The ALA listed the most banned books in their latest announcement.
According to ALA, the number of books "targeted for censorship" rose 65% in 2023 compared to the year before, making it the highest recorded number of bans, the group claims.
"Gender Queer," by Maia Kobabe, "All Boys Aren’t Blue," by George M. Johnson, "This Book is Gay," by Juno Dawson and "The Perks of Being a Wallflower," by Stephen Chbosky were among the list of most-banned books in public libraries last year for having LGBTQIA+ and sexually explicit content.
"These are books that contain the ideas, the opinions, and the voices that censors want to silence – stories by and about LGBTQ+ persons and people of color," ALA’s Office for Intellectual Freedom director Deborah Caldwell-Stone said. "Each challenge, each demand to censor these books is an attack on our freedom to read, our right to live the life we choose, and an attack on libraries as community institutions that reflect the rich diversity of our nation."
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"I don’t recommend this book for kids!" Kobabe told the outlet.
In July 2021, ALA adopted a new code of ethics built upon "racial and social justice" "to foster cultural understanding by providing library professionals with a professional framework that supports equity, diversity, and inclusion." The association also has an advocacy arm that lobbies in Congress to advance "key policies" and represents "the voice for libraries in Washington, D.C."
Last year, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a bill making it the first state in the nation to outlaw book bans.
Jamie Joseph is a writer who covers politics. She leads Fox News Digital coverage of the Senate.
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