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.

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

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

At least 7,370 unique titles were removed from public schools across the U.S. in the last academic year, according to the new ...

A new study from PEN America reveals that there were nearly 12,000 book bans in public schools over the past year, the highest since tracking began five years ago ...

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 ...

U.S. public schools recorded nearly 12,000 book bans during the most recent school year, according to a new report from PEN ...