ALA OIF Book Censorship Reports

 
From: "Sharon Rawlins srawlins@njstatelib.org [NJYAC]" ...@njstatelib.org>
Subject: ALA OIF Book Censorship Reports
Date: August 12th 2026

FYI,

 

 

 

The State of America's Libraries

 

Betsy Gomez writes: “ALA’s Office for Intellectual Freedom has released two reports providing additional detailed insights from 2025, the year with the highest level of library censorship ever documented in the US. The reports are derived from additional analysis of the that was announced during this year’s National Library Week. One report focuses on censorship activities that took place at , and the other examines censorship at . Each report includes an overview of significant changes and trends, data on threats to intellectual freedom at public libraries or schools, and details on the censorship of books.”...

Intellectual Freedom Blog, Aug. 5

 

For the reports, click here: OIF Releases Additional Reports on Censorship in 2025 - Intellectual Freedom Blog

 

All the Best,

 

Sharon Rawlins (she/her)

Youth Services Specialist

Library Development
New Jersey State Library

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