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In the 2023-2024 school year, PEN America counted more than 10,000 book bans in public schools. And everywhere, it is the books that have long fought for a place on the shelf that are being targeted. Books by authors of color, by LGBTQ+ authors, by women. Books about racism, sexuality, gender, history. PEN America pushes back against censorship and the intolerance and exclusion that undergird it.</p> <div class="wp-block-group has-white-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-11 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained" style="margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10-small);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10-small);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10-small);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50-section);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10-small)"> <div class="wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile" style="margin-right:0;margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20-standard);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20-standard);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20-standard);grid-template-columns:24% auto"><figure class="wp-block-media-text__media"><a href="https://pen.org/banned-books-week-2024/"><img data-od-replaced-sizes="(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px" data-od-xpath="/HTML/BODY/DIV[@class='wp-site-blocks']/*[3][self::MAIN]/*[2][self::DIV]/*[3][self::DIV]/*[1][self::DIV]/*[1][self::FIGURE]/*[1][self::A]/*[1][self::IMG]" data-dominant-color="83939d" data-has-transparency="false" style="--dominant-color: #83939d;" decoding="async" width="720" height="480" src="https://pen.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/U.S.-Capitol-Building-jpg.webp" alt="The United States Capitol Building in Washington, D.C., featuring its iconic white dome, surrounded by green lawns, trees, and a clear blue sky." class="wp-image-62588 size-medium not-transparent" srcset="https://pen.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/U.S.-Capitol-Building-jpg.webp 720w, https://pen.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/U.S.-Capitol-Building-300x200-jpg.webp 300w" sizes="(width <= 480px) 20px, (480px < width <= 600px) 434px, (600px < width <= 782px) 88px, (782px < width) 190px" /></a></figure><div class="wp-block-media-text__content"> <div class="wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-9 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex" style="padding-right:0;padding-left:0"> <h3 class="wp-block-heading has-red-color has-text-color has-link-color has-body-large-font-size wp-elements-24c5e1697118c6a121a17d4953c4032c" style="padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;text-transform:uppercase">TAKE ACTION TO FIGHT BOOK BANS</h3> <p style="margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10-small);margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0">Join PEN America and a coalition of education and rights organizations in fighting against censorship and book restrictions across the country. You can send letters to your elected officials, learn more about fighting bans in your community, even get some swag!</p> </div> <div class="wp-block-pen-america-buttons pen-america-buttons is-three-up-layout is-layout-flow wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flow" style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0"> <a class="wp-block-pen-america-button is-style-solid-blue-arrow button" href="https://pen.org/book-ban-action/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_self"><span class="before-text screen-reader-text"></span><span class="text">Join Us</span><span class="after-text screen-reader-text"></span></a> </div> </div></div> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-right-short" style="margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40-large);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40-large)"/> <div class="wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile" style="margin-right:0;margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20-standard);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20-standard);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20-standard);grid-template-columns:auto 24%"><div class="wp-block-media-text__content"> <div class="wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-right is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-10 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex" style="padding-right:0;padding-left:0"> <h3 class="wp-block-heading has-red-color has-text-color has-link-color has-body-large-font-size wp-elements-85d73722ffcc202ca4b174f3fa796270" style="padding-right:0;padding-left:0;text-transform:uppercase">Banned book list 2025</h3> <p class="has-text-align-right" style="margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10-small);margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0">PEN America has documented nearly 16,000 book bans in public schools nationwide since 2021, a number not seen since the Red Scare McCarthy era of the 1950s. </p> </div> <div class="wp-block-pen-america-buttons pen-america-buttons is-three-up-layout has-global-padding is-content-justification-right is-layout-constrained wp-container-pen-america-buttons-is-layout-3 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-constrained"> <a class="wp-block-pen-america-button is-style-solid-blue-arrow button" href="https://pen.org/banned-books-list-2025/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_self"><span class="before-text screen-reader-text"></span><span class="text">See the list</span><span class="after-text screen-reader-text"></span></a> </div> </div><figure class="wp-block-media-text__media"><a href="https://pen.org/banned-books-week-2024/"><img data-od-removed-loading="lazy" data-od-replaced-sizes="auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px" data-od-xpath="/HTML/BODY/DIV[@class='wp-site-blocks']/*[3][self::MAIN]/*[2][self::DIV]/*[3][self::DIV]/*[3][self::DIV]/*[2][self::FIGURE]/*[1][self::A]/*[1][self::IMG]" data-dominant-color="94846a" data-has-transparency="false" style="--dominant-color: #94846a;" decoding="async" width="720" height="480" src="https://pen.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Banned-Books-Featured-Image-jpg.webp" alt="A collection of various books spread out on a wooden surface. Titles include The Bluest Eye, The Kite Runner, Beloved, and The Perks of Being a Wallflower, among others. The books cover diverse genres and themes." class="wp-image-56650 size-medium not-transparent" srcset="https://pen.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Banned-Books-Featured-Image-jpg.webp 720w, https://pen.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Banned-Books-Featured-Image-300x200-jpg.webp 300w" sizes="(width <= 480px) 273px, (480px < width <= 600px) 442px, (600px < width <= 782px) 130px, (782px < width) 250px" /></a></figure></div> </div> <div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-4 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex" style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0"> <div class="wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-9 wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40-large);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40-large)"> <section style="margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20-standard);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20-standard);padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0" class="wp-block-pen-america-key-findings"> <div class="wp-block-group is-style-default has-white-color has-black-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-060b8b23a9607c764eed8a5468294c24 is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-12 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex" style="margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40-large);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40-large);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50-section);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10-small);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50-section);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10-small)"> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" style="margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20-standard);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20-standard);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10-small);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40-large);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10-small);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40-large)">What you need to know:</h2> <div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-3 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex" style="padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40-large);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40-large)"> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-6 wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30-medium);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30-medium);flex-basis:33%"> <h3 class="wp-block-heading has-body-large-font-size"><strong>PEN America recorded 10,046 instances of book bans in the 2023-2024 school year.</strong></h3> </div> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-7 wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30-medium);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30-medium);flex-basis:33%"> <h3 class="wp-block-heading has-body-large-font-size"><strong>In the 2023-2024 school year, PEN America counted book bans in 29 states and 220 public school districts, with Florida and Iowa leading in number of bans.</strong></h3> </div> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-8 wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30-medium);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30-medium);flex-basis:33%"> <h3 class="wp-block-heading has-body-large-font-size"><strong>Of the most commonly banned books in the 2023-2024 school year, 44% featured people and characters of color and 39% featured LGBTQ+ people and characters.</strong><div class="c-virtual_list__item" role="listitem" id="1732040961.702569" 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style="margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50-section)"> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:70%"> <div class="wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-13 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex" style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20-standard);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20-standard);padding-left:0"><div class="wp-block-pen-america-map has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-pen-america-map-is-layout-1 wp-block-map-is-layout-constrained" data-key="" data-series-data="{"series":{"US-MI":"#e4e4e4","US-MS":"#e4e4e4","US-NM":"#e4e4e4","US-WA":"#e4e4e4","US-AL":"#e4e4e4","US-AK":"#fdbb84","US-AZ":"#e4e4e4","US-AR":"#e4e4e4","US-CA":"#fee8c8","US-CO":"#e4e4e4","US-CT":"#e4e4e4","US-DE":"#e4e4e4","US-FL":"#370000","US-GA":"#fdbb84","US-HI":"#e4e4e4","US-ID":"#fdbb84","US-IL":"#fee8c8","US-IN":"#fee8c8","US-IA":"#6d0000","US-KS":"#e4e4e4","US-KY":"#fdbb84","US-LA":"#fee8c8","US-ME":"#fdbb84","US-MD":"#fdbb84","US-MA":"#fee8c8","US-MN":"#fee8c8","US-MO":"#fdbb84","US-MT":"#fee8c8","US-NE":"#e4e4e4","US-NV":"#e4e4e4","US-NH":"#e4e4e4","US-NJ":"#fee8c8","US-NY":"#fdbb84","US-NC":"#fdbb84","US-ND":"#e4e4e4","US-OH":"#fee8c8","US-OK":"#e4e4e4","US-OR":"#fdbb84","US-PA":"#fdbb84","US-RI":"#e4e4e4","US-SC":"#fdbb84","US-SD":"#e4e4e4","US-TN":"#fdbb84","US-TX":"#d6001c","US-UT":"#fdbb84","US-VT":"#e4e4e4","US-VA":"#ff8d5d","US-WV":"#e4e4e4","US-WI":"#ec5c1e","US-WY":"#fdbb84"},"content":{"US-MI":{"state":"US-MI","state_label":"Michigan","tooltip":"<div class=\"report-map-tooltip-content\"><div class=\"title\">Michigan<\/div><div class=\"content\"><\/div>"},"US-MS":{"state":"US-MS","state_label":"Mississippi","tooltip":"<div class=\"report-map-tooltip-content\"><div class=\"title\">Mississippi<\/div><div class=\"content\"><\/div>"},"US-NM":{"state":"US-NM","state_label":"New Mexico","tooltip":"<div class=\"report-map-tooltip-content\"><div class=\"title\">New Mexico<\/div><div class=\"content\"><\/div>"},"US-WA":{"state":"US-WA","state_label":"Washington","tooltip":"<div class=\"report-map-tooltip-content\"><div class=\"title\">Washington<\/div><div class=\"content\"><\/div>"},"US-AL":{"state":"US-AL","state_label":"Alabama","tooltip":"<div class=\"report-map-tooltip-content\"><div class=\"title\">Alabama<\/div><div class=\"content\"><\/div>"},"US-AK":{"state":"US-AK","state_label":"Alaska","tooltip":"<div class=\"report-map-tooltip-content\"><div class=\"title\">Alaska<\/div><div class=\"content\"># instances of book bans: 56<br><\/br># of districts that banned a book: 1<\/div>"},"US-AZ":{"state":"US-AZ","state_label":"Arizona","tooltip":"<div class=\"report-map-tooltip-content\"><div class=\"title\">Arizona<\/div><div class=\"content\"><\/div>"},"US-AR":{"state":"US-AR","state_label":"Arkansas","tooltip":"<div class=\"report-map-tooltip-content\"><div class=\"title\">Arkansas<\/div><div class=\"content\"><\/div>"},"US-CA":{"state":"US-CA","state_label":"California","tooltip":"<div class=\"report-map-tooltip-content\"><div class=\"title\">California<\/div><div class=\"content\"># instances of book bans: 2<br><\/br># of districts that banned a book: 1<\/div>"},"US-CO":{"state":"US-CO","state_label":"Colorado","tooltip":"<div class=\"report-map-tooltip-content\"><div class=\"title\">Colorado<\/div><div class=\"content\"><\/div>"},"US-CT":{"state":"US-CT","state_label":"Connecticut","tooltip":"<div class=\"report-map-tooltip-content\"><div class=\"title\">Connecticut<\/div><div class=\"content\"><\/div>"},"US-DE":{"state":"US-DE","state_label":"Delaware","tooltip":"<div class=\"report-map-tooltip-content\"><div class=\"title\">Delaware<\/div><div class=\"content\"><\/div>"},"US-FL":{"state":"US-FL","state_label":"Florida","tooltip":"<div class=\"report-map-tooltip-content\"><div class=\"title\">Florida<\/div><div class=\"content\"># instances of book bans: 4561<br><\/br># of districts that banned a book: 33<\/div>"},"US-GA":{"state":"US-GA","state_label":"Georgia","tooltip":"<div class=\"report-map-tooltip-content\"><div class=\"title\">Georgia<\/div><div class=\"content\"># instances of book bans: 83<br><\/br># of districts that banned a book: 3<\/div>"},"US-HI":{"state":"US-HI","state_label":"Hawaii","tooltip":"<div class=\"report-map-tooltip-content\"><div class=\"title\">Hawaii<\/div><div class=\"content\"><\/div>"},"US-ID":{"state":"US-ID","state_label":"Idaho","tooltip":"<div class=\"report-map-tooltip-content\"><div class=\"title\">Idaho<\/div><div class=\"content\"># instances of book bans: 12<br><\/br># of districts that banned a book: 2<\/div>"},"US-IL":{"state":"US-IL","state_label":"Illinois","tooltip":"<div class=\"report-map-tooltip-content\"><div class=\"title\">Illinois<\/div><div class=\"content\"># instances of book bans: 2<br><\/br># of districts that banned a book: 2<\/div>"},"US-IN":{"state":"US-IN","state_label":"Indiana","tooltip":"<div class=\"report-map-tooltip-content\"><div class=\"title\">Indiana<\/div><div class=\"content\"># instances of book bans: 1<br><\/br># of districts that banned a book: 1<\/div>"},"US-IA":{"state":"US-IA","state_label":"Iowa","tooltip":"<div class=\"report-map-tooltip-content\"><div class=\"title\">Iowa<\/div><div class=\"content\"># instances of book bans: 3671<br><\/br># of districts that banned a book: 117<\/div>"},"US-KS":{"state":"US-KS","state_label":"Kansas","tooltip":"<div class=\"report-map-tooltip-content\"><div class=\"title\">Kansas<\/div><div class=\"content\"><\/div>"},"US-KY":{"state":"US-KY","state_label":"Kentucky","tooltip":"<div class=\"report-map-tooltip-content\"><div class=\"title\">Kentucky<\/div><div class=\"content\"># instances of book bans: 100<br><\/br># of districts that banned a book: 1<\/div>"},"US-LA":{"state":"US-LA","state_label":"Louisiana","tooltip":"<div class=\"report-map-tooltip-content\"><div class=\"title\">Louisiana<\/div><div class=\"content\"># instances of book bans: 1<br><\/br># of districts that banned a book: 1<\/div>"},"US-ME":{"state":"US-ME","state_label":"Maine","tooltip":"<div class=\"report-map-tooltip-content\"><div class=\"title\">Maine<\/div><div class=\"content\"># instances of book bans: 83<br><\/br># of districts that banned a book: 2<\/div>"},"US-MD":{"state":"US-MD","state_label":"Maryland","tooltip":"<div class=\"report-map-tooltip-content\"><div class=\"title\">Maryland<\/div><div class=\"content\"># instances of book bans: 64<br><\/br># of districts that banned a book: 3<\/div>"},"US-MA":{"state":"US-MA","state_label":"Massachusetts","tooltip":"<div class=\"report-map-tooltip-content\"><div class=\"title\">Massachusetts<\/div><div class=\"content\"># instances of book bans: 1<br><\/br># of districts that banned a book: 1<\/div>"},"US-MN":{"state":"US-MN","state_label":"Minnesota","tooltip":"<div class=\"report-map-tooltip-content\"><div class=\"title\">Minnesota<\/div><div class=\"content\"># instances of book bans: 1<br><\/br># of districts that banned a book: 1<\/div>"},"US-MO":{"state":"US-MO","state_label":"Missouri","tooltip":"<div class=\"report-map-tooltip-content\"><div class=\"title\">Missouri<\/div><div class=\"content\"># instances of book bans: 57<br><\/br># of districts that banned a book: 1<\/div>"},"US-MT":{"state":"US-MT","state_label":"Montana","tooltip":"<div class=\"report-map-tooltip-content\"><div class=\"title\">Montana<\/div><div class=\"content\"># instances of book bans: 3<br><\/br># of districts that banned a book: 1<\/div>"},"US-NE":{"state":"US-NE","state_label":"Nebraska","tooltip":"<div class=\"report-map-tooltip-content\"><div class=\"title\">Nebraska<\/div><div class=\"content\"><\/div>"},"US-NV":{"state":"US-NV","state_label":"Nevada","tooltip":"<div class=\"report-map-tooltip-content\"><div class=\"title\">Nevada<\/div><div class=\"content\"><\/div>"},"US-NH":{"state":"US-NH","state_label":"New Hampshire","tooltip":"<div class=\"report-map-tooltip-content\"><div class=\"title\">New Hampshire<\/div><div class=\"content\"><\/div>"},"US-NJ":{"state":"US-NJ","state_label":"New Jersey","tooltip":"<div class=\"report-map-tooltip-content\"><div class=\"title\">New Jersey<\/div><div class=\"content\"># instances of book bans: 1<br><\/br># of districts that banned a book: 1<\/div>"},"US-NY":{"state":"US-NY","state_label":"New York","tooltip":"<div class=\"report-map-tooltip-content\"><div class=\"title\">New York<\/div><div class=\"content\"># instances of book bans: 65<br><\/br># of districts that banned a book: 21<\/div>"},"US-NC":{"state":"US-NC","state_label":"North Carolina","tooltip":"<div class=\"report-map-tooltip-content\"><div class=\"title\">North Carolina<\/div><div class=\"content\"># instances of book bans: 61<br><\/br># of districts that banned a book: 7<\/div>"},"US-ND":{"state":"US-ND","state_label":"North Dakota","tooltip":"<div class=\"report-map-tooltip-content\"><div class=\"title\">North Dakota<\/div><div class=\"content\"><\/div>"},"US-OH":{"state":"US-OH","state_label":"Ohio","tooltip":"<div class=\"report-map-tooltip-content\"><div class=\"title\">Ohio<\/div><div class=\"content\"># instances of book bans: 3<br><\/br># of districts that banned a book: 1<\/div>"},"US-OK":{"state":"US-OK","state_label":"Oklahoma","tooltip":"<div class=\"report-map-tooltip-content\"><div class=\"title\">Oklahoma<\/div><div class=\"content\"><\/div>"},"US-OR":{"state":"US-OR","state_label":"Oregon","tooltip":"<div class=\"report-map-tooltip-content\"><div class=\"title\">Oregon<\/div><div class=\"content\"># instances of book bans: 18<br><\/br># of districts that banned a book: 1<\/div>"},"US-PA":{"state":"US-PA","state_label":"Pennsylvania","tooltip":"<div class=\"report-map-tooltip-content\"><div class=\"title\">Pennsylvania<\/div><div class=\"content\"># instances of book bans: 20<br><\/br># of districts that banned a book: 5<\/div>"},"US-RI":{"state":"US-RI","state_label":"Rhode Island","tooltip":"<div class=\"report-map-tooltip-content\"><div class=\"title\">Rhode Island<\/div><div class=\"content\"><\/div>"},"US-SC":{"state":"US-SC","state_label":"South Carolina","tooltip":"<div class=\"report-map-tooltip-content\"><div class=\"title\">South Carolina<\/div><div class=\"content\"># instances of book bans: 64<br><\/br># of districts that banned a book: 3<\/div>"},"US-SD":{"state":"US-SD","state_label":"South Dakota","tooltip":"<div class=\"report-map-tooltip-content\"><div class=\"title\">South Dakota<\/div><div class=\"content\"><\/div>"},"US-TN":{"state":"US-TN","state_label":"Tennessee","tooltip":"<div class=\"report-map-tooltip-content\"><div class=\"title\">Tennessee<\/div><div class=\"content\"># instances of book bans: 34<br><\/br># of districts that banned a book: 2<\/div>"},"US-TX":{"state":"US-TX","state_label":"Texas","tooltip":"<div class=\"report-map-tooltip-content\"><div class=\"title\">Texas<\/div><div class=\"content\"># instances of book bans: 538<br><\/br># of districts that banned a book: 12<\/div>"},"US-UT":{"state":"US-UT","state_label":"Utah","tooltip":"<div class=\"report-map-tooltip-content\"><div class=\"title\">Utah<\/div><div class=\"content\"># instances of book bans: 32<br><\/br># of districts that banned a book: 4<\/div>"},"US-VT":{"state":"US-VT","state_label":"Vermont","tooltip":"<div class=\"report-map-tooltip-content\"><div class=\"title\">Vermont<\/div><div class=\"content\"><\/div>"},"US-VA":{"state":"US-VA","state_label":"Virginia","tooltip":"<div class=\"report-map-tooltip-content\"><div class=\"title\">Virginia<\/div><div class=\"content\"># instances of book bans: 121<br><\/br># of districts that banned a book: 5<\/div>"},"US-WV":{"state":"US-WV","state_label":"West Virginia","tooltip":"<div class=\"report-map-tooltip-content\"><div class=\"title\">West Virginia<\/div><div class=\"content\"><\/div>"},"US-WI":{"state":"US-WI","state_label":"Wisconsin","tooltip":"<div class=\"report-map-tooltip-content\"><div class=\"title\">Wisconsin<\/div><div class=\"content\"># instances of book bans: 408<br><\/br># of districts that banned a book: 4<\/div>"},"US-WY":{"state":"US-WY","state_label":"Wyoming","tooltip":"<div class=\"report-map-tooltip-content\"><div class=\"title\">Wyoming<\/div><div class=\"content\"># instances of book bans: 42<br><\/br># of districts that banned a book: 2<\/div>"}}}" 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Virginia","US-WI":"Wisconsin","US-WY":"Wyoming"}" data-countries="{"US-AL":"Alabama","US-AK":"Alaska","US-AZ":"Arizona","US-AR":"Arkansas","US-CA":"California","US-CO":"Colorado","US-CT":"Connecticut","US-DE":"Delaware","US-DC":"District of Columbia","US-FL":"Florida","US-GA":"Georgia","US-HI":"Hawaii","US-ID":"Idaho","US-IL":"Illinois","US-IN":"Indiana","US-IA":"Iowa","US-KS":"Kansas","US-KY":"Kentucky","US-LA":"Louisiana","US-ME":"Maine","US-MD":"Maryland","US-MA":"Massachusetts","US-MI":"Michigan","US-MN":"Minnesota","US-MS":"Mississippi","US-MO":"Missouri","US-MT":"Montana","US-NE":"Nebraska","US-NV":"Nevada","US-NH":"New Hampshire","US-NJ":"New Jersey","US-NM":"New Mexico","US-NY":"New York","US-NC":"North Carolina","US-ND":"North Dakota","US-OH":"Ohio","US-OK":"Oklahoma","US-OR":"Oregon","US-PA":"Pennsylvania","US-RI":"Rhode Island","US-SC":"South Carolina","US-SD":"South Dakota","US-TN":"Tennessee","US-TX":"Texas","US-UT":"Utah","US-VT":"Vermont","US-VA":"Virginia","US-WA":"Washington","US-WV":"West Virginia","US-WI":"Wisconsin","US-WY":"Wyoming"}" data-states="{"US-AL":"Alabama","US-AK":"Alaska","US-AZ":"Arizona","US-AR":"Arkansas","US-CA":"California","US-CO":"Colorado","US-CT":"Connecticut","US-DE":"Delaware","US-DC":"District of Columbia","US-FL":"Florida","US-GA":"Georgia","US-HI":"Hawaii","US-ID":"Idaho","US-IL":"Illinois","US-IN":"Indiana","US-IA":"Iowa","US-KS":"Kansas","US-KY":"Kentucky","US-LA":"Louisiana","US-ME":"Maine","US-MD":"Maryland","US-MA":"Massachusetts","US-MI":"Michigan","US-MN":"Minnesota","US-MS":"Mississippi","US-MO":"Missouri","US-MT":"Montana","US-NE":"Nebraska","US-NV":"Nevada","US-NH":"New Hampshire","US-NJ":"New Jersey","US-NM":"New Mexico","US-NY":"New York","US-NC":"North Carolina","US-ND":"North Dakota","US-OH":"Ohio","US-OK":"Oklahoma","US-OR":"Oregon","US-PA":"Pennsylvania","US-RI":"Rhode Island","US-SC":"South Carolina","US-SD":"South Dakota","US-TN":"Tennessee","US-TX":"Texas","US-UT":"Utah","US-VT":"Vermont","US-VA":"Virginia","US-WA":"Washington","US-WV":"West Virginia","US-WI":"Wisconsin","US-WY":"Wyoming"}" data-map-type="usa"> <h2 class="title">2023-2024 Book Bans by State</h2> <div class="map-wrapper"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:30%"> <figure class="wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized"><img data-od-xpath="/HTML/BODY/DIV[@class='wp-site-blocks']/*[3][self::MAIN]/*[2][self::DIV]/*[5][self::DIV]/*[2][self::DIV]/*[1][self::FIGURE]/*[1][self::IMG]" data-dominant-color="efeaea" data-has-transparency="true" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="500" height="800" sizes="auto, (max-width: min(var(--pen-max-container-width-padded), 309px)) 100vw, min(var(--pen-max-container-width-padded), 309px)" 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is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:50%"> <figure data-od-added-id id="embed-optimizer-f90008c24e90fb10d95c27a1aa605878" class="wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube is-style-bracketed-gold" style="margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30-medium);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30-medium)"><div data-od-xpath="/HTML/BODY/DIV[@class='wp-site-blocks']/*[3][self::MAIN]/*[2][self::DIV]/*[6][self::DIV]/*[1][self::DIV]/*[1][self::DIV]/*[1][self::FIGURE]/*[1][self::DIV]" class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> <iframe loading="lazy" title="PEN America: Turning the Page on Book Bans" width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NCXb8mnAnlA?feature=oembed&enablejsapi=1&origin=https://pen.org" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe> </div></figure> </div> <div class="wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:50%"> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" style="margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40-large);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40-large);padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0">Primer: <strong>The Latest on Book Bans</strong></h2> <p>PEN America has documented thousands of book bans since 2021, when the scope of censorship expanded dramatically, tied to directives from elected officials & pressure from local groups. Hear from our book ban expert, Kasey Meehan.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-group alignfull has-white-color has-black-background-color has-text-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-15 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained" style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40-large);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40-large);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40-large);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40-large)"> <div class="wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-top columns-with-borders is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex" style="padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50-section);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50-section)"> <div class="wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top carousel--text is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="padding-top:0;padding-right:0"> <h2 class="wp-block-heading has-inverted-color has-text-color has-body-large-font-size" style="padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40-large)">Research & Resources</h2> <p class="has-inverted-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a3f2c5194f7b585a8437621b8b266547" style="margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20-standard);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20-standard);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40-large)">Learn more about PEN America’s research on book bans and find out how to fight back against book restrictions.</p> <div class="wp-block-pen-america-buttons pen-america-buttons is-layout-flow wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flow" style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20-standard)"> <a class="wp-block-pen-america-button is-style-outline-white button" href="https://pen.org/book-ban-resources" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_self"><span class="before-text screen-reader-text"></span><span class="text">View all resources</span><span class="after-text screen-reader-text"></span></a> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:75%"><div class="wp-block-pen-america-featured-carousel" id="featured-carousel-121" data-carousel-direction="left"> <div class="wp-block-query dynamic-blocks--container is-style-carousel is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow"><ul class="grid-three-up wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow"><li class="wp-block-post post-68832 report type-report status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry topic-banned-books topic-u-s-free-expression"> <div class="card-issue wp-block-pen-america-dynamic-cards"> <div class="wp-block-group"> <figure class="wp-block-post-featured-image"> <img data-od-xpath="/HTML/BODY/DIV[@class='wp-site-blocks']/*[3][self::MAIN]/*[2][self::DIV]/*[7][self::DIV]/*[1][self::DIV]/*[2][self::DIV]/*[1][self::DIV]/*[1][self::DIV]/*[1][self::UL]/*[1][self::LI]/*[1][self::DIV]/*[1][self::DIV]/*[1][self::FIGURE]/*[1][self::IMG]" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="720" height="480" src="https://pen.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Cover-to-Cover-Featured-Image-jpg.webp" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail not-transparent wp-post-image" alt="A stack of colorful books with visible titles, such as A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas, lies in the bottom section. 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The text reads: Banned in the USA 2023-2024 Beyond the Shelves." srcset="https://pen.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Banned-in-the-USA-2023-2024-Beyond-the-Shelves-Featured-Image-jpg.webp 720w, https://pen.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Banned-in-the-USA-2023-2024-Beyond-the-Shelves-Featured-Image-300x200-jpg.webp 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px" data-has-transparency="false" data-dominant-color="53494a" style="--dominant-color: #53494a;" /> <h2 class="wp-block-post-title">Banned in the USA: Beyond the Shelves</h2> </figure> <div class="wp-block-excerpt--container"> <a class="wp-block-read-more" href="https://pen.org/report/beyond-the-shelves/">Learn More</a> </div> </div></div> </li><li class="wp-block-post post-51399 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized article-type-blog-post topic-banned-books topic-u-s-free-expression"> <div class="card-issue wp-block-pen-america-dynamic-cards"> <div class="wp-block-group"> <figure class="wp-block-post-featured-image"> <img data-od-xpath="/HTML/BODY/DIV[@class='wp-site-blocks']/*[3][self::MAIN]/*[2][self::DIV]/*[7][self::DIV]/*[1][self::DIV]/*[2][self::DIV]/*[1][self::DIV]/*[1][self::DIV]/*[1][self::UL]/*[3][self::LI]/*[1][self::DIV]/*[1][self::DIV]/*[1][self::FIGURE]/*[1][self::IMG]" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="720" height="480" src="https://pen.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Banned-Books-Week-Memo-Featured-Image-jpg.avif" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail not-transparent wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="https://pen.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Banned-Books-Week-Memo-Featured-Image-jpg.avif 720w, https://pen.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Banned-Books-Week-Memo-Featured-Image-300x200.avif 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px" data-has-transparency="false" data-dominant-color="5c3536" style="--dominant-color: #5c3536;" /> <h2 class="wp-block-post-title">Memo on School Book Bans from PEN America</h2> </figure> 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data-od-xpath="/HTML/BODY/DIV[@class='wp-site-blocks']/*[3][self::MAIN]/*[2][self::DIV]/*[7][self::DIV]/*[1][self::DIV]/*[2][self::DIV]/*[1][self::DIV]/*[1][self::DIV]/*[1][self::UL]/*[5][self::LI]/*[1][self::DIV]/*[1][self::DIV]/*[1][self::FIGURE]/*[1][self::IMG]" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2560" height="853" src="https://pen.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/shutterstock_2315892923-scaled-e1725559468340.avif" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail not-transparent wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="https://pen.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/shutterstock_2315892923-scaled-e1725559468340.avif 2560w, https://pen.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/shutterstock_2315892923-scaled-e1725559468340-300x100.avif 300w, https://pen.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/shutterstock_2315892923-scaled-e1725559468340-1024x341.avif 1024w, https://pen.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/shutterstock_2315892923-scaled-e1725559468340-1920x640.avif 1920w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" 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