"A book ban, to us, is any time a book that was previously available to a student is no longer available based on the content of the book," Meehan says.

PEN America's report found 6,870 instances of book bans in 2024 and 2025. Books bans in public schools have become a "new normal" in the U.S., escalating since 2021, according to one advocacy group.

In 2025, book censorship in the United States is rampant and common. Never before in the life of any living American have so many books been ...

Florida leads the U.S. in school book bans in the most recent school year, marking the third straight year the state topped an annual list compiled by free speech group PEN America. The Sunshine State ...

King’s books were censored 206 times, according to PEN, with 'Carrie' and 'The Stand' among the 87 of his works affected.

Plus, a new PEN America study, screenings of ‘The Librarians,’ the Books Unbanned program and a read-in are planned.