Book challenges in school and public libraries have reached a record high in 2023, according to preliminary data released by the American Library Association (ALA). In the first eight months of 2023, there have been 695 attempts to challenge library materials, affecting 1,915 unique titles. This marks a 20 percent increase in book challenges from…
“The moral of the story is, always check your spam folder,” directed Sara Day, the teen librarian for Woodland Public Library. “You never know who’s in there.”