![]() The top 10 list comes as ALA hosts the first ever National Right to Read Day on April 24 as part of National Library Week, billed as "a day for readers, advocates, and library lovers to take action to protect, defend, and celebrate the right to read." It also comes amid a worrisome, worsening trajectory for book bans: in March, ALA reported that for a second year in a row the number of books targeted for censorship nearly doubled from the previous year. ALA calls on readers everywhere to show your commitment to the freedom to read by doing something to protect it.” It's time to take action on behalf of authors, library staff, and the communities they serve. ![]() Books give us courage and help us understand each other. "The list also illustrates how frequently stories by or about LGBTQ+ persons, people of color, and lived experiences are being targeted by censors. Closing our eyes to the reality portrayed in these stories will not make life’s challenges disappear. “By releasing the list of Top 10 Most Challenged Books each year, ALA recognizes all of the brave authors whose work challenges readers with stories that disrupt the status quo and offer fresh perspectives on tough issues," said ALA president Lessa Kanani'opua Pelayo-Lozada, in a statement. And with book bans and legislative challenges to the freedom to read surging to record levels, even the top 10 most banned books list is bigger: In 2022, there were multiple books that received the same number of challenges, ALA officials said, resulting in the expansion of the list to 13 titles. The American Library Association kicked off National Library Week with the release of its State of America's Libraries 2023 report, which includes its annual list of the top 10 most challenged books.
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