Texas schools restricted access to 8,193 books during the 2025–26 school year, according to PEN America, as new state laws ...

More than 8,100 of the nearly 12,000 school library book bans recorded nationwide during the 2025-26 school year occurred in Texas, according to PEN America.

Public school library book bans don’t make headlines much these days, but a new report from PEN America shows that these bans ...

PEN America reported a record 11,982 book bans in U.S. public schools in 2025-26, with Texas alone logging over 8,100 after ...

A new report says U.S. public schools removed or restricted a record number of books during the last school year.

PEN America's annual report examines the growing trend in bans, the books and authors targeted, and the tactics school ...

PEN America also said that over 4,500 new titles have been added to its book removal database, indicating an expansion of ...

Young Adult books have been targeted most often, and the majority of banned books are works of fiction. Amid concerns about declining literacy rates, a new report found that book censorship has ...

More than 8,100 books were banned in Texas schools, as districts increasingly used AI tools to review library materials.

Nearly 12,000 book bans took place in public schools over the past year, according to a new study from PEN America, the highest total since the free expression organization began tracking removals ...

The 2025-26 school year saw nearly 12,000 book bans, most of them in two states, according to a new report. (Photo PEN ...