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Book bans surge alongside new 'let books be' efforts
Original: Book bans are surging. So are efforts to ‘let books be’
Book bans in the United States are rising sharply, with schools and libraries increasingly targeted by challenges to titles. In response, counter-movements grouped under the banner of 'letting books be' are growing, pushing back against removals and defending access to contested works. Observers frame it as an escalating clash over censorship, education and what young readers should be allowed to encounter.
Why now: Renewed momentum in both book banning campaigns and organised resistance to them is drawing public attention.
Evidence
- Book bans are surging. So are efforts to ‘let books be’ · University of Chicago News
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