Most Banned Books of the 2024-2025 School Year (USA)

PEN America, which on October 1 released its annual survey of book bans in K–12 public schools and school libraries, Freedom to Read program director Kasey Meehan said Banned Books Week is an opportunity to raise awareness of off-year elections, legislative sessions, and local school and library board decision-making. "We joke with the American Library Association, National Coalition Against Censorship, and EveryLibrary that it's 'banned books year,' " Meehan told PW. "There's a lot that we can do for the week itself, but the goal is to keep mobilizing people to show up."