 31. 2024: 414 reported challenges Jan 1 - Aug 31. New reporting data from the American Library Association's Office for Intellectual Freedom.
ALT Additionally, instances of soft censorship, where books are purchased but placed in restricted areas, not used in library displays, or otherwise hidden or kept off limits due to fear of challenges, illustrate the impact of organized censorship campaigns on students' and readers' freedom to read. In some circumstances, books have been preemptively excluded from library collections, taken off the shelves before they are banned, or not purchased for library collections in the first place. Unite Against Book Bans.
ALT Freed Between the Lines. ALA American Library Association. Banned Books Week. Sept. 22-28, 2024. ALA.org/BBooks.
ALT Celebrating DISABILITY PRIDE MONTH. Local speakers explore the question What does disability pride mean to you? Wednesday, July 17 at 7 pm in Druker Auditorium, Newton Free Library, 330 Homer Street, Newton Understanding our Differences Newton Commission on Disability For reasonable accommodations, please contact Newton's ADA/Sec.504 Coordinator, Jini Fairley, two weeks in advance of this event: [email protected] or (617) 796-1253. For Telecommunications Relay Service, please dial 711.
ALT IMAGE DESCRIPTION: A graphic made by @ChronicLuvClub which shows a row of people with disability aids and a row of people underneath. Wording - Some disabilities look like this: and others look like this: This means you never know who has a disability that you can't see. The Chronic Love Club logo (bottom right)
ALT On a black background is the Unite Against Book Bans logo and the text: Raise your voice. Join the movement. #UniteAgainstBookBans. UniteAgainstBookBans.org.
ALT Top Ten Most Challenged Books of 2023. Partial book covers for Gender Queer, All Boys Aren’t Blue, This Book is Gay, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Flamer, The Bluest Eye, Tricks, Me and Earl and the Dying Girl, Let's Talk About It, and Sold.
