PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5)-- It’s Banned Books Week! Banning books is nothing new. In fact, the first book ban in the U.S. took place in 1637, according to Harvard researchers. The American Library ...

On a special episode (first released on October 9, 2025) of The Excerpt podcast: For this Banned Books Week, we looked at what kinds of books are being pulled from school and library shelves. USA ...

Book censorship is … becoming the norm? For those who honor the work and dedication of our librarians, booksellers, authors and fellow readers, that’s the disturbing conclusion of a just-published PEN ...

Over 3,700 unique books were banned during the 2024-2025 school year, more than double the number of titles PEN America tracked in the 2021-2022 school year when it began counting. The nonprofit, ...

With Americans’ free speech threatened by politicians’ bluster and federal agents swarming the region, welcome to Banned Books Week. Is there a better time to mark the annual observance of censorship ...

Anti-censorship advocates mark the 30th Banned Books Week. Oct. 1, 2012— -- intro: For 30 years now, the sponsors of Banned Books Week have united in defense of literature that others deem ...

There were 6,870 separate instances of book bans across 23 states due to “sexually explicit” or “un-American” material during the 2024-2025 school year, according to PEN America. These bans are ...

Michigan libraries and First Amendment groups are urging the public to take a stand against censorship and read a banned book this week. Banned Books Week, which ends Saturday, Oct. 11, is themed ...

After a man dropped his dead girlfriend’s body off at a police station this week, advocates say domestic violence situations like this are unacceptable. After Laveen homeowners contacted the City of ...