In a coordinated nationwide effort, groups are pushing bans on books in public school libraries across America that they consider to be inappropriate for school-age children. A new report from PEN America, the literature and human rights group, says that in the 2024-25 school year, there were more than 6,800 book bans in U.S. public schools. Eighty percent of them were in just three states: Florida, Texas and Tennessee. A new documentary, "The Librarians," examines the experiences of school libr
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