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Charlotte-Mecklenburg school district publicly amends instructions to principals after the Daily Beast picks up story

The nationwide surge in book bannings continues

A new report says books with LGBTQ+ themes remain the most complained about at public schools and libraries around the country

Leaders in a rural Texas county held a special meeting Thursday to consider the drastic option of shutting their public library system down rather than heed a federal judge’s order to return books to the shelves ranging from teen sexuality and gender to bigotry and race

Attempts to ban books infringe on a person's constitutional rights, says one intellectual freedom advocate

A record number of books received objections in the U.S. last year, with many of the complaints coming against works involving LGBTQ content or race, the American Library Association said.

Conservative groups are trying to restrict availability or ban books covering topics such as race and gender identity.

A majority of the books were written by or were about the LGBTQ community and people of color.

A new report from the American Library Association says attempted book bannings and restrictions at school and public libraries continue to surge, setting a new record in 2022