RT @chipublib
According to CBS News, Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe is the most banned book in the country, but not at CPL. As a #BookSanctuary, Chicago Public Library is proud to protect Gender Queer and make it accessible to all our readers.
Check it out here: http://bit.ly/CPLFreedomToRead
"During the 2021-2022 school year, more than 1,600 #books were #banned from #schoollibraries. The #bans affected 138 school districts in 32 states, according to a report from #PENAmerica, an organization dedicated to #protecting #freeexpression in #literature. And the number of bans are only increasing yearly. #Texas and #Florida #lead the #nation in #bookbans — a revelation that recently spurred #Chicago #mayor #LoriLightfoot to call her city a #booksanctuary." https://www.bespacific.com/the-50-most-banned-books-in-america/
#books #banned #SchoolLibraries #bans #penamerica #protecting #freeexpression #literature #texas #florida #lead #nation #bookBans #chicago #mayor #lorilightfoot #booksanctuary