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

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

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.

In comparison, 27 states did not ban a single book during the 2025-26 school year.

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 ...

I think it is about controlling what narratives are allowed to exist in the public space,' says Simcoe County English and ...

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

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

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